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I agree with patracy, you can spend way too much valuable time worrying about what it's going to take to fix a problem like this because of all the unknowns and all the work that it will take to figure it out and then the possibility of having to do the engine replacement anyway.
Pull the engine...
Looking at it some more I'm sure will render the same results, if the oil cooler isn't bad or leaking then the heads will have to come off, if the heads come off and it's a cracked water jacket then pulling the heads will be Alot of work for nothing!
Just trying to put this into perspective for...
You could fill your radiator and pressurize the coolant system, then pull the injectors,pull the fuel shutoff and hit the starter and see if any water comes out of the combustion chambers.
If you determine it's not the oil cooler then the heads may have to come off to track down the leak.
These are not wet liners so it's not that.
I think it could be: cracked head (water jacket), or a bad head gasket job.
But if the previous owner did the head gaskets because they were having the same problem, then I would be thinking cracked head.
If it was a bad oil cooler you would probably...