Is it normal for the engine compartment to smoke after a radiator hose blew and was replaced?

jscho86jscho86 Member Posts: 2
edited September 2015 in General
I have done alot of work on cars but never a radiator hose so its a first time for me....
My husband's 99 buick lesabre blew the top radiator hose last night and i just fixed it today. The temp gauge is fine but the engine compartment smokes when it gets hot and does smell like antifreeze. I figured it was just the spillage from the break burnin off but i just wanna make sure itll be ok and wont mess anything up.
thanks

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  • isellhondasisellhondas Member Posts: 20,342
    I'm thinking that coolant got sprayed on the engine and that the smoking will go away....UNLESS...the car got overheated when the hose blew and you've blown a head gasket. Pretty unlikely unless the car was driven too far with a blown hose.
  • jscho86jscho86 Member Posts: 2
    The hose was blown but where he was someone went out and got antifreeze and duct tape and put it on the hose so he could drive it home maybe 1/4 or 1/2 mile away when i refilled it it was almost full
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