1988 Ford Taurus Smell And Mist

1988 FORD TAURUS
74,500 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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PIPPY
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driving car apx 15 miles notice mist & smoke smells like something burning. coming from defrost area no defrost is on or fan opened hood no smoke or smell only from inside of car.turn defroster on once since i hade car,totally fogged up the windows looked like smoke but after 5 minutes totally cleaned up.
Aug 24, 2009 at 12:46 AM
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BLACKOP555
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i would suspect a possible bad heater core. did it have a sweet antifreezy type smell? notice any fluid on passanger side floor? low coolant level?
Aug 29, 2009 at 6:24 AM
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PIPPY
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It's a bad heater core .meantime had to bypass heater core. so i wouldn't keep losing fluid. untill i get some help. is that a bad thing. whats the worst case by bypassing haeter core.
Aug 31, 2009 at 12:30 AM
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BLACKOP555
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knew it! there is no harm in going and bypassing it. just no heat and the windows could fog up and that may be a hazard. other then that you wont damage nothign.
Sep 1, 2009 at 11:50 AM
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