Thanks Vince. Paragraph 2 of the original post

“ A couple of weeks ago the coolant level light comes on. I check it out but the level looks only a tad low. I top it off and keep driving. The light goes off. Days go by, I’m looking around on the ground and under the hood for signs of a leak but nothing visible. I know I need to dive into but my plate is overflowing so I top it off again when it comes on a few days later, and again a few days later. ”

It’s leaking out and reappearing in the oil system.

I don’t have the time or money to have new gaskets/engine.

In addition to the above, I discovered that the front drivers side control arm is about to snap and send the wheel into the wheel well.

The car will be sold for parts or worst case donated to the local public radio station through the Car Talk program.

If someone is in the Midwest (US) and wants to make an offer, send me a pm please.