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I had a similar fright last weekend. I had reached home around midnight on Friday p.m and heard some hissing sound coming from the car when i got down to open the gate and saw a puddle of water near the left wheel, so I touched the front of the car to see if it was overheated and also touched the water and tried to smell if it smelt of anything other than water (it didnt). Then coz it was late and it had been raining, i thought i would look into it in the morning.
Forgot about it until i had to leave for the airport in the evening. I kept a watch on the panel to see if the indicator was rising and sure enough within a couple of km the indicator rose to 3/4th. I immediately shut off the aircon, slowed down my speed and started looking around for the nearest workshop. Found one within 1/2 km and drove right in and had the mechanic look into it. he found the hose pipe cracked and hissing. The mechanic confirmed that the radiator was close to empty. Got the hose pipe changed and coolant and water topped up and then drove onto the airport - thankfully the flight was late and my mom did not have to wait an extra half an hour for me.
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Similar incident here too.
About 3 weeks back, i noticed the temp. gauge rise quite steeply and by the time i reached my home, the radiator fan was running at high speed. I parked the car inside and popped the hood.Noticed that the coolant tank was dry.I waited for a couple of hours for it to cool and then filled it. Next morning, i check again and as i guessed, there was a leak. It took me around 5 minutes to find the radiator hose busted.
I got a new 'motorcraft' hose for 1600 bucks.