02 1500 ram cooling system problem please help
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02 1500 ram cooling system problem please help
Hey every body I have an 02, 1500 ram 4by sport edition v8 5.9l I have about 121k on it
it. Im starting to have minor problems with it that I'm sure some elbow grease will fix. I have plans to drain flush and refill my radiator, but when I went to inspect it first I noticed
I have a small leak coming from the upper radiator house where it connects to the engine
just behind the alternator. I know it's leaking there cause I saw a small amount of coolant puddled around it I assume there would be more if it wasnt being burnt off by the heat of
The engine. Im a new Diy and my knowlege is low at best, do my question is this.
Is it a bad o ring or something of that nature that is causing the leak ?
If it does not sound like an o ring failure what would be your best guess as to to what would be causing the leak?
Oo and I forgot to mention I inspected the house without removal and from what I can see
The hose does not have any cracks or tears in it, and I would like to refrain from using stop leak and just fix the problem before it gets worse. Thank you for your help
it. Im starting to have minor problems with it that I'm sure some elbow grease will fix. I have plans to drain flush and refill my radiator, but when I went to inspect it first I noticed
I have a small leak coming from the upper radiator house where it connects to the engine
just behind the alternator. I know it's leaking there cause I saw a small amount of coolant puddled around it I assume there would be more if it wasnt being burnt off by the heat of
The engine. Im a new Diy and my knowlege is low at best, do my question is this.
Is it a bad o ring or something of that nature that is causing the leak ?
If it does not sound like an o ring failure what would be your best guess as to to what would be causing the leak?
Oo and I forgot to mention I inspected the house without removal and from what I can see
The hose does not have any cracks or tears in it, and I would like to refrain from using stop leak and just fix the problem before it gets worse. Thank you for your help
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Would be a good time to change all the hoses. Hoses tend to start leaking from the inside, a popular thing to do was cut a length off the end it was leaking from and reconnect. The problem with this is that a hose will start leaking on the inside and the water will follow the path of least resistance and leak, mainly from the ends. So many who cut the end off and reconnected found that they still had the leak.
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