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Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich
Seal conditioner is useless. It just swells the seals temporarily. You can do that with a pint of DOT 3 brake fluid. It will probably do nothing at all. It may just hasten the need for an overhaul.
The lip seals I referred to are inside.
Warm the car up to operating temperature, get it to move, then put it in park on a level surface and check the fluid level, make sure that the fluid level is right on the "full hot" mark. Then let the car sit for a day or two. Check the fluid before you start it. Then start the car and immediately check the fluid level. Note the differences.
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Alan is correct, lip seals are probaly old and hardened up, causing a ton of oil pressure leakage. Time for a rebuild. I presume you did change the oil filter when you removed the pan as the stock style filter is easily clogged? If it's clogged, you'll hear a "screaming" noise when you start the engine caused by the pump and converter starving for fluid.