swooshing water noise under hood on drivers side

2005 CHRYSLER
170,000 MILES
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DORENA
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upon starting i would get this sound,like a waterfall,also when driving
Dec 12, 2011 at 12:48 AM
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RIVERMIKERAT
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Can you identify where it is coming from?
Dec 12, 2011 at 12:51 AM
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OMARIOV.A
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oh i sorry to tell you this dude , i had this problem before 1 year , the problem is that there is a leak in the heater [small radietor under the tablo to make air hot ] you need to replace it as soon as you can , in my car engine coolant was covering the CU =car central unit , this mean if you dont do it fast you goona buy anew cu and pay alot of money ^^ , hope that helped and one more danm thing dont use normal water in the coolant or the radeiator because its gonna rust it and rust the small part of it near your steering ^^ use green one cheerrrss
Dec 12, 2011 at 2:05 AM
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MHPAUTOS
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This is due air trapped in the heater core, repair any coolant leak first and re fill coolant and bleed all air from system.
Dec 12, 2011 at 9:17 AM
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DORENA
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thank u all so very much, i'm acting upon this response right away.i'll do a follow up an let u know how i do. thanks again
Dec 13, 2011 at 2:08 AM
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RIVERMIKERAT
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Thank you. Happy Holidays.
Dec 13, 2011 at 2:52 AM
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