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White smoke means that water is getting into your engine. I had a similar problem w/ the smoke and hard start. I had a warped head gasket not a blown one (originally thought it was.) It cost 5 Franklins to repair and I'm in the process of getting my money back from Ford that caused my engine to over-work itself and causing it to over-heat and thus warping the gasket. The best thing to do is find the problem and fix it or take it strait to a repair shop.