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Question: heat muffler and seen a lil engine smoke

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tasha79, Detroit, MI, November 08, 2010, 22:05
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the heat does not come on and i seen a lil smoke from under the hood then it stopped and the muffler has white smoke coming what could all this be?

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    Bills On Broadway from Bills On Broadway, November 09, 2010, 07:46
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    The mosy likely cause of a no heat condition is low coolant. The reason for this is the heater core is a passenger benefit, so it is the last to recieve coolant. If there is white smoke coming from the tail pipe, then I would have your family mechanic do a block test, and pressure test the system. White smoke is usually indicitive of anti - freeze in the combustion chamber, usually caused by a blown intake gasket, or a leaking head gasket. Both very common on GM V6 engines.
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    delane 72 garage and body shop November 09, 2010, 21:04
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    sound like head gasket

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