So I had a few minutes this morning and finally pulled the valve covers off of ERA717 to have a look see after doing a compression test (all cylinders within 3-4lbs of each other) and shoving a video bore scope down the spark plug holes and finding nothing really out of place....
Besides a lack of a PCV system when I brought the car home (since added as I ordered two of everything by accident for my 69GT500

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Anyone see a problem here
Going to pull the intake later this morning and see what else I find.....
Bill S.