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

[David in Durango]

Guido baby,
I hope I didn't lead you astray . . . .

What matters is the oil level in the engine.  Ford engineers believe it should be below the crankshaft - whether you have a grandma oil pan or a he-man baffled racing pan.

IFF you have the correct tube length AND the correct dipstick length . . .fill till it reads full and you'll have what Ford intended.

Yes, you could be wrong. (Everyone has their own views on politics, sex, religion and oil level.)

cheers,

David
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Guido deTomaso 
  To: David in Durango ; panteras 
  Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 12:51 PM
  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Oil question at last resolved (I think)


  You imply any volume of oil is adequate, as long as 1/2" clearance is achieved to the crankshaft.

  No one has yet put 5 quarts in stock pan and measured the height relative to the pan rail, so we don't know how many quarts your 1/2" measurement would equate to.

  Also I'd suggest there's no value in keeping the oil within 1/2" of the crank ... better to hold a larger volume down low away from the crank than a small volume up high.

  Or so it seems to me, I could be wrong.

  GD




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  From: David in Durango <adin at frontier.net>
  To: panteras <detomaso at realbig.com>
  Sent: Fri, April 13, 2012 7:28:50 AM
  Subject: [DeTomaso] Oil question at last resolved (I think)

  It doesn't matter which oil pan you have or how much oil you put in it. (Opinion) 

  What matters is the oil level in the engine. (Fact)

  Since my Cleveland is on an engine stand with crankshaft installed I thought this a good time to see what was what.

  26" tube, 38" dipstick . . .  guess what?  Oil level is less than 1/2" below lowest level of crankshaft>>>just perfect.  (Fact)

  David in Durango
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