[DeTomaso] Oil question at last resolved (I think)

[Christopher Kimball]

The top was cut off because we thought the dipstick was too short because it had broken and was shorter than it was originally.  Didn't know the break and subsequent repair actually meant that the dipstick was then the correct length!

Chris

> From: shawkins777 at comcast.net
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:20:51 -0500
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Oil question at last resolved (I think)
> 
> Chris
> 
> Which end of your dipstick tube was cut off?
> 
> Steve
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
> Behalf Of Christopher Kimball
> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 1:01 AM
> To: Pantera List Serve
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Oil question at last resolved (I think)
> 
> 
> 
> Thank you to everyone who helped me with my dipstick/oil question. After
> reviewing all the information, here's are the conclusions to which I came:
> 1)  My dipstick tube was originally 26" or so, because mine is now 25" or
> so, after being shortened.
> 2) because my dipstick was broken and then repaired, it has always been the
> correct length of 38," tip to the base of the cup
> 3) My Armando oil pan is a 10-quart
> 4) Others' tube-end-to-bracket length are somewhere between 3.5" and
> 3.75"--mine was 2.5" which corroborates the notion that my tube is about 1"
> too short
> 
> So, I made a new "full" mark on my dipstick one inch above the original full
> mark This then showed, guess what, that I was low on oil! I added three more
> quarts, for a total of 9 quarts.  At this point, the oil level was slightly
> higher than the new "full" mark I added to the dipstick. This should mean
> that "full" now means 9 quarts.  If I'm off a little, I think I'll be safe,
> since I'll have a little leeway either way.  Since it's too late tonight to
> start the car, in deference to the neighbors, I won't know until a day or
> two from now what will happen when I fire her up--hopefully not a smoke
> show! The only nagging question I now have is: what kind of damage might I
> have caused on Tuesday driving 30 miles each way to and from my front-end
> alignment shop, while being at least 3 quarts low!  The good news is the oil
> pressure registered between 35 and 65 lbs (idle to freeway speeds) the
> entire way (the same as always), and nothing weird happened during the
> trip... Sincerely, Chris
> 
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