On Feb 18, 2006, at 18:18, Dan Kramarsky wrote:
> I have a brother-in-law with a 1997 RAM 1500 4x2. It has the
> automatic tranny in which
> the fluid runs through a cooler in the grill area. ( Actually the
> tranny cooler is
> sandwiched between the A/C coils and the radiator.) On the way to
> the tranny cooler
> the fluid takes a detour thru the radiator. There is an 'upper' port
> and a 'lower' port
> for the tranny fluid to flow thru.
>
>
> So, there is a short 8" rubber hose that goes from the lower port on
> the radiator to a
> long section of metal tubing that eventually gets to the tranny.
>
> This is where the leak is. To be exect, the leak is coming from the
> where the rubber
> hose mates with the port on the radiator.
>
> Q: If I order this rubber hose assembly, can someone explain how I
> should go about
> replacing it.
Dan, when I had a similar fitting on my Dakota leaking at about the
same time I did my axle swap, I just got rid of the short hard line and
replaced it with NPT adaptors and elbows and a nipple and a couple tiny
hose clamps from a hardware store. Cost me about $5 in parts....
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