hi all, I just acquired an 88 taurus 3.0 which was running good when I bought it. Now I am having some problems with it.
First off when i would drive it for a while the coolant tank would bubble over and smoke. The car wouldnt overheat though. After a while it did start to overheat and i noticed that most of the cooling system was empty. I am not sure how much coolant was in it but the coolant seems to disappear. I flushed the radiator and also replaced the thermostat and the top hose and it stopped overheating but it still was losing coolant. A few days ago when i drove it a little while it wouldnt start and i havent gotten it started since. The engine will crank but it won't turn over.
Would these two problems be related? another thing it does is it doesnt have a lot of power in low gears and kind of sputters.
Thanks in advance for your help
Greg