Blew the hose off

[ACEGOLFCARTGUY]

Crap!!!

I was out riding the workhorse and the top radiator hose blew off and sprayed coolant everywhere. Worst part was I didn't know it and kept driving it for a few minutes. Is it possible any damage was done to the motor? Think the hose came off from just being to loose?

 

[HotRodCarts]

Did you notice the cart running different? Hear any pinging? Chances are good you didn't do any damage. Hopefully the clamp was just loose. Put it back on and keep an eye on it.

 

[ACEGOLFCARTGUY]

I didn't notice any noises or difference in how it ran. I'll put the hose back on and test it for pinging tomorrow. Both plugs are now light tan, would this have affected spark plug color? What would the first sign of damage be, pinging noise?

 

[HotRodCarts]

Usually they'll ping while there overheating. If it seemed fine I'm sure your okay.

 

[ACEGOLFCARTGUY]

These Kawasakis are built like a tank!

Reconnected the hose, filled it back up with coolant and it runs like a champ. I'm going to keep a close eye on that hose. If it happens again I have a longer hose for it with more slack.

 

[HotRodCarts]

Cool, glad it didn't hurt anything.

 

[ACEGOLFCARTGUY]

Me too!! I'm ready to get this baby out of the shop and on the trails!!

 

[mangoridge]

Glad everything is good. I'll bet there's a tight worm gear clamp on it now!