Quote Originally Posted by stephen
appeciate the tips. I think someone over tightened the pan & caused the edge to bend. it has a rubber gasket...not cork so i'm sure that's not the issue. i'm going to pull the pan from the old tranny & put it on the new(er) one & see if that helps.

I was hoping any of those weren't the problem. that pan is a pain in the ass to remove...no drain plug FTL! well...we'll see what happens tomorrow!
Throw the rubber gasket away. They will never seal. Get a duraprene pan gasket and don't over tighten it.