Jake tech, it had a wonky temp guage from day one. You could hit the dash adn it would drop to 80. Anyway my son was on a trip and the steel coolant line to res tank popped. He caught it, or so he thought. The repair was done and then on the next trip, the res tank cracked and bled out. I think the gasket was already giving way.

I personally drove the car 2.5 hours home from his college w/o a temp issue. The next tri[p he took, it broke down all the way down in Scranton. Res tank cracked again. .

I have never witnessed a blown head gasket that literally made the cooling system a pressure washer, spraying out the drain the minute you fire it up. Carelessness indeed.

The AC worked mint. New condensor in fact.

We'll get the last few bits off and momma says its out of the yard.