my vote is for rambler mentality. retorque the head, get the lower hose fixed, refill with coolant, and keep an eye on the water level, plugs, and oil. i had that happen once before. i had to be driven back to my house to get truck/trailer for casper. i had driven about 5 miles with it dry. everything ended up just fine. they are a very tough motor really. hope you got lucky. why tear it down if you dont got to? dave stohler www.picasaweb.google.com/das24rules _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com