you can see where the upper hose goes into the motor some dried anti-freeze. So I am assuming a leak here. I thought about going to the scrap yard and picking a replacement piece and seeing if that solves the leak issue.

I did replace the stat... what a nightmare. Had to remove the upper cover so I could remove the fan, all radiator hoses, oil dip stick and then I could remove the thermostat cover with 2ft. of extensions. Hard to put in and get out...

Today is seems to be running ok.. just want to make sure I did everything right so we don't have any other issues with this car.

Craig