Well since friday night until sunday night, the headgasket was replaced. The problem was coolant being burned up since a month ago. But the vehicle was drivable in the meantime til I got it fixed today. Take her out for a five-mile test drive my operating temperature is around 199-201 still, sometimes hitting 205. After getting out, opening the garage, and sitting back in 210. Barely normal operating temperature. Coolant level is fine. Another problem is exhaust escaping between the manifold and head. Any reason why I'm running this high?
Not fun at all. Now I see why places charge $1000 to replace the head gasket.