Water leaking from around the bottom hose on a 96 Jeep cherokee

Question

I replaced the bottom hose but the water is still leaking,it is a constant drip until you open the radiator then it is a constant flow.I am not working right now so money is tight and I can't be replacing things until I am certain that it is the problem.Any help with this matter would sure be a blessing.

Thank you

Answer 1

If the clamp isn't tight enough it might still drip.

Be sure it's actually dripping from the hose - could also be coming out of the water pump and running down.

Answer 2

check the clamp holding the hose in place, also check the lip on the radiator that the hose slides over.  it is common for the lip to crack.  Cheap, temporary fix is to mend the crack using JB Weld.  Even a chick can do it.  haha

Answer 3

You need to look closer at the leak to find exactly where it is coming from, take an old towel and dry off everything. Hopefully the leak is coming from clamp in which case it just needs to be tighter or you may have overtightened it which could cause the problem to reoccur with the new hose.