did you recently overheat it? have you checked your fluids levels?

I did not over heat it. But I did put in coolant and after I checked the coolant was empty.

old car..... has any engine rebuild or major gasket work been done on it that you know of? it sounds like your blowin your coolant out the exhaust. could be intake gasket leak if it seems to run smooth. bad miss would point to head gasket leak/crack. what motor is it?

nevermind the coolant just went into the radiator from the filling tank.

318 v8

I also forgot to put in half water in the coolant

is it empty? when cool check radiator cap itself for full. fill there first then overflow/capture tank. when was last time you checked coolant level before this happened.

It is full in the radiator cap. It was not empty before.

ok so what about driving it? what's the outside temp where your at?

when you said smells like burning oil did you mean exhaust or engine compartment?

the outside temp is 20 degrees f

cold weather does produce excessive exhaust vapors until system warms up. especially if it's humid.

also increases idle speed.