I am somewhat a good mechanic. I have a blown head gasket on my 2001 PT Cruiser, Im wondering how difficult it is to remove the head to get it checked out and then replace the new gasket. I have already had the timing belt and water pump replaced about 15k mi ago.

Have the top half of engine rebuilt. That depends on the shop doing it. It's a lot of work have to take top half of engine apart. Most likely a moderate amount of time

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There may be a good chance that the head gasket is on it's way out causing water to mix in the oil

Blown head gasket,here's how you repair.Here are the gaskets you will need.Here are your bolts.

have you burbed coolant system, or head gasket pressure is not sealing

either a rear end core plug or something else like a plastic housing around the back of the engine somewhere ,you will have to have a good look but if your not sure what your looking at then ask a local mechanic to have a look for you .

im guessing a pulley press, or is it the tensoner pulley, usually a rachet head will fit in there, or even a pry bar, if one of the pulleys r bad, what ever you do to get it off, then use a block of wood an a hammer to put new one on,

Check your oil dipstick for coolant, or a mucky substance. Your symptoms sound like a blown head gasket.

Likely it's not a head gasket (yet) You should check your fans to make sure they are coming on properly. check that there are no leaves or debris stuck between the radiator and the a/c condenser and that the radiator is flowing well.
Even though the engine is running well after it gets hot, it is not good for the head gasket and can cause it to fail...take care of the problem asap!!!

could be a bad alternator or battery, if by "the motor turns over somewhat" it sounds like it tries to turn over less and less each time you try. Even if it did start it wouldn't stay running with one of these problems.