A bit if history first. Well, for pretty much my entire life I have broken bolts when trying to tighten them. It's so bad that when I help someone I never tighten. I just snug it up and then let them do the tightening.
Now, over the past few weeks I have had some coolant leaking issues on both my 6.0 and my 1025. The 6.0 turned out to be a cracked degas tank as well as a worn out EGR coolant to oil cooler hose (that is one PITA to change).
At first I couldn't tell where the leak was coming from in the 1025. I thought the overflow hose or cap at first because it seems that a few on this forum had problems with that. It's was it. Then I found dust collecting in the top radiator hose. Tightened it some. Still leaking. Finally I found antifreeze around the stat. I figured out that the hose clamp was not right. Here is where my dang Popeye hands come into play. I grabbed my 5/16 craftsman but driver and torqued that sucker down with my right hand until... It popped and slipped. ##%#%%%#%##%. I was mad. Of course my stock of hose clamps stopped a bit too short. I pulled it off and tried to bend back the metal so it would grab again. It did, but Popeye won again.
I needed to use the tractor so I came up with a temporary fix. I tied a piece of rope to the inside of the clamp in order to make a spacer so that when tightening down the clamp would be on fresh teeth. It worked. No dropping. Yesterday I properly put a new clamp on and tightened it down (although I have to say it doesn't seem tight enough). Anyways, it doesn't leak. All in all I stripped out three hose clamps between my truck and the 1025. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1391280149.412606.jpg
Two morals to this story. Don't strip clamps and make sure that the hoses are tight. I don't know if they rattled loose or if they came that way. I kinda think that the rubber conformed to the pressure of the clamp which in turn loosened them up.
Gonna do some tilling today before sitting down for some venison stew. Later.
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Now, over the past few weeks I have had some coolant leaking issues on both my 6.0 and my 1025. The 6.0 turned out to be a cracked degas tank as well as a worn out EGR coolant to oil cooler hose (that is one PITA to change).
At first I couldn't tell where the leak was coming from in the 1025. I thought the overflow hose or cap at first because it seems that a few on this forum had problems with that. It's was it. Then I found dust collecting in the top radiator hose. Tightened it some. Still leaking. Finally I found antifreeze around the stat. I figured out that the hose clamp was not right. Here is where my dang Popeye hands come into play. I grabbed my 5/16 craftsman but driver and torqued that sucker down with my right hand until... It popped and slipped. ##%#%%%#%##%. I was mad. Of course my stock of hose clamps stopped a bit too short. I pulled it off and tried to bend back the metal so it would grab again. It did, but Popeye won again.
I needed to use the tractor so I came up with a temporary fix. I tied a piece of rope to the inside of the clamp in order to make a spacer so that when tightening down the clamp would be on fresh teeth. It worked. No dropping. Yesterday I properly put a new clamp on and tightened it down (although I have to say it doesn't seem tight enough). Anyways, it doesn't leak. All in all I stripped out three hose clamps between my truck and the 1025. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1391280149.412606.jpg
Two morals to this story. Don't strip clamps and make sure that the hoses are tight. I don't know if they rattled loose or if they came that way. I kinda think that the rubber conformed to the pressure of the clamp which in turn loosened them up.
Gonna do some tilling today before sitting down for some venison stew. Later.
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