Just one post I searched and found goes all around the specifics and seems inconclusive

Tell me what you know about this motor.

Looking at one that I believe has suffered a head gasket issue in the past (maybe but no records) and now has a slight oil leak from up high somewhere around rear of Valve covers (maybe). Still trying to find exactly where its coming from. Very hard to find it but have had it on lift cleaned and run hard a few times but small amount only seen around rear valve cover. But puddle about 3 inches diameter found under it where it had been sitting a while. Perhaps some had collected on the plastic belly pan and leaked afterward but now we have removed the belly pan and can't seem to get it to drip for us.

I say and conclude it may have had a Head Gasket job because it has a brand new Water pump (as well as many new hoses) on it. Some evidence of valve covers and head being removed (tranny dipstick not completely buttoned down the block). Also a dirty line around the inside of the coolant recovery tank but no oil in coolant (currently has wrong coolant in it but it is real fresh wrong coolant). But there is just a grunge line where it probably had some at one time and was not completely cleaned out.

Oddly, and probably not related, it appears to have a new Power Steering box (Remanufacture sticker on it)

Does not smoke, runs at normal temps and runs strong.

Also would like to know what else to look at while in there on these motors.

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