White smoke from the tail pipe of car!

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KERINAFAIRYCHILD
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I have had so many troubles with this car of mine, its a good car in all but it just happens to mess up at the wrong times. I have a 4 door 4 wd mitsubishi mirage, its a 1992. today the tail pipe started to smoke out when i was in the turning lane of the intersection, then it killed! i have done everything that i can think of with this car and nothing seems to be working. please HELP!
Nov 20, 2006 at 7:47 AM
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1BIGG1
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if the smoke is white and coming from the tailpipe then your getting water/coolant into the combustion chamber. this is usually caused by a blown head gasket, warped or cracked head. refrain from driving vehicle it could cause more damage because water does not compress, you could do more harm.
Nov 21, 2006 at 11:51 AM
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