65 Barracuda daily driver

I would not trust all the paper towels are out, stick a bore scope in the distributor hole and look.
Or just buy another intake gasket.

I did go in there with a borescope. It's all clean now, but I wasted so much time with that. Currently just waiting for another 90 degree for the heater hose and I still need to re-connect the throttle and kickdown cables. And the fuel line. Probably something else. I'm an independent contractor and right now I'm busier than I have been all year. I wish I could work more on the car, but making money that I then can spend on the car has priority haha.