Coolant leak

2006 DODGE CARAVAN
180,000 MILES • 3.3L • V6 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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LUKING4AMIRAKL
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Filled my radiator with antifreeze let the car warm up turned on the heater and heater blows hot as it should. drive the car for about a quarter of a mile and it blows out cold. temperature gauge does it change. look into radiator antifreeze is very low reservoir is full please. help me
Feb 21, 2018 at 3:54 PM
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HARRY P
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Sounds like your car has a serious coolant leak somewhere. Borrow a cooling system pressure tester from AutoZone and hook it up to the radiator. Pump up the pressure to 15 psi and see where the leak is. Take pictures and post them here. We will go from there.

Here's a more in-depth guide: https://www.2carpros.com/articles/radiator-pressure-test
Feb 21, 2018 at 7:43 PM
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