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Since the starter wouldn't catch once you got near your house maybe it jarred the batteries and something went wrong in the battery box (check cables and terminals). Might be a good place to start.
Depending which configuration you have its either the turbo 400 or 4l80e. I see you are from Carlsbad, I used to live just on the other side of the mountain in Dell City, Texas
Get yourself a nice m109a3 shop van. We use our m35a2c up to altitudes of 12000 feet in New Mexico with no issues. I wouldn't worry about altitude with any of these trucks though.
Seems wierd too from a bad head gasket to belch coolant out the stack. I have normally seen head gaskets weep around the seams, and have coolant leak into the oil but never seen or heard of it coming out the exhaust. Once the heads are removed make sure to check the cylinders for cracks.
I might have head gasket sets too if you don't get a good price from suppliers, I will have to check though. Definately get the heads machined and tested, also have the exhaust manifold decked since it will be off for a nice flush fit when you reassemble. When we did the head gaskets on one of...
Don't bust country's balls, he is a vendor and might not actually know the difference. I would assume that's why he listed a phone number to call and talk to one of his guys that can tell you the difference.
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