Road Trip Drama

[fe2_o3]

   We went on a little Road trip and had a good time.  But the old girl (the coach, not the wife) ran a little hot. 195-200+ deg. Normally the 4104 runs 180-190.
  At each rest area I would check for leaks and add coolant. No visible leaks, no puddles, and no extra oil. At about the 500 mi. mark I finally got  a small puddle of coolant under the front. I shut off the valves to the front heater core, lost no more coolant and had no more temp problems. In my spare tire compartment was about 2 gal. of coolant.     I wonder what coolant does to tires.
   The problem was htr.hoses. Steel braided htr.hoses. And they were installed with what I believe was Permatex. What a nightmare. Cutting the braid but not the brass. Then dressing the surface so the new hoses seal. 
    The total coolant loss was 5 gal. I don't think the temp was over 205. We're hoping it wasn't enough to hurt the 671.
    This is the fun part...Cable

[Airbag]

Now see if you owned one of those new million dollar buses you would be missing all the fun. 

[JackConrad]

      I wonder what coolant does to tires.
  Cable

I don't think it would hurt a tire. Tires are rubber, heater hoses are rubber.  Jack