Chrysler Concorde Antifreeze Heater Hose Leak
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Chrysler Concorde Antifreeze Heater Hose Leak
Hi,
Our car, a 1994 Chrysler Concorde 3.3/6cyl. recently developed a leak, We saw a big puddle of antifreeze on the ground, and it wasnt hard to find the problem, a hose which has a hole in it and leaking. On the actual hose it's stamped 83044-F heater hose I believe 5/8, but when searching via auto parts websites there are several different options.
So can anyone help advise which part I need to replace this, and also if this is a do-it yourself possibility. Money is very tight right now and I have replaced some items but want to get the details on this installation.
Also I have no idea where the actual radiator cap is to add antifreeze. I just used the overflow bottle before and wondering if thats ok..
THanks so much for your help!
Our car, a 1994 Chrysler Concorde 3.3/6cyl. recently developed a leak, We saw a big puddle of antifreeze on the ground, and it wasnt hard to find the problem, a hose which has a hole in it and leaking. On the actual hose it's stamped 83044-F heater hose I believe 5/8, but when searching via auto parts websites there are several different options.
So can anyone help advise which part I need to replace this, and also if this is a do-it yourself possibility. Money is very tight right now and I have replaced some items but want to get the details on this installation.
Also I have no idea where the actual radiator cap is to add antifreeze. I just used the overflow bottle before and wondering if thats ok..
THanks so much for your help!
#3
Concorde Hose leak fixed!
I second that emotion re: identifying parts!
Actually this car is my sons who bought it from a
friend who got it from his dad, a CPA who never missed an oil change, spent a lot of $$ replacing things, and like your car is low mileage @128,000 miles! Of course about a month later one of the few things not replaced was the radiator, frankly Im still looking fot the radiator cap which I find when looking for parts, Im guessing antifreeze is just added in the overflow bottle? But it is a very well built auto, loaded and runs well.
I did finally get this hose replaced as decided to take to a shop who doesnt stock or buy parts. They have you buy the part, tell u what you need (basically) but in this case they took off the hose, and I walked across the street to a national auto parts store and they matched up the part, which was coincidentally not on the website as the price, $1.67! Add another 20.00 for antifreeze, etc then back to the shop where they charged 30.00 to install! Interestingly I thought the hose was a long piece, maybe 12"+ as just looking at it, but this piece was only about 4-5" and attached to whatever, so that was a good learning experience. The next project is the aftermarket sunroof that leaks like sunroofs do, and not looking forward to that!
Actually this car is my sons who bought it from a
friend who got it from his dad, a CPA who never missed an oil change, spent a lot of $$ replacing things, and like your car is low mileage @128,000 miles! Of course about a month later one of the few things not replaced was the radiator, frankly Im still looking fot the radiator cap which I find when looking for parts, Im guessing antifreeze is just added in the overflow bottle? But it is a very well built auto, loaded and runs well.
I did finally get this hose replaced as decided to take to a shop who doesnt stock or buy parts. They have you buy the part, tell u what you need (basically) but in this case they took off the hose, and I walked across the street to a national auto parts store and they matched up the part, which was coincidentally not on the website as the price, $1.67! Add another 20.00 for antifreeze, etc then back to the shop where they charged 30.00 to install! Interestingly I thought the hose was a long piece, maybe 12"+ as just looking at it, but this piece was only about 4-5" and attached to whatever, so that was a good learning experience. The next project is the aftermarket sunroof that leaks like sunroofs do, and not looking forward to that!
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