Q: Car overheats
While snowing the other day i slid off the road into a ditch. While trying to get out something blew out under the hood and a huge cloud if white smoke came out. I got it towed home and it still runs and drives but overheats very quickly. I cant see any coolant leaking and there is still some in the resovoir. Car will quickly overheat within 10 minutes and my heat is blowing out cold air. Dont have money to get it towed to a shop and would rather fix it myself. Any suggestions on what happened.
My car has 211000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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