Loc sounds more like a cracked Head or blown head gasket to me.
GtoD check your passenger side floorboards to see if heater core is leaking. also any water on dipstick??

Ty all once again for the kind words. Today is clone day and doing another first. Need 18 so will be taken 20 or so. should be quite the happy family under the dome LOL.

Yup, I'll help build it but you should have stayed in VA. Gonna cost ya more now for the extra mileage :jointsmile: