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03-21-2006, 08:47 PM #1
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Coolant Leaking...
I was snooping around my ski looking for a place to mount my Bilge pump on my GTX S/C and I noticed that there was a little bit of coolant that looked like it had leaked out of the coolant hose at the very end of the hose as it goes into the hull...and when I say a little I mean it was just a very thin ring about 3/4ths the way around the base of the tube...Is this something to worry about or is it just because the ski hasnt been ran in about 4 or 5 months, and it just seeped out? thanks
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03-21-2006, 08:52 PM #2
If it`s where the hoses go into the ride plate thru the hull, it is those crappy wire clamps, change them out to regular hose clamps and you`ll be fine...PR...
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03-21-2006, 08:56 PM #3
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yup thats where it is...
What kind of hose clamp do you suggest and Is there a way to get them off without taking the hoses off?? thanks
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03-21-2006, 10:14 PM #4
Originally Posted by Totallyblown
That is the exact location where I had a leak. I found it the first time while installing the Bilge...Take a stainless steel screw clamp and remove that piece of crap clamp that is there. Ya gotta make it tight or it will continue to leak.
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03-21-2006, 10:20 PM #5
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do I have to remove the hose to do this? or can I unscrew the clamp all the way out, and then stick it arounf the hose and then start it again?
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03-21-2006, 10:25 PM #6
Originally Posted by Totallyblown
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03-21-2006, 11:15 PM #7
the stock clamps may not be tight enough to keep it from leaking and they are hard to work with BUT, they will never loosen overtime and let a hose blow off! If you can scoot the stock clamp up on the hose just enough to make room for a screw clamp and have both would be the best thing and is what I will do if mine ever leaks. Actually a large zip tie with a metal locking tab in addition to the stock clamp may work if you can get a good pull on it.
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03-22-2006, 12:10 AM #8
Unscrewing the hose clamp works. To make things easier for me, I tightened a small hose clamp around the tabs on the wire clamp to squeeze it and move it out of the way.
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03-22-2006, 03:36 PM #9
I used channel lock pliers that I moddified with grooves to grab the wire clamps, also serviced my antifreeze at same time, so I removed the hoses...PR...
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