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Head Gasket?

Tiny
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  • 1997 FORD TAURUS
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 190,000 MILES
My '97 Ford Taurus us billowing out white smoke from the exhaust pipe. Also it's going through antifreeze faster than I can put it in the car. What could be wrong?
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010 AT 9:55 PM

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Tiny
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Head gasket, sorry to say. Could be a cracked head, but that's not too common. Depending on where the gasket is leaking, you will likely see big bubbles in the coolant overflow reservoir too.

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Friday, December 3rd, 2010 AT 12:14 AM
Tiny
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Maybe it's an intake gasket? Usually a head gasket bad enough to billow smoke has an effect on how engine runs. My daughter has a mustang that could have been a destroyer escort smoke screen yet it ran smooth and it was intake gaskets! And yes really bad head gaskets also blow bubbles in coolant overflow tank!
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Friday, December 3rd, 2010 AT 5:29 AM
Tiny
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Didn't think of that but it's a V-6. I'm assuming you know if there are coolant passages in it. Sure would be an easier repair.

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Friday, December 3rd, 2010 AT 6:03 AM

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