Noob in NorCal

Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone.

Well, I just pulled my 225 slant six and tore it down—she's a boat anchor. The coolant leak in the #5 cylinder turned out to be a crack in the cylinder wall. The #4 cylinder is about to spring a leak in the same area as well. It's only bored 0.040" over but the water jacket is really rusty and full of scale. I'm on the hunt for a new engine now. That's how these things go. I should've known buying a van near Vegas was a gamble. Fortunately I still feel like a winner.