Coolant hoses

[gregory O]

yes my coolant low sensor works. I tested it by draining the tank thew the sight
glass while running.

MarkD 88pt blew a coolant hose and the ddec shut him down. Age of hose and
condition was the cause of the burst so the repair was limited to a tow and
$700. 'hose job'.



when an engine spins a bearing the heat is quick. expansion not relieved by the
r cap builds to burst a hose. the weakest link hose bursting is then a result,
not cause.

When someone gets shot, sometimes they bleed to death. what then would be the
cause of death?

Greg
94ptca

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Don Bradner" wrote:
>
> Too many anecdotal examples of engine damage from explosive coolant loss to
accept that. Whether it is due to the coolant-low sensor not working (I don't
know if mine works, do you?) or just not responding fast enough is impossible to
say. The compressor hoses have been implicated in more than a few.
>
> I considered the hoses a critical preventive maintenance item, and had mine
replaced last year. The old ones were like glass - shatter on impact, snap on
bend. I may lose my engine to something else, but it won't be that one!
>
> Don Bradner
> 90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
> My location: http://www.bbirdmaps.com/user2.cfm?user=1
>
> On 10/25/2009 at 3:51 PM gregory O wrote:
>
> >if he blew a hose and it lost coolant the bus would have shut down when
> >the expansion tank lost its fill and sent the detroit computer in to
> >crawl-low-r-mode. more to it than just a blown coolant hose.
>