So, a few friends and myself go for a drive last Sunday down to the river, and take some pics, hang out and stuff. I find some fresh grass that looks like it needs a little stirring up, so I ask my friend to get some video of me doing donuts. After running on the rev limiter for a minute or two, I pull out and start to smell something familiar and scary. Yup, that's coolant. Look at the guage, little over 3/4 up. I turn on the heater, and up the gears so I am getting maximum air flow at minimum revs. Guage is still rising. It gets almost to the top and I pull over. This is especially wierd since I have about 6k on a Mazda reman. engine. I pull over and pop the hood, and coolant is everywhere. Start looking for where it came from, and after about 5 minutes, I see a hose not attached to anything right behind the throttle body - no clamp in sight. I am especially mad b/c I told the guy to replace all fasteners and clamps. Just goes to show that you gotta do it yourself to do it right.

Long story short, I fixed it, filled and bled system, and got it home no problem. this was about 5 days ago, and the coolant is still filled to the bottom of the radiator, but I don't think I am out of the woods yet...Hope I didn't warp a housing or something

 

aww man that sucks big time! hope everything's ok with the engine...

 

ya, me too...I still have about 6 months left on the warranty, so if anything happens, I would like it to be soon

 

If there is any engine damage Id be sending the bill to the retard that left the clamp off.