I get a flare from 2-3 and 3-4 only under steady high acceleration. If I accelerate hard and let up before the shift point it doesn't flare.

Since your going through the trouble of dropping the pan, I recommend putting in a pan magnet which they started putting in for the later 98 on up models.

Where did you source your springs from?

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Ray
1998 Mercedes E320, 200K Miles
2001 Acura 3.2TL, 178K Miles
1992 Chevy Astro, 205K Miles