Blown head gasket or maybe something else?

I appreciate the instructions but I'm not sure it will matter. I attempted to turn it over today just to move the internals a little and when I turned the ignition started to turn over for about a second before the crank stopped turning. I tried to turn it clockwise by hand and it wouldn't budge but was able to turn it counterclockwise enough to know it wasn't locked up, so there is definitely water in one of the cylinders. Still doesn't explain the volume of the water coming out of the pan, but it tells me enough to know that replacing the engine with a decent used engine would probably be the best avenue. The only one I've been able to find is one with 250,000 miles on it, but supposedly has been checked out and runs good. That's a lot of miles on a used motor although prob close to the same amount that's on the one in the truck. Not many other options unfortunately, as far as motors go, other than ones that are twice the price all with at least 160,000 miles on them.

Hey Joe, hope you're feeling better man.
I came across some information and wanted to know if there was a way for you to verify.
As you're aware there is a Windsor and a Romeo version of the 4.6L. Evidentially the 1997 F150 4.6 L engines with 6 as the 8th digit on the VIN was built in Ontario, Canada and would be a Windsor engine (makes sense) and the engines with W as the 8th digit on the VIN means it was made in Romeo, Michigan (which makes no sense)
Is that accurate or would you know? Common sense says if the 8th digit is a W it would stand for Windsor, not Romeo.

Yes, it clarified what I'd found out, thank you.

I will keep you updated, thank you. The caveat appears to be how many bolts the flywheel has. Still amazed by Ford that there isn't a way to distinguish.