Bitter taste of defeat! So much coolant in the oil pan.

Ha! No, I poured water into the thermostat hole.
I ordered composite gaskets - didn't want to do this yet again.
Will check compression when I put everything together, to be sure.

Regarding pulling the pan, I suppose that will be the next step if it still seems to be leaking after I put the intake back on with the new gaskets. It's a pain in the neck with the engine in the car and... stupid me - I put the center link back and gear arm back on after re-installing the pan the other day. Oh well.