Extremely likely that your leak is from the valve cover gasket.

There is NORMALLY no contact with the push rod tube seals for a routine
valve job.....

I would bet that the valve cover gasket isn't seated properly in the valve
cover. I sure hope that they used new ones and not just shoved the old ones
back in too....

Collie

----- Original Message -----
From: "James Juniper" <jamesandjennifer@NT.SYMPATICO.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 9:26 AM
Subject: Oil Leak Over Heater Box

Hello,
I Just got my 81 Vanagon back from the shop where I asked them to do a valve
adjustment. They did and it runs fine but I found today that oil is dripping
from somewhere over the right (if your looking at the back of the van)
heater box. Over night this added up to a spot the size of a pie plate. Is
this likely the valve cover gasket? Or those push rod tubes that seem to go
all the time? I'm going to take it back Monday of course, but want some
leverage if them tell me it was nothing to do with the valve job. Any advice
from the pros?
Thanks,
James in Yellowknife