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REKER
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12/04/2002
12:54:17
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 Subject: Weird happening w/ Radiator Tube Clamps?
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Hey, ok about 2500k miles ago i was changing my oil and i decided to look around in my engine bay. While i was looking around, i followed the lower Radiator hose down to where the T-Stat goes in (lower radiator hose clamp) and when i LIGHTLY touched the clamp i felt it fall off... i thought to myself.. WTF!!... so i felt around the clamp a little more and it was broke in 3 peices!!... i figured the heat from the radiator caused the metal to expand and then break??..... but anyways, i replaced the clamp with a hose clamp.
Today, about 2500k miles later, i go outside to warm my truck up, go back inside, get ready for work, blah blah blah, and about 10 mins later i go into my kitchen and look out to my truck and i see a shine of fluid on the ground under my engine. So im thinking to myself, WTF!!.. so i go out and look under my truck and sure enough its COOLANT!!... so i pop the hood and check the tube and its the top clamp of the lower radiator hose this time!!... its BROKEN!!.. but not completely off, but its got a slow leak... so now if i dont leave, then ill be late for work. I plan on going home and fixing it, but does anyone know what could be wrong??? if anything or why my clamps are breaking???
gotta get back to work... later!
ROB aka REKER
Mods: Alpine CD Head Unit, Pioneer 3-Way 6 1/2 in the Cab, Home Brew Grille(soon to be silver with clear coat), Autolite 3923 plugs, Custom Air Intake (blue fading into silver), GunMetal Black Altezza Taillights, Switched over to Mobil 1.
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waterpolo
Dodge Dakota
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12/04/2002
12:58:38
|  RE: Weird happening w/ Radiator Tube Clamps?
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Similar thing happend to mine. The clamp on the lower radiator hose connecting to the water pump seemed to have moved. I moved the clamp back over and its fine now. It was wierd b/c while the truck was running it wouldn't leak, but when i would shut it off and sit there and watch it, it would take about 1-2 minutes before it would start leaking. Only thing i can think of is that the factory clamps they use go bad and give.
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Drew
Dodge Dakota
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12/04/2002
17:05:41
| RE: Weird happening w/ Radiator Tube Clamps?
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Exact same thing happened to me after i got my truck back from body shop. They easily fix it with another clamp and made sure it was secure in it.
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