It's fairly easy on the DAK compared to the Intrepid. Release the tension
clamp on the hose that goes from the radiator to the bottle. Plug the
hose with a pencil or attach it to a point (like the hood support) that's
higher than the radiator (otherwise it'll empty the radiator through a
siphon effect). Then, you just unhook the bottle at the top against the
radiator (as I recall there was a slot in the bottle and a prong that
looks like a large nail head on the radiator that goes into the slot).
Slip the new one in the same way, reattach the hose and refill the bottle
with 50/50 distilled water and A/F. Run the engine to relaease any
trapped air and refill the bottle as needed. Mine's a '95 like yours;
should be pretty simple.
richard in SA
n Mon, 22 Feb 1999 20:46:59 -0500 Robert Trottmann
<rotrottmann@davidson.edu> writes:
>It was bubbles on the top around the edges, like a toilet after
>peeing, is
>the best way I can describe it. How would I replace the res.? Would
>I have
>to completely empty the radiator?
>Thanks much,
>Robert
>
>Richard A Pyburn wrote:
>
>> Robert,
>>
>> Do you possibly have a pinhole leak somewhere above the 1/2 inch
>mark
>> that only allows A/F to leak under pressure? My wife's Intrepid had
>that
>> happen. Just replaced the resivoir and it was fine.
>>
>> Something else you said concerns me. Were there bubbles in the tank
>or
>> was it foam? Foam will not keep the engine cool. Both indicate an
>air
>> leak somewhere in the system.
>>
>> Richard in SA
>>
>> On Mon, 22 Feb 1999 13:22:30 -0500 Robert Trottmann
>> <rotrottmann@davidson.edu> writes:
>> >Ok, this would be the 4th time I've posted this, and it just won't
>go
>> >through.
>> >Basically, whenever I fill my antifreeze res. it sprays out over
>the
>> >engine from
>> >god knows where. Since summer, I have had about 1/2 inch of
>> >antifreeze
>> >in the res. and the engine runs fine. Yes, I drive on a regular
>basis
>> >w/ just 1/2 inch of antifreeze in the res, any more than that it
>will
>> >spray out at random intervals. Today, after racing an IROC Z for
>about
>> >20 miles, reaching speeds of WELL above the 110 max on the speedo,
>I
>> >checked the engine out, and saw a froth of bubbles on the top of
>the
>> >antifreeze in the res.
>> >What does this mean? The truck ran GREAT, always runs w/o
>problems,
>> >so
>> >I figure, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Like I said, if I fill
>the
>> >antifreeze, it drops until it hits about 1/2 inch, then stays there
>> >for
>> >ever.
>> >-Robert
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
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