3800 series iii

Hello all, I'm doing a head gasket replacement on my '07 Lacrosse with the 3800 in it. I've gotten pretty far: I've removed the bullet dog bone mounts and pulled the engine forward with a ratchet strap for a little more room. I'm also having trouble getting the back three sparkplug shields and...

So today after dealing with continuous feeding my car antifreeze, and not having heat (although intermittently it'd work) in -25 degree weather (gotta love to hate Wisconsin), a buddy checked the hoses and immediately (what's I believe is to be) the tranny coolant line, smaller set of two lines...