Missing a hose clamp?

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Cousineddy

Discussion Starter · 6 mo ago

I noticed my coolant over flow bottle was empty after I picked up my ATV (2022 sportsman 570) so I added some Polaris antifreeze. About an hour later I noticed it was slow dripping from the bottom of the coolant bottle at the hose connection. There isn't a clamp on the hose going to the bottom of the over flow bottle. Does anyone else have a clamp there?
Thanks.

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pcaster

· #2 · 6 mo ago

Looks to be a 90 degree barbed elbow fitting that the bottom hose pushes onto - no clamp. Is it leaking from the hose and the barbed elbow or is the reservoir leaking around where the fitting inserts into the reservoir? If its from the hose around the barbed fitting, add a hose clamp or a zip tie.