[frank]

Dave,

IF I spilled any oil... and I maybe I did, it wasn't a quart of oil. I will investigate that possibility further though. My motor is so clean and dry right now (aside from the current leak) that I can see everything.

When I removed the valve cover, it was full up to the top of the pushrod tubes with oil.

I let the motor drain overnight before I refilled it and I don't think 4.5 quarts of oil would have caused such an overflow. I even tilted and lowered the car in every direction to get the most oil possible out of it. I am baffled.

The motor has not been turned on since I first pulled it out 3 weeks ago, so I know this isn't a pressure leak. This is a gravity leak that I don't have a clue as to how it has happened. I should have gone with my original plan of using cheaper oil to flush it out but I guess I can now brag that I flushed my motor with 20w-50. Ugh!

Could it be that a pushrod did not seat properly? Based on the videos I took, they all seem to go straigh back.