tim,
I kinda got crosseyed trying to visualize the problem
Here's a thread, albeit kinda aged that describes one set of fixes for the Moroso pan:
https://www.ffcars.com/threads/coyot...ch-oil.411226/
It sounds like the opposite of your problem if I read your original post correctly.
If the dipstick seats on the Coyote block, full should be full. If it seats on the pan, all bets are off unless it bottoms out on the baffle as described above.
Not having a Coyote it's hard to visualize, but I hope this gives a little help,
Tom