Argh!!!!

[ThunderDave]

I took our 3 year old to speech this morning and when I was backing out of the parking space to leave, it looked as though the curb where the car had been parked was wet. :confused: I thought to myself, surely that couldn't have come from my car. :rolleyes:

Just to make sure, I popped the hood when we got home (only about 4 miles) to have a look see and sure enough, the top radiator hose was busted right where the curve is before connecting to the radiator.

So looks like I'll be spending the birthday money I didn't get yesterday on a new hose. :( Hope the under hood areas dry out. :mad:

[DamonSlowpokeBaumann]

You coulda been liek my buddy and driven home like that and had worse problems!..HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

[ThunderDave]

I should have replaced both hoses last year (about this time) when I was putting the car together. But you know I was thinking, what are the odds they will go bad in a year? :rolleyes:

[ThunderDave]

I tell ya, I just can't catch a break. Put the new upper hose on and refilled with coolant and let it run a little. Evidently, the new hose was a little longer :eek: and me trying to watch the kids and not fully paying attention to things, didn't bother to see if the hose was clearing the sc belt. :eek:

It has a small groove in it. Don't know if it's bad enough to leak, but looks like I'll be putting another one on it tomorrow. :mad: Lucky for me they aren't expensive. :p Maybe I should buy in bulk. :rolleyes:

[ThunderDave]

If my theromstat was sticking, would it cause the top hose to blow? The temp gauge doesn't seem to be going up as high as it usually does before the t-stat opens.