TropicZ

Yeah, I forgot the good old disclaimer "have it checked before you overheat the engine". I've a hunch that his coolant tank is not completely empty but maybe more like a low level because he mentioned it was low since brand new. If he had a leak, it would have overheated by now.

Here's a funny story. In some cars, the MIN and MAX marks cannot be seen easily. I remember when I was a boy and my dad had really bad cataracts, he would always tell me that his coolant tank was empty. He would fill it right up to the lid and by the time he came home, it would have fallen to the MAX mark because of the overflow tube. Of course he couldn't see the MAX mark so he thought it was empty again.

Wow you guys still awake? What time is it over there? 2am?