How can I thaw frozen heater coil hoses? - 2005 Dodge Caravan

-Yes. If it's frozen. There is no water can run through the heater core. That's why no heat.
-How do you know it's frozen...? Did put just water into it. No antifreeze at all ? If so then it can crack the radiator or even the engine block as well.
Good luck

Mai

use the water hose it will defrost it

try to run it a little at a time to thaw it out just 30 secents or so if your lucky your block didn't crack or your soft plugs didn't come out you will have a water leak if they did you need antifreeze you can get some and pour it in but will need heat of some kind to thaw it running to long frozen will wreck your waterpump so go slow

You canstart your car and let it heat up on its own, it will eventually get thawed, or you can remove the lines and thaw them out indoors using warm tap water. The pump can freeze and bust as will the tank, so inspect those too when you get the lines thawed out.

stick a heater under your house connected to a long extension cord some distance away from the heater, water leaks should be expected, so try to place it where there is no chance for it to get wet: WATER + ELECTRICTY = SHOCK OR DEATH. make sure to be prepaired to shut off the water to your house. If there is a chance the heater has got wet, unplug it from a distance, hence using a long extension cord connected to a far away outlet.

I use a small electric heater, place it underneith your house in the crawspace, close your crawlspace door. Make sure heater isn't in contact with anything, leave some room around your heater so it don't melt or burn anything, and wait for a short while. WARNING: your pipes probably are busted, and when they thaw will spray water everywhere. Try to place your heater where it won't get wet when this major flood happens. WATER + ELECTRICITY = SHOCK OR DEATH. Make sure if water leaks do occur, unplug your heater and don't get around any water untill your heater is disconnected just to be super safe. BE PREPARED TO SHUT OFF WATER TO THE HOUSE.. so i would have the tools ready and the cutoff exposed to make a quick run to turn off your water. If the frozen pipes are underground, you might want to wait till the temp raises above freezing, or as i hate to inform you, dig up the lines and replace them. It isn't a bad idea to use a heater to keep your lines warm during winter, or use some heat wrap. I used to just let my water run a small trickle in all my spigots like bathtup, kitchen faucets, and lavitory faucets anytime i think they may freeze up.. Hope this helps although its posted in wrong catagory.

Fix the gas leak that is allowing the liquid propane to escape. Turn off the gas tap at the regulator and the unit will thaw out by it self. Regulators work by allowing the liquid to become gas which the engine runs on and in this process the temperature drops dramatically. Normally there are radiator hoses that keep the regulator heated to prevent the icing

the heater coil is blocked up or hose is frozen

If you do not have acess to a warm garage so you can though the van out properly,it is going to be tough.One can only asume that if the radiator is half full of frozen watter and the bottom rad hose is frozen as well that the block will be half frozen also. You need to remove the radiator, hoses and thermostate.Plug in block heaters,put about half a bottle of strate ANTI- FRE.... in the engine where you took the thermostat from. Place an adiquet drip pan under watter pump area.Thaw Radiator and hoses out in a warm plase.Once the block is thawed out you can install the radiator and hoses and a new belt.If you think it is taking to long to thaw out the engine block you can purchase a heater that will stick to the bottom of the oil pan they are magnetic and very strong,the more heat the better.Good Luck.

Yes but you realy need to change your antifreeze