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When you seat your new valve cover there are a number of places that will catch the gasket and pull it out of place. I suspect this is a very big part of leaks after installation. Prior to putting any bolts back in, check the gasket seat all the way around the cover. This will require a drop light, an inspection mirror, and a limber body willing to perform all sorts of odd contortions. But if you entirely inspect the entire perimeter of the inner and outer portions of the valve cover. You should find any areas where The gasket became unseated. Unless you are very talented or lucky, you will snag some part of the gasket and pull it loose from the cover in some small area.
It could be avoided if you could entirely remove all the wiring and hoses, but you would have to dissemble half the car to do that.
I used bungees to hold them out of the way as best I could.
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