[DeTomaso] Dipstick length

[John McKee]

My tube is currently out and easy to measure...
Length from bottom of cup to block using a piece of twine along the outside 
of the curve was approximately 25-1/2".
The length from block to full line of my 39" (non-corrected) stick was 
11-3/4".

John
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "eldon hower" <e_hower at yahoo.com>
To: "detomaso_forum" <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 9:12 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Dipstick length


> 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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