SwitchBladeSierra

You’re good at this. Thank you, you might be on to something with screw clamps for the win. when I got home yesterday the screw clamp came loose somehow, either from heating cycles or whatever I don’t know. But I tightened her down good again and surprise, it stopped the leak. Will continue to monitor it, I’ll avoid using those constant tension clamps I just bought if I can. Get some schmoney back… thank you for all your help, wishing the best

Here are some photos boss, looks like a return path to the reservoir.

Hey man thanks for replying, I cant understand why it’s being such a ####. I thought of cutting the hose and having fresher rubber to work with, but I got cold feet. that’s almost identical to the clamp I used yesterday, again, it worked at first, but after my 15 minute commute to work this morning I popped the hood and coolant was sitting on top of the thermostat again. I just bought an assorted pack of (probably cheap and trash) constant tension clamps. Hoping for the best. Maybe I’ll use a combination of those and the clamp I already installed. I’ll update when I get to it, best

Hello, I recently swapped out my thermostat and, for the life of me, cannot get the smaller of the two hoses going to the thermostat to seal. the factory spring clip wasn’t working, so I swapped it out and temporarily fixed it with a clamp you have to manually tighten with a hex socket or flathead (not recommended for this use case). However, 1 day later it’s already leaking again. Does anyone know: - the size of the (smaller) hose going to the nipple of the thermostat - the correct size clamp for this hose i would measure myself but I’m stuck at work and cannot do anything for the next 10 hours.. Options are limited at Canadian tire and Home Depot.