valve cover gaskets leaking....help plz

[blkstangman88]

so i found a leak comming from my pass. side valve cover gasket, right under the intake tube. my questiosn is, how does exhaust come out of the gasket unless a valve seal is shot? or am i just over worrying and just need to change the gasket?

 

[tomustang]

exhaust and valve cover? did you comfirm a leak of smoke for liquid?

if you have a smoking leak and you can see smoke comming from the back of the pass side head you may have a header-to-hpipe gasket leak or it's not tight enough

 

[blkstangman88]

no really, theres like a 1in spot right where the valve cover meets the head where exhaust is coming out. and its more tward the front. if exhaust is getting into the valve cover, what could be wrong?