Like I said in the original post there is no indication of anything leaking above the pan gasket - it's all completely dry. But then again we haven't started the car so we might discover leaks when everything is under pressure. The leaks I have now are just when sitting in the garage.
I'm still looking for an answer to the original question: when a torqueflite is properly filled, is the pan gasket below the level of the fluid in the pan area?
