I may be way out of my (mind) league here but...Is the engine really ruined? I mean did you try to start it or did the freeze plugs just push out? Any damage to the block/head? If it's just the freeze plugs can't you just install new ones and start the truck up?!
~ Cosmo
1949 Chevy Half Ton
Rocinante, like Don Quixote, he is awkward, past his prime, and engaged in a task beyond his capacities.
"...my good horse Rocinante, mine eternal and inseparable companion in all my journeys and courses." ...Don Quixote, Cervantes
"If you come to a fork in the road, take it."...Yogi Berra
"Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength." ...Eric Hoffer
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