Royster,
Hey buy with my own truck (and car issues) with the ice and snow, and 1 degree cold last week: bees needed feeding, etc.
Guaranteed your issues are seal related I had to push mine down till they "popped" on. If they aren't secured it will still use oil. When you do the gasket retorque, push them down tillthey don't rotate easily (w/o using pliers). They may need a few miles to reseat. The vibration is Good To GO now? Great post! BTW. Your other forum?