3RD GEN guys Check your hose clamps!!!! - Page 8

**More Than 1 Cummins** · 01-06-2009, 10:43 PM

I checked my 03, It doesn't have a clamp but doesn't appear to have been leaking. I'm going to put one on though to be on the safe side.

hardhatdiver · 01-07-2009, 10:09 AM

I just had this problem while I was up in South Dakota over Christmas. Never leaked prior to getting into the cold weather(-12), but that did it. Easy fix if you know about it, but ridiculous that we as owners need to worry about simple things like this. I guess that's the beauty of this forum and the knowledge that gets passed around!

CTDreamin · 01-07-2009, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MegaWonder

Saw a drip on top of Air filter box.....NO HOse clamp..

Fixed with Hose clamp now!! Thanks for the heads up!

Same here, but I had a small puddle. Stopped sunday and picked up a hose clamp.

Newbie too · 01-10-2009, 04:06 PM

Its a europeanism, I think. All of my VW fittings were like that. Finding the source of a leak was like reading a 'where's waldo' book.

DieselNoobie · 01-14-2009, 11:42 AM

Questions for you guys. I looked at my truck last night. Are all of the Radiator overflow outlets plastic? I looked at it and found out that I do NOT have a clamp there and that it really didnt look big enough or stong enough to handle a clamp. Should I just zip tie it or do I have a different situation? The outlet that the rubber hose goes over was about half an inch long.

Thanks

tclappcummins · 01-14-2009, 11:46 AM

yea thats it ... they make some lil bitty clamps which work great for it... here is mine....

DieselNoobie · 01-14-2009, 12:06 PM

Got it. Thanks tclapp

DN

tclappcummins · 01-14-2009, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DieselNoobie

Got it. Thanks tclapp

DN

nota prob man

glad I could help

crowne · 01-26-2009, 11:43 AM

I just picked up my truck last week, and no clamp, thanks for the heads up

BEDNAR1320 · 01-26-2009, 04:55 PM

YOU DON'T HAVE TO USE A SCREW CLAMP THERE IS REALLY NO PRESSURE ON THIS HOSE,I USED A TIE WRAP ON MINE,BEEN 50,000 MILES WITH NO LEAKS. IF YOU OVERTIGHTEN A PLASTIC HOSE NIPPLE IT WILL CRUSH IT(HA-HA HE SAID NIPPLE)

crazyraysbigdodge · 01-26-2009, 05:13 PM

its not on any truck my 02 didnt have one wifes 97 didnt have one

Clane · 02-05-2009, 02:34 AM

Wow... Not even a member for 5 minutes and i've been helped already....
Thanks for the heads up on the clamps. Went out to see if there was one on mine and what do ya know....there wasnt. .... grabbed one from the tool box... problem solved!
I LOVE THIS PLACE!

01-06-2009, 10:43 PM	#85 (permalink)
More Than 1 Cummins Missouri Chapter VP Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: West Plains, Missouri Posts: 134 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Score: 0 reviews More Than 1 Cummins's Truck Pics	I checked my 03, It doesn't have a clamp but doesn't appear to have been leaking. I'm going to put one on though to be on the safe side. __________________ 2003 CTD QCSB 6spd Bully Dog Power Pup, Straight Pipe, Cold Air, 18" Helio wheels with 35" Mickey Thompson ATZ's, Recon Smoked Lenses All Around Work Trucks: 2002 CTD 2500 Reg Cab 6spd & 1998 CTD 3500 Reg Cab 12V 5spd

01-14-2009, 11:42 AM	#89 (permalink)
DieselNoobie Cummins Fan Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: WA Posts: 55 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Score: 0 reviews DieselNoobie's Truck Pics	Questions for you guys. I looked at my truck last night. Are all of the Radiator overflow outlets plastic? I looked at it and found out that I do NOT have a clamp there and that it really didnt look big enough or stong enough to handle a clamp. Should I just zip tie it or do I have a different situation? The outlet that the rubber hose goes over was about half an inch long. Thanks __________________ '05 2500 CTD SWB Quad Cab Auto Edge Juice W/ Attitude, Ice Box, Torque Tube, CFM intake horn, 5" FBD TBE Transmission is next to be upgraded!

