Well its been a few weeks... I'm getting better. Nothing is cancerous, and my health is okay. They put me back on anti-biotics, but they make me feel awful.

As far as the truck goes... Apparently the engine had sat a while and got water (condensation possibly) in it. So there was a rust ring around the #1 and #6 cylinder which now needs to be stripped... The shop that has the engine is quoting me $5000 to fix the new engine and put it in the truck... And thats if nothing else is wrong.

They had to pull the head already. Now they have to pull the pistons, put in new rings, new rod bearings, mill the head, do a valve job, ball hone the cylinders, and put it all back together with new gaskets. I'm at a loss, between the engine, the repairs, and the downtime, its gonna be well over $10,000.

The only silver lining, and its certainly not a good thing, is that with my grandfather passing, he left his sons a small amount of money. Hopefully that will cover the costs to repair the truck. Again... Definitely not a great thing, but it is what it is.

Thanks for the prayers guys, I know its not much, but it really did help me, even if it was just moral support.

 

Glad to support you with prayer and glad all came out fine, sorry to hear about your engine

 

sorry to hear about the truck and grand pa but glad to hear your on the road to good health

 

Hope all gets better.

 

hope everything works out for you man sounds like you had a rough time of it good luck with your truck and hope through all you have been through you have a safe and good thanksgiving

 

We'll keep you in our prayers. Stay strong man