gimmeagig
Member
Hi,
I have a 1999 CDS 4.8 (no salsa) in a dodge ram van.
Yesterday, as I was cleaning, the plastic coolant reservoir started to overflow even though the temperature of the machine was in the normal range. Today it was doing it again.
I have a carpet cleaner friend here in town who knows more about this technical stuff than I do. He thinks I might have a hole in one of the heat exchangers. Pressure from the CDS pump putting water into the coolant and that's why the plastic resevoir is always full. Makes sense to me, but could it possibly be something else too?
My truck had a tendency to overheat while I was driving and the way I got around that was by turning the heater on full. That has helped for a long time. 6 months ago I changed the thermostat from a 205 back to a 195. And a couple of months ago I replaced the water pump and the fan belt.
My question is: Can I still do a few jobs with the machine as it is or will I damage it if I ran it a few times like this? Temporarily I could hook up a drain hose to the reservoir over flow and drain it into a bucket so I don't leave a mess in customers driveways. But I know I need to really fix this.
Is there a good source for heat exchangers? It would be nice if I din't have to go through Hydramaster. I don't really like their customer service. Can heat exchangers be rebuilt?
Of course right now I have quite a few jobs on the schedule so saving money on the repair is less important than getting back into the game.
If I had to replace them, could I get one with the salsa package for higher heat?
I have a 1999 CDS 4.8 (no salsa) in a dodge ram van.
Yesterday, as I was cleaning, the plastic coolant reservoir started to overflow even though the temperature of the machine was in the normal range. Today it was doing it again.
I have a carpet cleaner friend here in town who knows more about this technical stuff than I do. He thinks I might have a hole in one of the heat exchangers. Pressure from the CDS pump putting water into the coolant and that's why the plastic resevoir is always full. Makes sense to me, but could it possibly be something else too?
My truck had a tendency to overheat while I was driving and the way I got around that was by turning the heater on full. That has helped for a long time. 6 months ago I changed the thermostat from a 205 back to a 195. And a couple of months ago I replaced the water pump and the fan belt.
My question is: Can I still do a few jobs with the machine as it is or will I damage it if I ran it a few times like this? Temporarily I could hook up a drain hose to the reservoir over flow and drain it into a bucket so I don't leave a mess in customers driveways. But I know I need to really fix this.
Is there a good source for heat exchangers? It would be nice if I din't have to go through Hydramaster. I don't really like their customer service. Can heat exchangers be rebuilt?
Of course right now I have quite a few jobs on the schedule so saving money on the repair is less important than getting back into the game.
If I had to replace them, could I get one with the salsa package for higher heat?