I don't think I have cracked head gaskets either. The exhaust is clean, I'm not losing coolant, and there's no oil in the radiator. I'm not planning on junking the car, just trying to scope out how bad the damage is. From what you say it sounds like it's not so bad and there would be plenty of people will to pay me a couple of bucks and take it on (especially considering it still runs great and I just took it over the pass a month ago). Can you belive the mechanic had the gall to write "This is a bad car" on the insepction report? It took great restraint for me not to call him up and threaten him.
Thanks.