Possible blown head gasket, 01 hoe, 5.3

[Chads93GT]

So, drivers side, seems i found the source of my coolant leak. The pro's. If its blown its been blown for..........Ooooh 40-50k miles........drips a few drops of coolant over night. Never overheats, no coolant in the oil. Its simply a blown coolant passage. Or who knows.

Anyway, has anyone ever PAID a shop to do a head gasket? If so, how much was it. If you did it yourself, what are the tricks? I know 5.0 mustangs like the back of my hand, so i can do head gaskets in my sleep. However just like any other vehicle, there are always tricks to make the job easier, if you are experience.

Im just wondering how hard this is going to be leaning over the top of the fender...or should I just remove the fender

Anyway, any input is appreciated.

 

[Chads93GT]

one other thing, had the check engine light come on this morning, so i went to auto zone and had them run the code and it said knock sensor, #2 bank lean, or something.

Truck ran fine, was on the interstate, still had all my power, etc. No troubles. Bad gas in the tank possibly? chunk of carbon?

I did pressure wash the grease off the engine the other day, looking for the source of my coolant leak, and im wondering if I got something in the electrical sysstem, even though I avoided direct spraying contact on connection.