1989 Mercury Cougar water leaking from radiator, smoking

1989 MERCURY COUGAR
80,700 MILES • 3.8L • V6 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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AALLEN131984
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My car died while I was stopped at a red light then sarted smoking then after a few minutes I was able to start it again but then it made one loud pop noise then started smoking even worse. I pulled over and the car kept smoking and smells like it overheated.
Jan 2, 2014 at 2:24 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Have you checked for broken or disconnect hoses?
Jan 2, 2014 at 2:53 PM
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AALLEN131984
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I took it to a mechanic and he said it was a hose to the radiator but now the dashboard only works when the headlights are off but only a third of it works when headlights are off but none of the lights work when headlights are on.
Jan 5, 2014 at 3:20 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Are you referring to the gauges?
Jan 6, 2014 at 5:20 AM
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