1995 Mercury Station Wagon need help bad

1995 MERCURY SABLE STATION WAGON
175,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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AIDEN1
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my car had a radiator leak for about a month i added fluid to the car everyday. the car started to over heat but i needed to get to work so i added water to it 3 times a day but it over overheated bad a couple of times. now i replaced the radiator, changed the oil, and put new transmission fluid in. the car is now stalling white smoke is pouring out of the tail pipe and the car has trouble starting what could it be
Jan 25, 2009 at 7:24 AM
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MASTERTECHTIM
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you blew the head gaset from overheating it so many times, these engines are very suseptable to bad head gaskets and overheating them pops them every time. the engine will need to be replaced or have head gaskets replaced.
Jan 25, 2009 at 7:26 AM
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