i have a brand new radiator from yonaka motorsports and my upper radiater hose leak where the hose attaches to the radiater before you ask yes it has new hose and new hose clamp the kind you screw and yes they are tight if i tighten them anymore the clamp might break please help i want it to stop i do not care how getto the suggestion is i just want it to stop really badly

 

is it possible to tighten a hose clamp to much

 

of course

did u just install it all?
maybe there should have been some teflon tape on the threads or a rubber o-ring that got looked over in the install process?

 

it is a radiator hose not a fuel line there is no threads or oring for a radiator

 

maybe you did tighten it too much and you crimped the inlet pipe. Remove the hose and check to see that the pipe is still round and not oval shaped.

 

i was thinking after market radiator with threaded ends n steel braided lines for some reason.

if you can break the inlet with a hose clamp u need a girl cause that forearm would be pretty strong.

 

i know i am getting pissed about it i am about to try using an exhaust clamp

 

maybe u will have a better idea if u throw a pressure tester on it!