One thing about a fe engine--once you have the intake off theres only 10 more bolts in each head----
Even with your degree, I can tell you how to ventilate your engine so the slime doesn't collect and eventually mix with the whole
oil supply----so you might have to add a cup of green stuff semi annually, but you won't have any slime/sludge in your valve covers.
This same problem showed up at nite drags and changes to non finned valve covers corrected it---
Engines with the exhaust evaq vents/whisles and non finned covers didn't do it!!!!!