Van heater not warming up-any auto mech types?

[forgop]

I now have heat. I'm guessing my coolant level was quite low. I flushed the system and refilled and it's working now. I guess the thing to watch for is to see if I have a discernible leak in the system somewhere.

[cobra03]

Glad to see its back on track. Hopefully no major leaks.

[shark]

Originally Posted by forgop

I now have heat. I'm guessing my coolant level was quite low. I flushed the system and refilled and it's working now. I guess the thing to watch for is to see if I have a discernible leak in the system somewhere.

Hopefully no internal leaks. Those can be a PITA to track down.

[T.G]

Originally Posted by forgop

I now have heat. I'm guessing my coolant level was quite low. I flushed the system and refilled and it's working now. I guess the thing to watch for is to see if I have a discernible leak in the system somewhere.

Originally Posted by forgop

There's never been any water leaks inside the van and I've never seen anything underneath the van other than from the A/C running in the summer.

That means you either messed up big time with the levels when you refilled the system after changing the thermostat, or, you have a slow leak.

If it's the former, shyt happens. Live and learn, happens to all of us at some point.

If it's the latter, a jug of Bar's Stop Leak works wonders. If you really need a miracle, CRC Copper Weld is divination in a bottle.

[forgop]

Originally Posted by T.G

That means you either messed up big time with the levels when you refilled the system after changing the thermostat, or, you have a slow leak.

If it's the former, shyt happens. Live and learn, happens to all of us at some point.

If it's the latter, a jug of Bar's Stop Leak works wonders. If you really need a miracle, CRC Copper Weld is divination in a bottle.

I've read some reviews that the stop leak type of products out there can also do a lot of harm, so I'm skeptical of using it. That said, I know my wife did get it pretty damn hot over the summer before I got the thermostat. Don't know if it got hot enough to do damage, but I'm not ruling that out by any means.

May put some dye in it and see if that can help me figure out of it's going anywhere. It has ~ $100k miles on it and this thing is gonna be driven until the wheels fall off of it hopefully w/out having to replace an engine or tranny.

[T.G]

Originally Posted by forgop

I've read some reviews that the stop leak type of products out there can also do a lot of harm, so I'm skeptical of using it. That said, I know my wife did get it pretty damn hot over the summer before I got the thermostat. Don't know if it got hot enough to do damage, but I'm not ruling that out by any means.

May put some dye in it and see if that can help me figure out of it's going anywhere. It has ~ $100k miles on it and this thing is gonna be driven until the wheels fall off of it hopefully w/out having to replace an engine or tranny.

Whatever you say man. I bow down to you your google-foo.

[forgop]

Originally Posted by T.G

Whatever you say man. I bow down to you your google-foo.

Not disputing what you say, but it just made me unsure of actually using it without getting something other than anonymous opinions.

My guess is that's it's probably similar to what you use in the tire repair in a can stuff. You may seal a leak, but I believe you'll completely void your tire warranty if you do it.