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I am not worried so much about the gasket. I bought the thicker gaskets from 914rubber on eBay and the fit very snug although it is obvious I didn't have it seated correctly. The tension on the bale is very firm and not easy to remove once in place. I reseated the gasket / valve cover and nothing has leaked since.

I am more concerned tas to why oil filled the rocker box on the 0assenger side.

Thank you for the thoughts gentlemen. I have actually not done anything further with the issue as I have plenty of other things to get done on the car and it has given me time to think things through with all the feedback I am getting. Once I finish the carb and exhaust reinstall and maybe the sticky caliper issue I am going to figure out the oil leak issue... but it really ia leaning toward an overfilled scenario.

Thanks again to everyone for their feedback so far. I hope I can get this all cleared up by Thursday as we have an overnighter in Santa Maria with my Son's football team on Friday.