I see smoke from under the hood and the battery is dying in days

1999 FIAT 124
52,468 MILES
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CLARENCE CRAWFORD
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my 1999 S280 benz started to smoke very badly while it was parked an the engine turned off . The ac blows hot air car had to be towed any suggestion/ THANK YOU CAR was running ok for about 2 miles I stopped to make a purchase when I came out it was all smoke we disconnected the battery and had it towed
PRIOR TO THAT it has something which drained the battery 7 every 3 days so we4 have drive and disconnect the battery
Dec 11, 2011 at 5:55 PM
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RASMATAZ
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The smoke does it smell like plastic burning if so-have the electrical system checked if not what does this smoke smell like?
Dec 11, 2011 at 8:11 PM
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