texasjohn
Super Member
Man, you have a puzzle...every idea I have you've already tried!
When you cleaned the block out, how did you do it? I'm a little surprised that your water pump was clogged up after you cleaned it.
I like to pull frost plugs and with the WP off and head off use a pressure washer to blow all the crud out. It nearly always takes a lot longer than anticipated to get it to run clear and debris free. There usually is the normal rust but also old gasket material, RTV etc etc. Yuck.