coolant leak

I finally got around to replacing my coolant and now I have leak issues. I replaced my coolant and both large hoses going to the radiator and now it's leaking off these two small hoses(red arrows) that go to the throttlebody. anyone seen this before? is it air bubbles trying to escape? the reservoir coolant does go down a little the last two times this has happened.

 

I would replace the hoses and clamps and be done with it. Your truck is 14 yrs. old.

Good parts diagrams and part numbers can be found here:

http://www.partsouq.com

 

Problem is it wasn't leaking before I replaced the coolant and I never touched those clamps. ????????

 

It's leaking now...right?

 

Lester has a point.
That’s the nature of leaks...they can just happen sometimes.

Is it leaking from the hose (as if there is a hole/crack in the hose) ...if so then for sure, replace

...or from where the hose mates with the housing? Then you can try just reseating the hose and clamp and that be enough to reseal it.

 

problem solved...........it stopped leaking on it's own. it must have had air bubbles because I just top off the reservoir a few times after driving and then it just stopped leaking. I bought two new small hoses which i'll keep in my garage for who knows how long....uurrrgg. Oh well first time evolution for me, learning curve.

 

Keep an eye on it.. having "bubbles" in there wasnt the reason it was leaking. The rubber under the clamp gets hard and loses its squishy-ness, makes it harder for the clamp to tighten down on it.

Sometimes just repositioning the hose clamps onto a fresh part of the rubber will get them to bite down better

 

okay thanks , I might replace those little hoses after all.