96 Ford Contour overheating

Tiny
DPOITRAS40
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  • 1996 FORD CONTOUR
96 ford contour automatic 78000 miles v6 24 valve overhead cam, I was driving down the road and noticed a sweet smell so I looked at the gauges and noticed it was overheating, so I pulled over and let it cool down and added coolant. I then drove it but could only go about a mile and the temp gauge would go up and it would start to overheat so I would pull over. I had it towed to the house any help would be greatly apreciated, thank you
Sunday, October 21st, 2007 AT 6:55 PM

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Tiny
BLACKOP555
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I would like to find out if their are any leaks or coolant in the oil.

If there is leaks then suspect a cracked or leaking improperly tightend coolant hose. Just replace it.

If you have foamy oil or oil in coolant or oil then suspect a bad head gasket.

If there is none of that then suspect a bad thermostat or a air bubble in cooling system.
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Sunday, October 21st, 2007 AT 7:53 PM

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