Cracked cylinder head or bad head gasket what's my best option?

[JJMaine]

Awesome thanks! I'm going to give them a call tomorrow and see how fast they could get it done. If aim doing head gaskets I should probably have it done asap and not keep driving it like that.

If new engines were available I'd still go that route but if not I think it does make sense to save money and fix mine.

 

[JJMaine]

Do you guys think any damage has been done to the engine from me driving it so long with slight head gasket leaks? I never overheated the truck so I suspect it happened to the previous owner and he passed it on to me to deal with. Never had any milky oil and no misfire on start up until recently but I had always noticed white smoke from the exhaust when I started the truck from day one. It never smelled like burning coolant and I didn't have any noticable coolant loss until this past winter which I thought was seeping past the cheap hose clamps on the rad hoses.

I'm just worried about sinking money into it since it has seemingly been an issue for quite awhile.