Unfortunately I found I small leak on the hose from the reservoir to the cooler at the cooler end. I was surprised to find a hose clamp there since I thought it was a crimped fitting. Any way to swap a new hose on to that fitting or should I bite the bullet and buy one?

 

What did you finally do?

Mine just started leaking there and I was thinking about a similar solution.

 

I ended up snugging the hose clamp and it seems to have worked.