Buick Nailhead MYSTERY oil leak SOLVED!! Someone forgot something!

We've been battling a mysterious oil leak on the 1958 Buick Special's 364 nailhead V8 since it showed up. We finally narrowed it down to a possible head gasket failure! Oh no!
But wait... could it be possible to repair a head gasket leak using only a valve cover gasket and without a major tear down? Say it ain't so!
Check out the results!
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[@ElvinLeadfoot]

You fixed her! Without it being a chaos mess:) Hoooray:) You’d be a good trucker:) Great Lakes steel hauler

[@itseithergonnaworkoritaint7852]

Nice, brand new used.😎👍

[@gerardtrigo380]

If memory serves, the factory manual on the Buick engines required a retorque of the heads as part of the1,000-mile service on new cars. I can't remembers if that model required a check of valve lash at 1,000 miles. I imagine that requirement would be needed on a rebuild also. I was a young mechanic in the early sixties and stopped turning wrenches in the mid-seventies after putting myself through college. I would suggest checking the head bolts on the other cylinder bank. I have seen those valve covers destroyed by people being too aggressive on tightening those bolts. Old AMC V8's, (287 and 327) valve covers.

[@ElvinLeadfoot]

Yeah - it’s dry Not leaking The Head Bolt is tight now:)