It sounds like you have the white wire on the wrong side of the coil. the white wire is the power wire.Good Luck
TAke it to a garage and have someone look at it. The cooler for the trans may have ruptured and is leaking fluid in the rad and coolant in the trans.
well white smoke is water or coolant being burned
If it is white smoke and it is coming out of the exhaust then it is possibly a blown head gasket, the white smoke is from water getting into the engine. some times you can check by taking the radiator cap offand turning the engine over, if water shoots out then its a blown head gasket. at least that's what my Nissan did.
i dont think white smoke comes from the exauts.i think when the engine hase just being started it is cold causin water to evaperate an flow out the exaust.
White smoke in the exhaust means water is being burned in the engine. A small puff of white smoke the first time you start a car in the morning is normal. Water condenses in the intake, and engine and when you firsts start the engine it burns off producing a puff of white smoke. It is nothing to concern yourself with unless the car is constantly blowing white smoke.
probably a blown head gasket
clean the battery terminals that should fix it
white smoke is water, black smoke is oil. remember that!
if it has a turbo it means its about to go out.
You can start by starting a dialogue with the gentleman at www.78ta.com He has a good help section, has links to companies that sell literature on the subject, white papers on the Pontiac 400, and is open to direct questions.
white smoke is coming from my exhaust why?
Blue smoke? Black smoke? White smoke? from the tailpipe? from the engine? from the midpipe? at all times? only when it's first started? when under load or at idle? need a little more information here.....