sorry but im being a smartazz here but for the record its just a "water heater"...if it was a "hot" water heater there would be no need to heat the water cuz its already "hot" im not hating or talking shet but in school they pounded that into my bird brain so...

and hope everything works out for you bud

 

Just to fill everyone in and thanks again for the input!

I took off the crankcase cover and found that the oil level viewing window was intact but had been pushed inward and inside into the oil pan. The viewing window has a thick rubber ring around it that presses into the circular area on on the inside of the cranks case. Check out the pic...
Anyway after i got everything cleaned up, i was able to press the viewing window back in using some wood to put pressure on it. Seems like it is snug and definitely going to skip the jb weld unless i have some issues once i get it running.

Cleanedup the outside of the cover with some brake cleaner and wiped clean. Still have several things to fix.

Weird problem but think it is good to go now...knock on wood