1988 Mercury Cougar white smoke from exhaust

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SMORGE
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1988 Mercury Cougar 6 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic

i just replaced the battery and the car has been sitting for 2 or 3 weeks. after i got it started it started puffing white smoke out of the exhaust and it smells like burning coolant. i think its a blown or cracked head, but i thought that if the head was blown or cracked that the white smoke would be non-stop but after the car runs for a few mins the smoke isnt as bad as when it first starts. and when i looked under the hood the driver side of the motor was some what smoking. i mean it wasnt like major smoke but it was there like it was burning something off of it. and its right where the head is at.
Dec 11, 2008 at 7:32 AM
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DOCFIXIT
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Your right headgasket and or head
Dec 15, 2008 at 6:52 AM
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