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hey all im new in the 4wd game and by far not a mechanic.. i bought a 86 nissan safari and on the passenger side my wife noticed it was dripping on here foot... it seems to b coming from the heater/air conditioning theres a couple pipes coming in and out... any ideas???
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mikeyt1689 wrote:hey all im new in the 4wd game and by far not a mechanic.. i bought a 86 nissan safari and on the passenger side my wife noticed it was dripping on here foot... it seems to b coming from the heater/air conditioning theres a couple pipes coming in and out... any ideas???


MY 93 gq Safari started leaking coolant from the heater area and once i pulled the dash apart i found the heater radiator to be farked, It couldnt be repaired as the end tanks were plastic so i had a custom alloy one made for around $200, the Genuine one was around $650-700 :(
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mikeyt1689 wrote:hey all im new in the 4wd game and by far not a mechanic.. i bought a 86 nissan safari and on the passenger side my wife noticed it was dripping on here foot... it seems to b coming from the heater/air conditioning theres a couple pipes coming in and out... any ideas???


I have had that happen on my GQ when the a/c drain pipe in the engine bay was blocked with mud. Easily cleared with a piece of wire.
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Mikey, pretty sure you don't have airconditioning just a standard heater.
I think you will find it is the pipe to or from the heater that is leaking, we will have to pull it out one weekend and have a proper look.
Good to see you found the site, you'll have to post up some pictures in the new members thread.
And I won't even mention you getting it stuck in the Appleby the other day :lol:
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yup smurf well i hav to organize doin that... and well mayb try the wire trick as i know the guy who had it before me did lots of playing in the mud hence the mud tyres i got with it.. thanks for the input haydgq and tgaguy1... and yeah as soon as i figure out how to actually put pictures on i will... wats the appleby :roll:
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Thats in the Appleby river isn't it?
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haydgq wrote:
mikeyt1689 wrote:hey all im new in the 4wd game and by far not a mechanic.. i bought a 86 nissan safari and on the passenger side my wife noticed it was dripping on here foot... it seems to b coming from the heater/air conditioning theres a couple pipes coming in and out... any ideas???


MY 93 gq Safari started leaking coolant from the heater area and once i pulled the dash apart i found the heater radiator to be farked, It couldnt be repaired as the end tanks were plastic so i had a custom alloy one made for around $200, the Genuine one was around $650-700 :(

BUGGER got a drip on my foot in my GQ the other day. to scared to look now
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