1. IMO it's not worth the effort to just fix either the gasket or cracked head with 238K on the engine. I would check into a low milage import engine from Rising Sun or others in the SoCal area. Either way your looking at 2-3K,
Labor is the killer for old trucks.

2. The truck is not worth much to start, you might get 2K if it didn't have the engine problem. I know your going to be honest otherwise bad things will happen to you in the future <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Gas is $3 a gallon and if you commute that's got to be hurting your wallet. Time to break out the buzzards <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/evil.gif" alt="" />