[IHMIRAGES]

To those of you who replied, thanks - albeit too late. As this is my son’s primary mode of transportation to the local Jr. college, I needed to get it fixed quickly. After reading up on the head bolts and gaskets on AutoZone.com. (the Bolts are not reusable and the torque procedure is something out of the comic books), I convinced myself the best bet was to replace the head gasket and bolts. I did so over the weekend. Car runs good, heater works, no coolant issues and appears to have solved the problem – for now. I figured out why they named this car the “Mirage”, it just appears to be a car – it’s really a money pit.