thanks for all the help everyone!!

you guys have skills....called around to have one installed,lowest was 200 with labor and they do good work.They agreed immediately that it was a water pump issue.

So thanks everyone,I was really freaking about the bad head gasket...not that im out of the woods on that just yet,but at least for now ill sleep better knowing the fix may be a couple grand cheaper.Ill let you all know how it turns out.later