L3800 coolant leak @ 75 hrs - check those clamps

[kallnojoy]

Discovered a bit of coolant under the tractor last weekend.

Apparently happened after parking it.

Poked around a bit looking for the source and discovered this:



Tractor is less than 100 hrs and it's the unmolested stock hose & clamp - which besides being installed askew was also under torqued.

The clamp looked like it was seated properly when viewed from the accessible/front of the motor, but snapping a pic from behind showed the cant.

Glad it was something trivial and a quick fix to adjust it down, snug it up and top off the coolant, but yet another little thing to add to the mental check-list.

 

[94BULLITT]

My BX did the same thing on the top radiator hose. I kept smelling antifreeze. The top hose was just a little wet. Alot of times a clamp will need retourqed after it has been on for a short period of time, I guess that is why cars have the spring loaded clamps.