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Old 10-28-2008, 10:45 PM
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Re: 98 Windstar coolant dirty, cel flashing, rough running...

ma24qtz

Welcome to AFs!

Chances are your lower intake manifold gaskets are bad causing the coolant to enter the engine and thus the white smoke.

The flashing check engine light (CEL) means that the engine is misfiring. On my 98 this was caused by pluged EGR ports. These can be cleaned when the lower intake gaskets are changed.

Regards

Dan
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