Wound up working on the PT today instead of the motor home. What happened,
COULD have happened to an rv, so I am going to post what I did to repair it.
Calm down, it's a short post.
Came home and a bunch of steam was escaping from under the hood, as well as a stream of water running down the driveway.
Turns out, there is a tube running from the front of the engine to the heater core, and it had a hole in it. Obviously, when the engine is up to normal temp, and the cooling system under pressure, a small hole can blow a lot of water out.
What to do? Cut the pipe in half.
Add some heater hose and a few clamps, and it's not leaking any longer. Wahoo!
Turns out, that pipe is one of a pair going to and coming from the heater core. Rock Auto has a replacement for about $75.00, and our local NAPA dealer has one for $150.00.
I didn't know that until I was done. That may end up being a permanent repair.
