Have you checked for mayonnaise in the rocker cover or radiator, which might indicate a head gasket failure? Hopefully that’s not the case but for the time you ran with the empty coolant reservoir the temp could have been sky high at the head.
Hope all goes well , cheers John


Cheers John
2011 4/4 - "Elrond"
2007 Elfin C3 Clubman - “Gimli”