Well, when I bought the car I noticed that it had a 3/09 inspection sticker on it, the thing about that is I bought the car in June I believe, so it obviously didn't have an "up to date" sticker... I don't know when that tool Wally bought the car or how long it had been on his lot.

Anyway, after I drove it home... I noticed the temp gauge moving quite a bit, so after some consulting I went and bought a block tester from NAPA.. Sure enough blown head gasket... Had to buy a head from Woodfins, spend $500 getting that head into shape, then paid someone to do the install... While he was doing the work, he noticed that neither the check engine light OR the oil light came on for the bulb check (guess i just didn't even think to look for that)

Wally claimed he had the car at 2 different mechanics which he claimed he used on his personal vehicles, and both of them gave him the thumbs up on the ride. I dunno, maybe it's just me but if I was looking over a car for a dealership I think I would have noticed something like that, or at least noticed the temp gauge acting like it was. After talking to Wally's dumbass he agreed to pay the labor for the install but left me with the cost of the head and all the costs from the machine shop... I hate that fucking guy with a passion.

I guess I will pull the cluster out and see if someone did pull the bulbs. Suppose I should get the car scanned to see what codes are actually thrown. Wouldn't surprise me if the belt was put back on wrong after the head and gasket install, I've come to doubt that person's ability. Thanks for all the help.