Earlier this week my car kinda blew up...i have no idea where to begin to look so i can repair it...the last time i drove it tons of blue smoke came from under the hood, everytime i stepped on the brakes the car just shut off and when i went to turn it back on i had to turn the key and hit the gas pedal several times to get it to kick over and the gas pedal is sticking and i have to put a lot of pressure on it to get it unstuck then it works normally...i was told the head gasket but my mechanical brother checked compression it was normal...i was also told maybe taking out the thermostat would help bc it does overheat sometimes...but i wanna knkow where the smoke came from and how to fix the problems...this car is my daily driver bc im going to college and i work and i need my transportation back so if any ideas where to start plz voice your opinions tnx!