</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Originally posted by Axe Man:
<strong>Yep, no gasket. But before concluding the leak is from the pan I would totally clean everything first with a spray can of degreaser and then wash it down with water. Go for a few days and then check again.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">humm...cleaned the engine as you suggested...
peaked at it a few times the past couple days....

there seems to be...no leak <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="images/icons/shocked.gif" />
no pesky drip at all...will keep an eye on it a few more days see what happens.

could it have been icky stuff from previous leaks getting hot and dripping off?...engine was pretty goobered and the valve cover gasket was leaking badly