BTW.. i was watching a guy build a 727 last week on youtube and for the pan gasket he smeared wheel bearing grease on the trans and pan with the gasket in between.... swears it will never leak.. i might try that... i already do that for carb gaskets (they never stick and can be reused many times)
I pulled the pan off my fargo 6cyl. New gasket greased on both sides. Had it off a couple times to get residual sludge out of the engine. Came apart easy.