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Thank you guys very much for the very helpful advice. I really like the approach of belts and water pump then wait and see on the oil leaks. It at least will not grenade on me (from that) while I figure out where to go next with it.
I typically do a history report, but as this one was so cheap ($1200), remarkably rust free, started easily, and made no smoke, I have taken a flier. It shifts great and clutch feels fine. I figure worst case, I'm out a few hundred bucks if it turns in to yard art and I have to scrap it. Again, the goal is to have something my son and I can work on. My life experience is mainly Toyotas (MR2, Tacomas, etc) so this is some new territory. I'll post pictures when I get a moment. It came in to this world as a red car and has been rattle canned black along the way (looks horrible). Body panels are straight but it has had a slow speed right frontal collision that pushed the bumper back about an inch. Brakes were done last year. Motor mounts done a few years ago. Dash has no cracks. No tears in the front seats. Rears are trashed. Carpet is shot. Sunroof is being held on by 2 latches only.
I have borrowed a coolant pressure tester and will see if I can find the leak(s) over the next few days.
I'm an hour north of Atlanta, GA and summers are not kind to cars here.
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