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I already know it's the head gasket. I've never worked on a P5 other than standard fluid changes, brakes, etc... so is there anything that tends to be troublesome on this model or that I should know before attempting it? Thank you.

I appreciate any help on this. To clarify, this is an '03 Mazda Protege. The car overheated and some smoke came from under the hood. I checked it out and my coolant from the reservoir had shot out and was empty. Under the radiator cap (I waited before checking this) there was chunky white...