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If there was no antifreeze , and the water in the block froze and expanded the not only did the freeze plugs blew, but you may have cracked your block. Freeze ports are cast in the engine block when made and the plugs for the holes are usually made of zinc alloy and pressed into the block. When the water does not have the proper mix of antifreeze, it expands and forces out the plugs to prevent block cracking. If it is real cold for extended periods of time it may not be enought room for the water to expand and it cracks the block. water on the ground and sometimes the plug that looks like a over sized bottlecap are evidence. If you attemp to start you car you will permantly damage your engine..
Sounds like a frost plug in the engine block has done its job. Taking the pressure and popping versus damaging the block itself. Not an easy repair so get several quotes on fixing this problem.
I love my 04 jeep I have replaced the water pump because my anti freeze was leaking..my gasket on my water pump was bad..Then 2 months later again leaking antifreeze,replaced the pump again..then again I ended up having to replace the timing cover because it built up so much pressure that it put pivets in the cover that or because they removed it so many times to replace the pump..thats where i would check first then go from there.
driping from behind the cylinder heads or engine block,check your heater hoses or if you can do a pressure test and observe or listen to the back area of your engine.
If your antifreeze is leaking into your engine oil, it will destroy the engine quickly. Check the level of both. But...you need to get a pressure gauge on it to apply pressure to the cooling system to see where the coolant is going first. White smoke is a sign of coolant in the engine oil.
Check out your freeze plugs. They are thin metal cups that press fit into the side of the block. Use a mirror and a light to inspect while the engine is running.
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