Already in top of that. Have a new one already presoaked in 303 Protectant and new thermostat with housing since I cracked the old one getting the hose off.
Thank you for the link. I've literally done almost everything except yank out the water pump out after all the bolts were loosened. I was just asking really if anyone knew the best way to physically remove it from it's mounted position once you do unbolt it. I think the best option is gonna be by removing the harmonic balancer which you can rent the tool from an auto parts store for free with a deposit. I don't think the other 2 methods I suggested would be logical. So I technically have almost done about 50% of the repair. But since I didn't have the right tool I had to put it back together.
When I get the tool I think I'll make a video since there is none available anywhere and not even posted in any forum.