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Old 05-25-2021, 02:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Überlandung Geländewagen View Post
I did tighten up the hose clamps, and it is possible that this is the only place it's leaking, but how would it cause the car to get hot at idle if it has lost hardly any coolant?.
It wouldn’t.

Losing coolant pressure should only lower the boiling point of the coolant.

Re: radiator looking good, not sure how well a visual inspection of the exterior and the 2 inches of filler neck will serve you.
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