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X3 on the distributor being 180 out. Did you have the distributor off?

If the motor was rebuilt by someone else I would check to make sure they put the oil galley plug back in it by the distributor. If you pull the distributor your can reach in with your finger and on the right side by #7 cyl oil galley you should feel a plug in there. If they rebuilt the engine...

If you go with RTV only I would suggest Right Stuff it is a very good sealant and it is ready to go as soon as you bolt down the valve cover. You don't have to wait for the sealant to set up. http://www.permatex.com/brand_right_stuff.htm

I would say put the sealant part towards the head as it will keep the gasket from slipping when you put the intake on.

If there was a threaded hole right in front of the distributor when you pulled it out that means the oil galley plug never got put back in. If you take out the oil pump gear and manually prime the engine you will see a huge stream of oil come out of that hole. If there is a hole there you can...

The oil galley plug by the distributor is internal and would not notice it unless you are priming the engine and look in the distributor hole. If not installed it just overflows into the lifter valley so you wouldn't know if its leaking.

Did you overhaul the motor your self. If you did or not check to make sure the oil galley plug by the distributor gear was put back in after the block was cooked. If you pull the distributor out you will be able to feel it to see if was put back in. Learned that one from experience.

Thanks abodyjoe for those articles. I have been fighting some timing issues with my dart so I will have to try some of their advice.

Put the same setup on my dart and I will never go back to linkage again.