Still Leaking!?!?!

**95CTburb19** · 01-31-2008, 03:09 PM

I've had just about enough of the cooling system on my 95 suburban. I replaced the radiator around a month ago and did the thermostat a few weeks after that. The other day I parked it and i noticed it was leaking coolant just in front of the front left tire. I did put too much coolant in the tank although I doubt this would have to do with that. Any ideas as to where it would be leaking from? If the new radiator is leaking, I'm just going to snap.

**84fiero123** · 01-31-2008, 06:52 PM

Loose radiator hose clamp at the engine?

Bad hose? I’m sure you had to flex it and move it to put the radiator in.

**collinsperformance** · 01-31-2008, 07:22 PM

what was the condition on the hoses? rule is to replace all rubber under the hood every 3-4 years or at the time of part replacement. i would say it is a loose clamp or bad hose or maybe the raditor drain was or is not tight? it can be a simple thing or a bad freeze plug? time to run the motor and look for the signs of leaks....mike

**95CTburb19** · 01-31-2008, 07:31 PM

hoses looked good. I checked the drain plug because that was my suspicion as well. I couldn't make it any tighter without feeling like I was going to snap it off. Hose clamps are all tight but I don't think the hose is down far enough on the part where it goes into the engine. I ran it for a good 20 minutes today until it got up to the normal operating temperature and didn't see any sign of the leak.