it got down to about freezing here the other day. went out and
found a pool of antifreeze under the car. checked and found the small bypass hose underneath the thermostat housing was leaking. went in there today and replaced the 2 hose clamps which were pretty trashed (believe original).
lost quite a bit of antifreeze in the process so refilled and runs ok now (normal temp on the dash guage with good heat). will check tomorrow morning for any leakage.

question is anyone ever replace this part ? do you have to remove the entire thermostat housing? the hose seems to be covered by a metal band in the middle so maybe a special part as opposed to just regular rad hose?

any comments/thoughts appreciated.

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1984 300D Turbo - 231k....totalled 11/30/07 RIP