# 1997 dodge ram 1500 radiator leak

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-dodge-ram-1500-radiator-leak/162011>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** dodge, ram-1500\
**Created:** [March 28, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-dodge-ram-1500-radiator-leak/162011 "2020-03-28T20:51:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Stonerab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Stonerab](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Stonerab)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-dodge-ram-1500-radiator-leak/162011/1 "2020-03-28T20:51:26Z")

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Radiator leak. I have a pinhole leak right at the bottom of this metal tube connecting to the engine. Pic include. Can it be replaced easily? Is it threaded on at the bottom? There is a lot of rust in the radiator as well. Thanks for any advice.

 ![20200328_162623](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/a/c/acb5e1ffcbaa2cc8abc8a70e8161bbb03df5e6be.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-dodge-ram-1500-radiator-leak/162011/2 "2020-03-28T21:01:21Z")

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Looks like the water pump inlet tube O-ring is leaking.

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/6/3/632da60d5e9a3aa93ee633c3d30d8667c3b813df.jpeg)

Tester