My 1993 Pontiac is smoking and leaking water by underneath my battery. and its keeps acting like its doesn't want to run after I start it. Please help

Asked by Whitany Aug 21, 2014 at 05:44 PM about the Pontiac Grand Am

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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Probably burst a hose and sprayed the Power Distribution box. Take off the cover and make sure everything is DRY. Blow a lot of compressed air at all the terminals. Then pressure test the cooling system and look for the burst hose.

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