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Another thing you need to look at is the adjusters. When you adjust the valves, the adjuster should have 1 or 2 threads showing on the underside of the rocker. Much more or less than that and you will need new pushrods.

I use this chart and it works well for me. Rotate the engine until the intake valve opens and then starts closing on cylinder #1. Once it closes you will be on the compression stroke. Start watching the piston and when it reaches the top you should be at 0* TDC on the balancer on cylinder #1...

I agree with Dano, back off all the adjusters and they should drop down.

I see what you are saying. For some reason the last sentence in your statement above threw me off a little. And I do agree what you are saying about the timing marks, forget them. Go by what the degree wheel indicates. This statement cleared up a lot for me in cam design: "I think you are...

He said dot to dot it went in at 102* and he had to retard it to get 106*.

I am running those covers on my smallblock. I had that problem also. The problem was the baffles that come with the valve covers has 3 holes for screws to attach it to the cover and for some strange reason there is an extra hole right where the oil filler hole is on the cover and the oil goes up...