I want to ask him what he means by texting. Does he want to help?

You are old friends and know each other well. He already knows about you. If he wants to help you, he will pay attention to helping you. If he doesn't want to help, there will be no news. Of course, if you are both single, you can think about this problem from other angles. If it's not haha, it's probably better not to be too active, so don't ask anything anyway!