Referring back to my opening post, yes I have an oil leak and I inferred that my changes to the crankcase ventilation set up 'may' abate the chronic drip.
But, the meat of the story was that the leak caused my to review the PCV valve and the breather set up which was for the most part, ineffective.
The PCV valve was clearly undersized for the motor and the system had no source of fresh air intake for the PCV when it was under vacuum
If the system went to any positive pressure, there was nowhere for the pressure to go, except 'maybe' out the rear seal...TBD.
This was because the breathers were essentially caps in the valve covers due to the baffle design preventing the engine to breath under either pressure or vacuum.
Regarding my leak, the outcome remains to be seen as I am still waiting for parts to complete my PCV redeux. I will report back my findings in that regard in the future.
I am confident I will have a properly working crankcase ventilation setup shortly..
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