So to add to the sad tale, after the new rad, oil. filter, stat, hose, hours of labour, took her for a short spin, worked great, sounded good.
But then the rad was building big pressure, boiling and bubbling in the run off jar with a strong smell of gas. Stopped after five minutes added some water, drove and parked. Maybe fifteen minutes slow driving.

Went to start it, had to wait a half hour after many attempts she finally went.
Drove three miles back home, cracked the hood.

Oil cap had a foamy sludge build up already, so did the stick, didn't take a brain to figure out there is a major prestone internal leak.

Out the bucks for two jugs of prestone, 50 buck oil change... ruined. A brand new rad in a crap engine.

Priced a head gasket set, and just a head gasket... but is the head warped, will it need planing... most likely ... and so on

Son of a B.tch.

Found another 2.0L standard... 675 bucks taxes in plus shipping.

215,000 k, been in the truck, in the yard since June 2005.

If this engine is any good, will the sitting for years screw the head gasket... OR anything elsed?

Thought to add another chapter . Oh my.