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Re: Someone Please help!
Nope, I wouldn't drive it - have it towed, you do NOT want this engine to overheat, they are all aluminum and will warp quickly.
Smoking? Out the pipe or the hood? If it was out of the hood, could very well be the belt getting ready to break, and then broke, or the bearings in the alternator could have frozen causing the belt to break - which would account for the sounds you were hearing.
Oh, and when either the alternator belt is loose, or the alternator is going out, the dash gauges WILL react strangely and not always tell the truth.
My 1st Rodeo a 1991 V6 had a serpentine belt, and when our alternator went out, freezing up, it took that serpentine belt and just shredded it - giving off a horrible smoke scene along with a horrible stench.
DID the gauge actually register overheating? Or is that just what you're thinking due to the smell? If it's just what you're thinking, it's most likely simply due to the belt breaking and/or alternator freezing up - they can both give off the impression (scent wise) of overheating.
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