# 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan rear heater line leak

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-dodge-grand-caravan-rear-heater-line-leak/33487>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** caravan, dodge\
**Created:** [July 16, 2009, 10:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-dodge-grand-caravan-rear-heater-line-leak/33487 "2009-07-16T10:28:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![dfeuer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@dfeuer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dfeuer)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 10:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-dodge-grand-caravan-rear-heater-line-leak/33487/1 "2009-07-16T10:28:17Z")

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My wife’s 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan has steal heater lins that run down the fire wall then connect to a hose that then connect to an aluminum pipe that sends the coolant to a rear heater core. The steal pipes are rusting through frome the outside and one of them failed. As a temporary fix I cut the steal line to get to a better section and bought longer length of 5/8" heater hose. I looked for replacement parts to replace the steal lines but I have only found this listed on e-bay. Help! Should I spend the time replacing this or just keep the temporary repair?

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 11:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-dodge-grand-caravan-rear-heater-line-leak/33487/2 "2009-07-16T11:16:13Z")

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If it’s working I’d leave it alone.