Good plan, Hoss! One good thing will be, finding out what the causes of the problems are so you/we will know where to look when we have similar symptoms.
My bet is that you have two malfunctions going on at the same time. This is the toughest scenario to diagnose.
Carl

1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission