I had the upper radiator hose clamp on the radiator side split in half. The radiator, hose and clamps were replaced in 2016, about 30K miles ago. I drove up an hour North from RI and when I got off the highway onto a road where they closed one lane down causing a slowdown, I smelled coolant and then smoke coming from the drivers side. I drove roughly 2 miles further and pulled over. Opened the hood and the upper hose was off the radiator with no coolant. Luckily a Midas was up the road, I got a clamp and some coolant and got it back together.
I never would have thought a clamp would rust underneath like that. It broke in half and another piece fell off.
Real odd to me. Wondering if I need to replace the clamps more frequently? I use the car yearlong, putting on about 10K a year. Wondering if this has happened to others?
You would think if any water gets between the hose and clamp, the heat of the hose would burn off the water. Maybe now that there is a plastic radiator it does not get hot enough at the upper outlet on the tank to burn off the water? Just wondering.
I never would have thought a clamp would rust underneath like that. It broke in half and another piece fell off.
Real odd to me. Wondering if I need to replace the clamps more frequently? I use the car yearlong, putting on about 10K a year. Wondering if this has happened to others?
You would think if any water gets between the hose and clamp, the heat of the hose would burn off the water. Maybe now that there is a plastic radiator it does not get hot enough at the upper outlet on the tank to burn off the water? Just wondering.