# 97 Dodge Dakota heater core

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-dodge-dakota-heater-core/21909>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [November 10, 2008, 1:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-dodge-dakota-heater-core/21909 "2008-11-10T13:34:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Strider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Strider](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Strider)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 1:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-dodge-dakota-heater-core/21909/1 "2008-11-10T13:34:55Z")

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I smell antifreeze in the cab but see no noticeable leak. Since the core is so hard to change out should I try one of those “fix a leak” solutions in the radiator?  
  
  
  
 thanks

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**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 11:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-dodge-dakota-heater-core/21909/2 "2008-11-10T23:53:58Z")

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How can you be so sure it is the heater core?

I would check the oil first to see if it has any coolant in mixed with it.