Got her all back together and fired her up to find an oil leak at one of the pushrod tubes. I found a damaged o-ring that most likely happened when disassembling the heads. I installed a new o-ring but not exactly the same size and it reduced, but didn't stop the leak. I'll be ordering a set of new o-rings to match the originals. It's an easy install so no worries on that. I decided to run her up and take her flying and have some good news. After the 3 angle valve job, I increased my static rpm by a whopping 100rpm! Takeoff and climb is really exciting :) I didn't notice any improved performance at 3000ft however, but having more torque on takeoff is plenty worth it! I still have noticeable blow by that needs to be reduced and will be tackling that next. However, UL does make note on their website that as oil temps and rpm increase, so will blow by, so this may actually be somewhat normal with the high cruise rpm that I am using (3000-3100). Still, I'd like to reduce it to a bare minimum. I'll be posting a video of her running on the UL Community Facebook page.
