[DeTomaso] Dip Stick Tube Leak Solutions??

[Garth Rodericks]

Scott,
   
  <<< One of the surprises during my recent engine rebuild was that this is a 2bolt main block, so obviously not original.>>>
   
  Not necessarily so. Panteras came with whatever DeTomaso had on hand from Ford. Some 
  were 4-bolt mains and many were 2-bolt mains. IIRC you had the correct engine number 
  stamped into the back of the block (didn't you?). No one would have bothered to duplicated 
  the engine number stamping unless they were building a concours stock restoration. And 
  since your car wasn't, I doubt anyone would have duplicated the number.
   
  <<< Besides not protecting the dipstick inside the block, this makes for a marginal dip stick 
  tube retention and if as I now suspect, the dipstick inserts 1/2" further into the block, it 
  makes the oil level appear to be higher than actual. With the Armando oil pan that was 
  installed with the recent engine rebuild that is a 10qt that is really a 9qt or whatever and 
  since I'm planning to install an oil cooler with that additional capacity, I should have no clue 
  how much oil is 'full'? >>>
   
  Actual capacity is determined by filling an empty pan, installed on the engine in a car sitting 
  on flat ground, with 8qts. of oil. Mark your dipstick. Add one additional quart, and mark the 
  stick again.   This is full. The first mark is the low mark. This should be only about 3/8" given 
  the sump area of the pan.
  Source: http://www.realbig.com/pipermail/detomaso/2007-November/091125.html
   
  Cheers!
  Garth

       
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