i priced the thermostat and head gasket(s) today. both together would be under 100$ but i am still unsure on what i'll need to repair it.
obviously i'm going to need some special tools to do some of this work so i need to keep that in mind too. $$$
unfortunately the trans in my focus is slipping now so that will prolly slow my progress down a good bit
. i hope to have pictures up by this weekend