Lower coolant hose leak question.
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Lower coolant hose leak question.
Gen 2, 3.7/4.7 Coolant leak question.
Has anyone here ever developed a leak in the lower hose that actually sprayed onto the crank pulley and belt?
And,,
How may have ever found the plastic thermostat housing to be bad?
Considering the housings are somewhat affordable I guess it would be on the safe side to go ahead and order one.
Although im wondering if the hose has actually failed or if maybe the factory spring clamp has?
Can the OEM spring clamp be reused or should i put a regular hose clam on?
My fear would be over tightening the hose clamp and cracking the housing.
Thoughts, experience.?
Has anyone here ever developed a leak in the lower hose that actually sprayed onto the crank pulley and belt?
And,,
How may have ever found the plastic thermostat housing to be bad?
Considering the housings are somewhat affordable I guess it would be on the safe side to go ahead and order one.
Although im wondering if the hose has actually failed or if maybe the factory spring clamp has?
Can the OEM spring clamp be reused or should i put a regular hose clam on?
My fear would be over tightening the hose clamp and cracking the housing.
Thoughts, experience.?
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Screw clamps can cause issues. They're okay when used on metal pipes but never use them with plastic, such as the radiator top and bottom hoses on most cars. The spring clamps will expand and contract with heat expansion... a screw clamp won't. Eventually the screw clamp will cause the plastic to crack or disintegrate. I've personally experienced that on a few cars, till I learned.
