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Old Nov 19, 2001 | 01:09 PM
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There is smoke coming out of the radiator shroud area that pours out of the headlight area, but when I pop the hood and I look for where it is coming from, it doesn't really smoke that bad and eventually goes away. The smoke only comes out when I park the car and the smoke is very light and then eventually goes away. Does anyone have any ideas??

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Old Nov 19, 2001 | 01:29 PM
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Check the fog light sockets and make sure one did'nt come loose. Those bulbs will easily melt plastic. :yesnod:
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Old Nov 19, 2001 | 01:31 PM
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What color is it? Any odor?

If coolant, you should smell it when you open the hood. Check the tranny & PS lines.
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Old Nov 19, 2001 | 02:09 PM
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What color is it? Any odor? If coolant, you should smell it when you open the hood. Check the tranny & PS lines.
The color is white and it is very light. It does have a slight coolant smell. I had the tranny rebuilt about 2 months ago and this problem started happening about 2 weeks ago. What are the PS lines?
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Old Nov 20, 2001 | 12:15 AM
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If you just had the tranny rebuilt, I'd check the trannies cooler lines. Someone may have cross threaded them or not got them tight enough.
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Old Nov 20, 2001 | 12:18 AM
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if it smells like steam, then it is liquid... if it smells like hot, then it is something burning...

PS = Power steering.

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