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SJ-Chris
Feb 12, 2021Explorer II
Update....
So I drove the front end of my RV up onto some leveling blocks to give me a couple more inches to crawl around. I was able to discover that the leak wasn't actually coming from the power steering pump (...which makes sense, because I haven't been losing any power steering fluid). I was able to look further up on one of the hoses coming in and I could see that the leak was coming from the upper radiator hose (right at a clamp). I applied a pressure test on the radiator and sure enough, it was leaking right at the hose connection. I was able to get a socket onto the hose clamp screw-head and was able to give it several turns to tighten. I tightened a couple of other hose clamps underneath and ran the pressure test again. Those leaks all stopped! There is a tiny tiny radiator leak I'm still investigating. For now, I feel much better. Thanks all for your suggestions and input.
-Chris
So I drove the front end of my RV up onto some leveling blocks to give me a couple more inches to crawl around. I was able to discover that the leak wasn't actually coming from the power steering pump (...which makes sense, because I haven't been losing any power steering fluid). I was able to look further up on one of the hoses coming in and I could see that the leak was coming from the upper radiator hose (right at a clamp). I applied a pressure test on the radiator and sure enough, it was leaking right at the hose connection. I was able to get a socket onto the hose clamp screw-head and was able to give it several turns to tighten. I tightened a couple of other hose clamps underneath and ran the pressure test again. Those leaks all stopped! There is a tiny tiny radiator leak I'm still investigating. For now, I feel much better. Thanks all for your suggestions and input.
-Chris
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