Occasionally, after I've been driving for a while and the engine is warm, when I stop at a red light or anywhere for a few moments, white smoke will start billowing from the hood. My gague never goes up, no odd noises, smells....just the smoke. If I shift into neutral or park, it tends to stop. Of course, it's making me extremely nervous anyway, as I've lost a couple cars to overheating.....the sight of smoke coming from the hood of any car I'm driving gives me a jolt of fear. I've read some posts where leaking coolant has been the problem. My question is, for someone who hardly has any expendable cash, what is the best course of action? How worried should I be about this? I don't have to drive it every day, but when I do, it's for fairly long distances.
Thank you,
-Rick