A block from my house I look down and the temp needle is pegged. Immediately limp home, let her cool off, check radiator, it's empty.
(*edit: swear. a LOT.) Load up on coolant, start it, dribble dribble off the bottom of the block, hoses are all dry. Heater core appears fine.
Now, because I'm a slob, the engine is filthy, and now I'm getting all the "i told ya so's" from my buddies about why you need to keep everything clean... so you can pinpoint leaks. Yeah ok, I didn't clean things up and I'm a dumbass... moving forward...
What am I looking at as far as parts and labor (my own) to do this? Haven't had the pleasure before, so I'm going in kinda blind. What do I need to watch out for? What else should I do while I'm in there? Stuff/parts/mistakes to avoid?
Thanks.
*Note the "theft prevention" coating 😄