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Old 01-15-2008, 01:21 AM
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my radiator hose is lose.

and leaking radiator fluid all over the engine.

the shop must have not put the hose back on properly.

hmmm, im gonna try squeezing it back in..
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Where is it loose? coming from the overflow bottle or the hose that goes to your thermostat housing?
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right where it attaches to the stat, i fixed it, just needed to be tightened.

all good.
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turned out that the clamp holding the hose,
one of those cheap spring hoses,
http://www.made-in-china.com/servlet...d=IatQrPpMDTeU
was just faulty,
so i brought it into the shop,
and got a vice clamp,
http://img.alibaba.com/photo/11309341/Hose_Clamp.jpg
no problems

no charge either.
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Originally Posted by MadMike
turned out that the clamp holding the hose,
one of those cheap spring hoses,
http://www.made-in-china.com/servlet...d=IatQrPpMDTeU
was just faulty,
so i brought it into the shop,
and got a vice clamp,
http://img.alibaba.com/photo/11309341/Hose_Clamp.jpg
no problems

no charge either.
Problem is the part was made in china!!!!
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lol, idk maybe, the pictures i used were just off yahoo.
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