01-14-2009, 11:46 AM	#90 (permalink)
tclappcummins Diesel Head Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Evansville/Marysville, Indiana Posts: 2,363 Thanks: 71 Thanked 97 Times in 41 Posts iTrader Score: 1 reviews tclappcummins's Truck Pics	yea thats it ... they make some lil bitty clamps which work great for it... here is mine.... __________________ Travis 06 2500 Megacab 4x4 gets a bath twice a week

01-14-2009, 12:06 PM	#91 (permalink)
DieselNoobie Cummins Fan Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: WA Posts: 55 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Score: 0 reviews DieselNoobie's Truck Pics	Got it. Thanks tclapp DN __________________ '05 2500 CTD SWB Quad Cab Auto Edge Juice W/ Attitude, Ice Box, Torque Tube, CFM intake horn, 5" FBD TBE Transmission is next to be upgraded!

01-26-2009, 11:43 AM	#93 (permalink)
crowne Cummins Fan Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 80 Thanks: 9 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Score: 0 reviews crowne's Truck Pics	I just picked up my truck last week, and no clamp, thanks for the heads up __________________ 2008 Dodge 3500 SLT Quad crew cab 4X4, Black, long box, 6.7L CTD, 68RFE, single axle 4.10w/Anti-spin, Tekonsha prodigy, CompuStar remote start, stock for now.

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01-07-2009, 10:09 AM	#86 (permalink)
hardhatdiver Newbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Score: 0 reviews hardhatdiver's Truck Pics	I just had this problem while I was up in South Dakota over Christmas. Never leaked prior to getting into the cold weather(-12), but that did it. Easy fix if you know about it, but ridiculous that we as owners need to worry about simple things like this. I guess that's the beauty of this forum and the knowledge that gets passed around!

01-10-2009, 04:06 PM	#88 (permalink)
Newbie too Newbie Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Anchorage Alaska Posts: 27 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Score: 0 reviews Newbie too's Truck Pics	Its a europeanism, I think. All of my VW fittings were like that. Finding the source of a leak was like reading a 'where's waldo' book.

01-26-2009, 04:55 PM	#94 (permalink)
BEDNAR1320 Cummins Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: OCALA,FL Posts: 100 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Score: 0 reviews BEDNAR1320's Truck Pics	YOU DON'T HAVE TO USE A SCREW CLAMP THERE IS REALLY NO PRESSURE ON THIS HOSE,I USED A TIE WRAP ON MINE,BEEN 50,000 MILES WITH NO LEAKS. IF YOU OVERTIGHTEN A PLASTIC HOSE NIPPLE IT WILL CRUSH IT(HA-HA HE SAID NIPPLE) __________________ 2006 3500 QUAD CAB DUALLY 2WD 6SPD,AIR BOX MOD,3.42 GEARS,VALAIR KEVLAR SINGLE DISC,AUX. FUEL TANK,ISSPRO EGT AND BOOST GAUGES,SMARTY JR.,REESE GOOSENECK/FIFTH WHEEL

01-26-2009, 05:13 PM	#95 (permalink)
crazyraysbigdodge Diesel Freak Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 619 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Score: 0 reviews crazyraysbigdodge's Truck Pics	its not on any truck my 02 didnt have one wifes 97 didnt have one __________________ 1979 chevy short n wide. 350 small block for now waiting for a 12valve beast to set in the frame

02-05-2009, 02:34 AM	#96 (permalink)
Clane Newbie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Henderson, NV. Posts: 17 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Score: 0 reviews Clane's Truck Pics	Wow... Not even a member for 5 minutes and i've been helped already.... Thanks for the heads up on the clamps. Went out to see if there was one on mine and what do ya know....there wasnt. .... grabbed one from the tool box... problem solved! I LOVE THIS PLACE!

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