[DeTomaso] Dipstick length

[asajay at asajay.com]

It's my understanding that overfilling the pan on a stock 351C by one  
quart, making it a six-quart fill, will do no harm and in fact was  
what many racers of the time did, as it was found six quarts provided  
better protection in the corners.  It may be that the stick was marked  
differently for some.

The pan orientation on the Pantera is the same as Mustang/Torino/Galaxy/etc.

Asa Jay


Quoting eldon hower <e_hower at yahoo.com>:

> If my memory serves me correctly, Ford had 351C
> dipsticks marked two ways for Mustang/Torino from the
> factory. They were for 5 qt standard or 6 qt for (I
> think the Boss), both used the same oil pan and sump.
>
> Thus, if the Pantera was shipped as a 5 qt fill (as
> the technical information states) with oil/filter
> change, it would appear that an extra qt above full
> would be ok.  Or, was Ford causing a problem with
> their 6 qt system?
>
> Is the stock oil pan for the Pantera the same as the
> Mustang/Torino with the front sump and baffle? My 70
> Torino 351C 4V has a baffle that the sump sticks
> through. This baffle was not in all styles nor years.
>
> My #3400 P car has an aftermarket pan of unknown
> brand. I just measured the yellow handled dipstick and
> found a length from bottom (open end) of stop cup to
> tip of 37 7/8" long. It has some "S" type bends just
> below the cup, sooo I straightened some of this up in
> order to obtain the 38" desired length. Then I
> measured from bottom of cup to FULL mark (top of safe
> area)and got 36 3/8".
>
> To get a production Ford reference, I went to a couple
> of my Torino Clevelands and took some measurements.
>
>> From the bottom of cup to the full mark is 19 3/8" and
> the tube protrudes 8 3/16" above the block. This would
> leave 11 3/16" plus length of cup from block surface
> to the full mark. So plugging that into P car stick
> you get 36 3/8" minus the Torino 19 3/8" equals 17".
> Then adding the 8 3/16" to the 17" you have 25 3/16"
> for the P car tube length.
>
> Do any of you know if this length checks out close to
> any of the known tube lengths for the P cars?
>
>
> I have a bad ankle at present, so I didn't try to
> actually measure my P car tube length. But I hope this
> is of some use for reference.
>
> Bud #3400
>
>
>
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