2001 Ford Focus smells ,smokes,and stutters

2001 FORD FOCUS
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KRISSY27
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Smells problem
2001 Ford Focus 4 cyl Manual 130000 miles

I bought my car last year nad i have had problems ever since now my car sometimes smells like a burning candle from the vents, it stutters everytime i am at lights or stop signs,it even stalls out if i dont keep the gas going, on top of all that it just started makeing a real loud ticking noise and smoking out of the tailpipe and i always have to add oil but my antifreeze is fine, if i look at my engine while it is running it looks like it is about to run away !!!! i was hopeing you could help me diagnos my problemed car!!!??? thank you
Feb 19, 2009 at 5:25 PM
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