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what are symptoms of blown head gasket on 1996 Ford Windstar?
Can some of the symptoms be related to other problems, ie,
radiator, heat pump? I'm trying to figure out ways to fix van w/o doing headgasket.
Thank you.

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1996 Ford windstar 3.8

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February 20 4:47 PM (3 minutes and 39 seconds later)
         
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Thanks for your question.

Symptoms: overheat, no cabin heat, thick white smoke out the tailpipe, unexplained coolant loss.

If you go to NAPA they have what is called Block Check. It is a kit that checkes for carbon monoixde in the radiator.

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February 20 4:51 PM (4 minutes and 43 seconds later)
         
Reply to Fordanswerman's Post: The radiator was replaced with new one and the heating gauge seems to be normal. There is still white smoke from exhaust and engine light is on.
Do you have addl info for this?
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February 20 4:54 PM (2 minutes and 35 seconds later)
         
Radiator was replaced recently w/new one. Temp gauge is normal. Still white smoke from exhaust and engine lite is on.Can you give me addl info
please. Thanks.
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February 20 5:06 PM (12 minutes and 17 seconds later)
         
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hi the White smoke is the coolant burning.. was the smoke there before the new Radiator.



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February 20 6:06 PM (59 minutes and 30 seconds later)
         
Reply to david's Post: There's very little white smoke, much much less since new radiator. The heat gauge is staying in middle of gauge., whereas it was overheating before the radiator replacement. There is no cabin heat.
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February 20 6:24 PM (17 minutes and 53 seconds later)
         
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are you seeing a loss of coolant... if you don't want to replace head gasket you might get away with using a radiator sealant like Alma seal i have seen it work with a small head gasket leak

good luck



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