1999 Mercury Sable antifreeze leaking

1999 MERCURY SABLE
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Engine Cooling problem
1999 Mercury Sable 6 cyl Automatic 172000 miles
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every so often on the passenger side of the car a get drips of antifreeze dripping on the outside and one day it had a musty odor on the inside.every so often th temperture gauge shoots up to hot. what could be the problem?
Sep 18, 2008 at 5:30 PM
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PEAR69
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This sounds like your heater core is leaking. The heater core is a coil where heated anti-freeze flows through-- your heater fan blows over this coil and blows heat inside the car. The musty odor is most likely anti-freeze fumes which are very dangerous to breath in. I suggest fixing this problem ASAP.
Sep 18, 2008 at 6:18 PM
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