coolant leak help

do you have the heated carbs on this sled- may be a leaking coolant line off the carbs/coolant bottle etc? what kinda shape is the cap and/or neck on the coolant bottle- if it isn't holding pressure it'll discharge out the over flow line tucked down behind/under the engine(wherever it may be pointing that is).is the coolant hose clamp too tight/loose on the hose that runs down under the thermostat housing?if they've been "manipulated" they can be a pain in the a$$ to slip back on the outlet properly (especially if your "BUD" was helping with the overhaul)the anti freeze could be running forward between the jugs onto the water pump.have ya crashed hard enough for the steering to mash the hoses under the engine leading to the bulkhead coolers etc. lately?if you use an led flashlight (with the blueish/white light) it can make some anti freeze(s) "glow" to help track out the culprithope this helps ya a bit:face-icon-small-hap

that sux i take it this is @ an '01 cause the '03 version - that hose went to the cooler under the seat (which is hella easier to fix). unfortunately the easiest and probably the only way to fix it will be to pull the motor....on a side note it's not as hard to pull a sled engine as one would think.seeing as how the carbs /air box etc are pulled you're half way there...:face-icon-small-hap before going nutz and just yanking everything out make sure that you've disconnected EVERYTHING-especially things like the oil pump cable.before undoing this make sure of the setting it's on by checking the reference marks(pull throttle and verify the relationship of the marks to each other etc...take a pic with phone etc for reference of all the little things so ya don't have to try and remember) some guys will break the mount from the plate on the front mount studs to help with re-aligning the clutches later but it's a preference thing.it can be a real pain to undo them so i just let er rip and pull the 4 bolts so that the mounts stay w/the plate.the starter isn't too bad...just wiggle the rope outa the handle,trim the knot off and feed it back to the recoil (w/o letting go)and tie it off so it can't get pulled "in".when ya think you have everything (electrics,fuel,coolant etc) undone-look again.plus-it's nice to have someone to help with the actual "pulling" process so they can watch for stuff that may still be connected/hung up and stop you before ya trip over the skis and rip it off while trying to put the engine on the floor...good luck!:beer;:beer;