[Mike_The_Grad]

Thanks Aussie
I'll be alright. I was fine before I met her, I'll be fine after. 6 years is some time invested though.

I appreciate all the input. I think I might have a air bubble trapped in my cooling system as my temp gauge looks to be reading a lil different and if I remember correctly this was an issue I had a long time ago. One way I fixed it was to back my truck down one of the loading docks behind the grocery store and pop the cap on the radiator. 2 big gulps of air came out and after that i was fine. I am running tap water in the block. How long would be considered long enough before i switched back to dexcool? I do have the brand new EPS manifold but that's the only aluminum component of my setup. I dont have a heater core installed. I need to get the leaks fixed before that can go back in.