How full is my oil pan?

1970 TA said
I went through this exercise with my recent rebuild of my 340.
I have the Milodon #30935, 8 qt pan.
The photos are with the pan filled with 8 qts of water.
The water level is 4 inches down from the pan rail.View attachment 1715227004 View attachment 1715227005 View attachment 1715227006

Thank you that was exactly the answer and view I was looking for. I will definitely go ahead and put the 8th qt.
I'm going more by your description than the pictures because I can't get good contrast with my phone.

Jadaharabi said
j par are you over thinking things agin?

If you have the oil level at the rear seal your crank would be about half way under oil.
The farther the oil is below the crank the more power the engine makes.

But wouldn't that be well lubricated?