blown headgasket was the right answer
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not sure why the blue looks so "baby blue" but it is ford blue - camera makes it look lighter.
Got it just about all back together, just gotta refab a new exhaust system!
![](http://www.rivercityrockcrawlers.com/gallery/albums/engine/DSC06500.sized.jpg)
I used arp head studs instead of bolts
my helper finishing up..
![](http://www.rivercityrockcrawlers.com/gallery/albums/engine/DSC06511.sized.jpg)