Losing coolant with some smoke coming from under hood

C'MON NOW!

NEED A LITTLE MORE TO GO ON

THE WAY THIS SITE "PROMPTS" YOU TO FILL IN THE BLANKS SORTA GETS A LOT OF PEOPLE STUMPED

IF YOU WOULD PLEASE REVIEW "WHAT DID MAKE IT OUT TO BE VIEWED" AND MAYBE RE-WRITE YOUR QUESTION BELOW ME IN THE REPLY BOX (SPACE IS UNLIMITED IN IT)

IF YOU COULD POST SOME GOOD, IN FOCUS PICS USING A GOOD POINTER OF SOME SORT TO DIRECT US TO WHAT YOU ARE SEEING, MIGHT AID IN DIAGNOSING YOUR ISSUES

SORRY FOR THE CONFUSION THUS FAR, YOU ARE NOT THE 1ST.I'M NOT IN CHARGE, I JUST SORTA WORK HERE!

WAITING ON YOUR "UNDERSTANDABLE, FULL QUESTION"

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ALL-RIGHTY THEN

THE BIGGEST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING IS IS THE CAR OPERATING IN THE NORMAL TEMPERATURE RANGE? (NOT ACTUALLY OVERHEATING)

IS THE RADIATOR FULL OF COOLANT?

IS/ HAS THE LEVEL BEEN GOING DOWN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME?

AS FOR THE "SPILLED" RADIATOR JUICE----IN MY JEEPS, IF I FILL THEM TO THE MAX, THEN DRIVE THEM UNTIL AT OPERATING TEMP. "THERMAL EXPANSION" (WATER GETS "BIGGER" WHEN IT'S HOT) PUSHES THE EXCESS WATER BY MY PRESSURE RADIATOR CAP. AND SINCE NEITHER ONE HAS A CATCH BOTTLE THE "EXTRA WATER" GOES ON THE GROUND.

AFTER IT COOLS AND I TAKE OFF THE RADIATOR CAP AND LOOK INSIDE, MY RADIATOR IS NO LONGER "FULL" TO THE TOP, IT SITS ABOUT AN INCH OR INCH AND A HALF LOWER THAN THE TOP

THIS LEVEL FOR MY JEEPS IS THE "NORMAL" LEVEL, IT WILL NOT PUSH ANYMORE OUT, AND WILL REMAIN THERE SORTA "FOREVER" TILL I ADD A BIT AT A LATER DATE, JUST TO INSURE IT AIN'T DOWN, EVEN BY A LITTLE

THERE ARE OTHER POSSIBILITIES LIKE A HEAD GASKET LEAK CAN CAUSE RADIATOR JUICE TO BACK UP. LET'S NOT GO THERE YET!. UNLESS YOU HAVE UN-NORMAL WATER LEVELS, YOU'RE SEEING IT BUBBLING OUT, OR MAYBE ENGINE ACTS ABNORMAL OR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON

YOUR OVERFLOW BOTTLES LID MOST LIKELY HAS A VENT/ OR RELIEF INCORPORATED IN IT, THAT'S HOW IT COULD HAVE GOT PAST A TIGHT CAP

I WOULD HAVE SUGGESTED THE TEMP SENDER FOR YOU GAUGE MAY BE BAD---HOWEVER YOU MENTIONED THE "GAUGE" ITSELF DOES NOT MOVE TO "COLD" WHEN THE CAR IS 100% OFFI SUSPECT THE GAUGE IS DEFECTIVE (DOES "THUMPING" OVER THE TOP OF IT MAKE IT DROP ON DOWN? (LIKE YOU SEE 'EM DO IN THEM SUBMARINE MOVIES!)

ANY BETTER UPDATES---SYMPTOMS?

