Ok, I did the cap/plug leak and found it only leaking a little, but lots was leaking out from a bad seal with the old black sealant.
I made two mistakes, first I took out the "screw/bolt" that holds in the exhaust rocker shaft. I tried so very hard not to remove it, but I think in the hot Texas sun I was loosing my mind
Anyway it bolted right back in, and the rocker arms line up just right for the tappets. Is the shaft threaded and do I really need to pull the cover again for this one?
The second issue, upon putting all the bolts into the holes after the silicone got tacky, one of the holes had a bit of machined metal partially blocking the bolt from going down. I have no idea what piece of metal it was, but it was machined and was near the cam on the intake side of the cam, near the right side rear chrome top cover bolt.
I suspect it was not loose, but attched to someting, everything torqued down strait. Any ideas on this one too from those more experienced with this engine?