Advice needed: 413 and 727 leaks

[dnkjones@xxxx]

Hi 300 folk,

Well, the 413 transplant into my Pace Setter is one of those 'one step forward 
and two steps back' affairs. I finally got to where I could put fluids in it 
and two fairly familiar MoParly leaks immediately made themselves known.

1) The pushbutton shift cable where it enters the transmission housing. 
Where do you get a new O ring for the cable? Does that really stop the leak 
or are there tricks you have learned over the years to stop this thing from 
leaking?

2) The rear of the rocker covers, which are the old 4-stud variety that likes 
to 'canoe' when attached. Oil is pouring past the nice new cork gasket on the 
left rear corner. Should I go with a cast aluminum non-stock rocker cover 
set, or is there a secret 300 Club way to get the oil to stay inside the cover 
with the stock ones?

All advice gratefully gobbled up. Hope you all had a good Thanksgiving 
holiday.

Cheers,
Doug Jones
Boulder Creek, CA, just over the hill from Jett Ranch