what is the deal with my 225 /six compression?

66_dart_270 said
the car had been sitting for nearly 6 years before i got it.. there is some oil coming out of the head around the 5th and 6th cylinders, at least that is what it looks like.. a small amount of oil.. and then the valve covers seem to be covered with oil.. is this normal? are replacing these gaskets reasonably easy with the correct tools?
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Replacing the valve cover gasket is pretty straight forward. But the early slant 6's also used spark plug tubes that seal with an O-ring around each tube. The spark plug actually holds the tube in and makes the seal. You may need to replace the tube seals also.