Hi all.
My 91 Laredo was starting to smell a bit like coolant inside the last winter I drove it (4 years ago). After getting her running in the summer and driving it this winter, the coolant smell intensified. I first bypassed the HCV after going through three of them in a matter of two weeks. I'm concerned it's the heater core now, since when the thermostat opens, I immediately get a strong odor of coolant that lasts for about 30 seconds. I can also smell it with the defroster on, and I'm getting some buildup on the bottom section of my windshield. The floor isn't wet anywhere and I haven't noticed a loss of coolant, so I'm hoping this isn't urgent yet. Before I get my AC discharged and start tearing apart the dash, I wanted to get some second opinions, if there are any.
I've watched many, many videos about this job, and I found one where the guy only seems to take out part of the dash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdSgWt1Qi5Q&t=318s
My 91's dash looks the same, so could I get away with following this? Is there some other good resource for this? I searched a lot but when I find a good thread all of the photos are gone from photobucket.
Thanks
My 91 Laredo was starting to smell a bit like coolant inside the last winter I drove it (4 years ago). After getting her running in the summer and driving it this winter, the coolant smell intensified. I first bypassed the HCV after going through three of them in a matter of two weeks. I'm concerned it's the heater core now, since when the thermostat opens, I immediately get a strong odor of coolant that lasts for about 30 seconds. I can also smell it with the defroster on, and I'm getting some buildup on the bottom section of my windshield. The floor isn't wet anywhere and I haven't noticed a loss of coolant, so I'm hoping this isn't urgent yet. Before I get my AC discharged and start tearing apart the dash, I wanted to get some second opinions, if there are any.
I've watched many, many videos about this job, and I found one where the guy only seems to take out part of the dash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdSgWt1Qi5Q&t=318s
My 91's dash looks the same, so could I get away with following this? Is there some other good resource for this? I searched a lot but when I find a good thread all of the photos are gone from photobucket.
Thanks