YOUR TURN

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MY OVERFLOW TUBE DROPS DOWN IN FRONT OF MY TRAIN HORN ON "MR. JEEP", SPILLS ON TO THE GROUND. THIS IS MY '77 CJ 5, LATER YEARS HAVE THE BOTTLE"WILLY" MY '46 WILLYS HAS THE SAME SET UP, MY YOUNGIN 'BOUT TO TAKE HIM FOR A DRIVE WHEN SHE WAS 10 YRS OLD (HOOD NUMBERS ARE HER BIRTHDAY)

AFTER A GOOD DRIVE, JUST TO MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER, YOU CAN "SHOOT" YOUR RADIATOR (TOP, MIDDLE, AND BOTTOM) WITH INFRARED THERMOMETER (GUN)

AT THE TOP SHOULD BE ABOUT THE TEMP RATING OF YOUR THERMOSTAT, IT SHOULD PROGRESSIVELY GET COOLER TOWARDS THE BOTTOM, BEFORE IT RE-ENTERS THE ENGINE (IT WILL NOT BE COLD!!!)

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO WORKS IN A RESTAURANT, THEY USE 'EM TO CHECK FOOD TEMPS (EZer/ FASTER THAN THE PROBE TYPE)YOU MIGHT WORK IT OUT TO PULL AROUND BACK AND DO A FAST CHECK---MAYBE YOU KNOW SOMEONE WITH ONE....THESE GUNS CAN BE FOUND FOR $30 ON UP TO HUNDREDS OF $$$s, IF YOU PURCHASE ONE

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/accessories/OEM-Non-Contact-infrared-thermometer/_/N-26lq?itemIdentifier=951642_0_0_

BUT OUT OF ALL OF YOUR GAUGES, THE OIL PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE "NEED" TO WORK.....THESE 2 ARE THE ONES THAT WILL SAVE YOUR ENGINE, IF YOU ALWAYS MONITOR THEM AND SHUT IT DOWN BEFORE A DISASTER BREWS.........SO GET YOURS REPAIRED!

DIY MIGHT BE AN OPTION TOO--FOR THIS AND OTHER REPAIRS

https://www.2carpros.com/questions/2007-ford-taurus-tune-up

RETURN (HOWEVER LONG IT TAKES) TO THIS POST AND GIVE US AN SMILIN' UPDATE

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IF YOU HAPPEN TO SEE ANOTHER RIG JUST LIKE YOURS IN A PARKING LOT AND THE OWNER IS AROUND, SEE IF THEIRS REACTS THE SAME WAY.

OR FIND A USED CAR LOT AND TEST DRIVE ONE LIKE YOURS!

SORRY I DO NOT MORE ABOUT YOUR CAR

FROM PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES WITH OLDER STUFF, "USUALLY" A ELECTRIC GAUGE DROPS TO ZERO WHEN THE KEY IS SWITCHED OFF.

A "MECHANICAL" (MERCURY TYPE) HAS NO ELECTRIC INFLUENCE AT ALL, 'CEPT FOR IT'S LIGHT (IT READS THE TEMP WHATEVER IT IS ALL OF THE TIME (LIKE YOURS SEEMS TO BE DOING OW)---I CAN ONLY ASSUME YOURS IS FACTORY ELECTRIC, SOMEONE HAS NOT DONE MODIFICATIONS TO IT

THESE WERE USED IN EARLY VEHICLES, WHEN ELECTRIC STUFF CAME OUT, THEY BECAME AN AFTERMARKET ITEM.I HAVE THEM IN BOTH OF MY JEEPS, MY '77 CJ 5 STILL HAS THE FACTORY "C" & "H" ( NO #s) IN THE LOWER LEFT PORTION OF THE SPEEDOMETER--THE MECHANICAL TEMP GAUGE IS NOW A SEPARATE GAUGE BOTTOM LEFT IN THE GROUP OF FOUR, RIGHT OF THE SPEEDO.I REALLY LIKE GAUGES! I WANNA ADD MORE!

JUST WHENEVER, UPDATE ME ON YOUR FINDINGS, AT THIS SAME POST. NO RUSH

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