Brokenhead, what your saying makes a lot of sence. the last time i had the truck running and sitting at running temp was when the weather was still hot out. but the main thing im worried about is when i took the valve cover off i had milky oil coming out on top of the rockers and also on the dip-stick. maybe thats the case? is there anyway to check is?
if i do have to pull the head, i will most likely pull the rad, and one front fender, i dont think i can squeeze in there (im 6'3")
im just going to go get the truck up to running temp and see if i see a loss in coolant