Damsel in distress

With everyone's BEST INTENTIONS, we have confused the hell out of this lady.

Don't worry about ANYTHING electrical at this point. If the engine is locked up or will only turn part of the way, it's done. The Way Forward is to have that engine pulled out and another used one installed or the blown up one overhauled.

This is what I would do myself at this juncture:

1. I'd find an engine that is running good from a member here that will not try to stick you with an engine which will not work with your transmission. There's nothing rare about it, it just has to be the right range of model years.

2. I'd stick the blown one away somewhere out of the weather, because it may in fact be the original to the car and that's worth saving. There should be a number on it that matches the last several digits of the VIN.

3. Small slapping of hand:

When you get this car going again, and you will, immediately begin the habit of glancing under the front of the car when it's been parked a while to spot puddles. That sending unit, which is just a simple sealed switch that turns the oil pressure warning light on and off, had to be leaking for a while to pump that much oil out.

In addition, raise the hood every day that you drive it, beforehand and look for liquid that is dripping or is being thrown around the engine. Pull that oil stick and check the oil EVERY TIME, pull the radiator cap off COLD, never HOT!!!..and check the coolant as well. These will help avert another disaster.

So let's move on from the helpful suggestions about batteries and wiring etc and help this lady get set up with a good slant to go in her car.

Remember...focus...it's BLOWN UP. NEEDS ANOTHER ENGINE.