It is possible that the belt may have cut a water hose, but more then likely it was just the cooling system pressure rose too high and the radiator cap blew. Although this is a normal safety feature to prevent any hoses/pipes from breaching, I'd still perform a system pressure test to make sure everything is still sealed properly. Remember, 15 psi. -Robert vin 6585 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, "Sean Howley" <tsuyoi@xxxx> wrote: <SNIP> >The reason for the fluids > all over the ground is possibly due to the belt (when it finally came apart) > cutting one or more of the coolant tubes - you should thoroughly look over > the system before going out on the road again. <SNIP>