Sounds like you have the "Air In The Coolant System Blues". Just a little air in the system will cause the fans not to come on. ( They should still come on when the AC is on.) A small pocket of air in the system will cause the coolant not to circulate. The coolant in the engine will then over heat and steam, not smoke, will come out of the over flow hose that is attached to the reservoir tank. This is most likely is what you seen coming from the passenger side in the engine compartment. If the water pump was bad most likely there would be coolant coming from the water pump weep hole. Bleed the coolant system removing all the air and have the system pressure checked for leaks. Most shops can pressure check the system, as it is the same procedure that is done on every car that I can think of with a radiator, except that the tester is connected to the reservoir tank in our case. Keep the dream alive and be safe, Robert Starling Vin#5252 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address to moderator@xxxx