I wised up and stripped the van of useful stuff i added, then sold it to a kid with the problem fully disclosed for cheap. With the body rust it made the most financial sense. He intends to ride out the inspection sticker adding coolant or water i guess.

I then replaced the van with an identical chassis 3500 same year, but powered by a traditional 350 5.7 that is a lot more reliable.

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