Coolant hose

[Mason_lloyd]

I just found out today I was losing coolant. I hopped out of the truck after about a 30 minute commute and smoke started pouring from the hood. I looked down and saw a stream of coolant being poured out on to my driveway. I popped the hood and looked for where it was coming from and it's coming from my heater hose. The hose (rubber) was touching a bolt on the FICM and I guess it melted it. It looks a little difficult to replace being it runs along the firewall. Anyone have any suggestions on what I should do and the easiest route I should take?

 

[fordfreak4life]

I just found out today I was losing coolant. I hopped out of the truck after about a 30 minute commute and smoke started pouring from the hood. I looked down and saw a stream of coolant being poured out on to my driveway. I popped the hood and looked for where it was coming from and it's coming from my heater hose. The hose (rubber) was touching a bolt on the FICM and I guess it melted it. It looks a little difficult to replace being it runs along the firewall. Anyone have any suggestions on what I should do and the easiest route I should take?

easy fix would be a double ended brass hose barb n good clamps, cut the hose in the middle of the hole and put the splice in

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[Mason_lloyd]

easy fix would be a double ended brass hose barb n good clamps, cut the hose in the middle of the hole and put the splice in

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I thought about doing that actually. How difficult is it to change the whole hose itself?

 

[webb06]

easy fix would be a double ended brass hose barb n good clamps, cut the hose in the middle of the hole and put the splice in

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^^^This...or you can replace the whole piece. It's really not that hard to do if you have smaller arms like me. I doubt it melted the hose. I'm sure it just got a small pin hole rubbed in it from that bolt holding the FICM

 

[Mason_lloyd]

^^^This...or you can replace the whole piece. It's really not that hard to do if you have smaller arms like me. I doubt it melted the hose. I'm sure it just got a small pin hole rubbed in it from that bolt holding the FICM

Come to think of it, that's exactly what it was.

 

[bluedevilslax]

I personally would replace the whole hose and then wrap it in a breaded sleeve. Working at a dealership I see it a lot and that is what we do for customers.

 

[Mason_lloyd]

I personally would replace the whole hose and then wrap it in a breaded sleeve. Working at a dealership I see it a lot and that is what we do for customers.

I will eventually do that when I have time. I ended up doing what fordfreak suggested for a quick fix because I needed to get my truck back on the road for work. It took about 10 minutes and she's back rocking.

 

[Big Angry Hillbilly]

Seems to me I recall that hose is a bit of a bitch to change out, but its been a while.

 

[DEEZUZ]

Barbed splice and some clamps. No need to replace.

 

[Mason_lloyd]

Thanks guys.

 

[Mason_lloyd]

Well since we're already on topic of coolant on my truck, I might as well add to this thread.

When I pulled up to the house from work, I smelled coolant again. I popped the hood to see a pin sized hole in the very bottom of the coolant reservoir. I talked to my local auto part store and they won't have one until the morning.

Is there anything I need to worry about? I've heard that coolant leaks are signs of your gaskets going.

 

[fordfreak4life]

Well since we're already on topic of coolant on my truck, I might as well add to this thread.

When I pulled up to the house from work, I smelled coolant again. I popped the hood to see a pin sized hole in the very bottom of the coolant reservoir. I talked to my local auto part store and they won't have one until the morning.

Is there anything I need to worry about? I've heard that coolant leaks are signs of your gaskets going.

if coolant is blowing out of the degas cap yes, the pinhole in your tank is probably just from detioration of the tank from heat

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