Sweet! I just got a call from the dealership, they are going to cover the repair fully! On top of all of that, they had most of the parts in stock, so they are going to start the work immediately and I should have my truck back by Tuesday! I guess I'm pretty excited, it should be sweet to have a brand new engine. I hope whatever defect they originally had, got fixed in this new block. Thanks for the encourgement guys! It's still to be determined what the long-term plan for the VX is, but for now its going to be back on the road!!

PS -- the dealership is Lupient Isuzu in Golden Valley MN. THey have been wonderful to deal with.. much nicer then any of the domestic dealerships I've dealt with in the past.