[middknight1]

alright so continued to add coolant, heat the car up till the red light of death came on, let her cool a bit then popped the top on the exp tank, let her drain back into the engine, top off to the marks and repeat process. did that a few times she seems to be acting right. no more boiling, or the red light. will give her a test drive tonight after work. had to buy a new tire since the valve stem on the old decided to fail. can't wait to get her on the road for the final checks!!! the ignition coil was giving me my misfire on cylinder 2. she was cracked and the electrodes were in pretty bad shape going into the coil itself. wire electrodes seemed fine but that definitely was not the issue there. i will let everyone know how the drive went. thanks again for everyone's input, advice, and recommendations.

edit: still don't get the large fan to kick on. i know there is a thread around here somewhere....already replaced the sensor on the flange, anything else cheap and quick i should check before replacing the fan unit?