Anyone else had trouble stopping coolant leaks on their connections to the side pipes and at the pump? Tried about everything, and still get a slow drip sometimes
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Anyone else had trouble stopping coolant leaks on their connections to the side pipes and at the pump? Tried about everything, and still get a slow drip sometimes
Constant tension spring hose clamps (like this style https://www.amazon.com/Constant-Tens.../dp/B0040CRUWK) work much better on coolant lines than worm drive clamps. If using worm drive clamps, you'll need to snug them up a bit after heat-cycling the engine a few times, and then possibly additional times in the future to prevent leaks.
The other thing is the rubber couplers and adapters FFR provides. I didn't like them. Instead I just bought a couple extra upper radiator hoses and cut them up so I had some straight sections to use as couplers. I used these to connect the flexible heater pipe to the solid heater pipe, and to the water pump. I have not had a single coolant leak.
Good advice. Thanks