Hello from New Braunfels, TX

[whitesoc]

Welcome to the forum board.

 

[73vertproject]

Welcome to the club! As Cobra said, pull the dipstick out and take look. If it's all oil, you might not need to start with an engine rebuild (although with 210K, it's probably not far off, as you said.)

Take some pics and let us know what you've got, and please keep us posted.

Doc