At 02:12 PM 7/26/98 -0700, you wrote: >The only mechanical glitch was a broken V-belt. Actually it was a bit >frazzled and came off. I noticed the red alternator light and just witnessed >the temperature to rise when I stopped. So I just caught it in time. I >feared the worst when I saw a trail of coolant, but all hoses were okay. I >had another belt with me and the repair was quickly done after the baggage >was removed. I heard the bubbling of the coolant in the engine for a couple >of moments, but there seem to have been no lasting effects. I refilled the >coolant and on I went. I just wonder where the coolant came from. It seemed >to have sprayed around the rear of the engine when it was overheating. The >overflow reservoir was empty. > The coolant probably escaped from the overflow reservoir. It's vented (at the top) to allow any pressure to escape. I suspect that when you coolant boiled, steam was forced out of the pressure cap and into the overflow reservoir. That's my guess anyway... MM |
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