[DeTomaso] 10 qt oil pans

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

Mike,

I always thought that the dipstick was too long, giving you too little oil in the pan. I have a description where an inch is to be cut out of the dipstick close to the handle.

Tomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
To: <JJD1010 at aol.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 4:38 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 10 qt oil pans


> In a message dated 8/18/09 19 09 44, JJD1010 at aol.com writes:
> 
> 
>> I am planning on changing my oil this weekend and I just want to be sure 
>> I 
>> have this right. I bought a used oil pan which I believe is a 10 qt pan.
>> When filling it with the new oil, I want to bring it up to the full mark 
>> on
>> the dipstick. This assumes that the dipstick is calibrated to have the 
>> oil
>> at the right level in the crank case to get the proper splashing, etc. 
>> Then 
>> after running the engine a bit, top it off to the full mark again. This
>> should be about 10 qts worth.
>> 
>> Yes?
>> 
> 
> Yes, but....
> 
> Yes, assuming your dipstick and dipstick tube are both the proper length.   
> The dipstick should be 38 inches, and should have a yellow handle 
> (indicating that it was either made to the proper length or modified to the proper 
> length by Ford).   The early cars had dipsticks that were about an inch too 
> short (meaning you would have too much oil in the pan).   Although the proper 
> fix for those cars is to cut the dipstick and braze another inch of material 
> in there, the other solution is to simply cut an appropriate amount from 
> the end of the dipstick tube, so that the too-short dipstick can extend 
> further into the motor.
> 
> Mike
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