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I am new to this forum. I have always repaired my vehicles from the late sixties to the present.I had 1962 defender and a 1971 defender.Now after all these years I picked up a 1997 disco in nice shape with cosmetic, minor wiring issues and a wheel bearing that needed changing. On the first run on the hottest day this week high 90's I dove it for about five miles watching the temp gauge and all was great just below half. I pull into a parking spot and a guy in front on the sidewalk looks down and points to the front of the disco. I get out and he say's just as you stopped you must have blown a hose all of a sudden it hemorrhaged coolant. It lost a little over a gallon. All this time no steam no leaks no indication of trouble. I let it cool then I started the engine and slowly added room temp water until it was full. No leaks or any indication of problems so I drove it home about six miles still hot as heck out and no problems or leaks. I NEVER saw anything like this in my life. I haven't burped it yet or looked deeper into what happened yet so I thought someone could save me some time and frustration if this happened to someone else.Thanks for reading.
I am new to this forum. I have always repaired my vehicles from the late sixties to the present.I had 1962 defender and a 1971 defender.Now after all these years I picked up a 1997 disco in nice shape with cosmetic, minor wiring issues and a wheel bearing that needed changing. On the first run on the hottest day this week high 90's I dove it for about five miles watching the temp gauge and all was great just below half. I pull into a parking spot and a guy in front on the sidewalk looks down and points to the front of the disco. I get out and he say's just as you stopped you must have blown a hose all of a sudden it hemorrhaged coolant. It lost a little over a gallon. All this time no steam no leaks no indication of trouble. I let it cool then I started the engine and slowly added room temp water until it was full. No leaks or any indication of problems so I drove it home about six miles still hot as heck out and no problems or leaks. I NEVER saw anything like this in my life. I haven't burped it yet or looked deeper into what happened yet so I thought someone could save me some time and frustration if this happened to someone else.Thanks for reading.