[DeTomaso] really dumb question about oil

michael@michaelshortt.com michaelsavga at gmail.com
Wed Apr 11 08:27:09 EDT 2012


I think 6 with a filter change ( from my Mustang fuzzy memories)

Michael Shortt
On Apr 11, 2012 6:36 AM, "boyd casey" <boyd411 at gmail.com> wrote:

> How many quarts is a Cleveland (with a stock pan) supposed to take?
> Boyd
>
> On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 2:24 AM, Garth Rodericks
> <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>wrote:
>
> > Stock 351C dipstick tube measures...
> >  - 26" from end of tube to where it enters the block (plus or minus a
> > sixteenth as my steel tape didn't like bending around the radius, but
> it's
> > close enough )
> >
> >  - 3.375" from end of tube to rear edge of support bracket that bolts to
> > valve cover bolt
> >
> > Cheers!
> > Garth
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >  From: Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com>
> > To: Mike Drew <mikeldrew at aol.com>; garth_rodericks at yahoo.com; Pantera
> > List Serve <detomaso at realbig.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 9:51 PM
> > Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] really dumb question about oil
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > No, I have a Cleveland block, it's been bored and stroked to 408 with a
> > bunch of new stuff inside, but I remember the builder using my original
> > dipstick and tube from the original Cleveland block.
> >
> > I had kind of a "D'oh" moment a minute ago--all someone has to do is
> > measure from the tube opening (where the dipstick enters) to the front
> edge
> > of the bar that is welded a few inches down the tube (the bar is bolted
> to
> > the block and stabilizes the dipstick tube).  Since the end of my
> dipstick
> > tube was shortened, all I have to know is the correct distance between
> the
> > end of the tube and the leading edge of the bar, and it will reveal how
> > short my tube is (this has now moved into the "how can anyone resiste
> that
> > joke" territory...!)
> >
> > Anyone want to run out into their garage and take that measurement for
> me?
> >
> > Thanks a million,
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: MikeLDrew at aol.com
> > Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:36:40 -0400
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] really dumb question about oil
> > To: chrisvkimball at msn.com; garth_rodericks at yahoo.com;
> detomaso at realbig.com
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 4/10/12 17 24 24, chrisvkimball at msn.com writes:
> >
> >
> >
> > Do you know how long the dipstick tube should be from the top to the
> point
> > where it enters the block?
> > >
> > >>>Don't forget you have a 408 Windsor (right?)--everything is different
> > from a 351C....
> >
> > Mike
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