Was told motor was gone

Tiny
RSTORY0788
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  • 1998 MERCURY SABLE
  • V6
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 110,000 MILES
Driving doing 70 starts to smoke pull over towed to shop radiator empty. Turns over wants to start a lil thump battery will not stay charged
Sunday, September 22nd, 2019 AT 4:03 AM

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Tiny
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  • MECHANIC
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Good morning.

Unfortunately if the engine was smoking and the cooling system empty, there's a very good chance the engine has been damaged. If you want to verify this yourself, you can perform an engine compression test following the quick video instruction below.

https://youtu.be/J3j85hg0d-4
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Monday, September 23rd, 2019 AT 5:54 AM

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