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Symptoms are:Loss of coolant with no apparent leak.

White smoke from the exhaust pipe.

Oil level overfull with a brownish look.

Engine overheating.

Engine miss or loss of power.

Air bubbles escaping from the radiator with cap off engine running.

Cooling system pressure test.

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