Leaking Radiator

[Arnie897]

I was working on my fog lights yesterday when I realized that a drop of coolant hit me in the face. I think that my radiator is leaking from the line attached above the blue arrow in the pic below (pulled this pic from Adam Berger...not my X):

I'm not sure if I stretched this line too far when I did my body lift. I have those lines tied down towards the bottom of the fan shroud so that the fan doesn't chew em up. Has anyone encountered this leak before? Or does anyone know of an easy way to fix this problem the right way? Thanks.

 

[RiverRat]

You could check and see if the cooler line is tight. Hopefully its that otherwise you might have cracked the radiator in which case it should be replaced.

 

[Arnie897]

Do you really think that streching that line would crack the radiator? Could I take that line off and straighten it by hand at all?

 

[RiverRat]

The plastic (whatever its made out of) are pretty brittle. Stressing a cooler line or even overtightening a hose clamp can damage them.

You can take the line off and see if its binding or stressing the radiator. I'm sure you can bend it a little by hand.