[DeTomaso] MORE dipstick confusion???

[Thomas Tornblom]

With a 4 degree tilt, the rear end of the crank sits about 3.5 cm lower 
than the front end, and it is that that sets the max oil level. Given 
that the dipstick is installed at the front, it would need to be the 
full 3.5 cm longer (if the pan is 50 cm, which is what I guess). So you 
you can not average the length, you have to go by the lowest part of the 
crank, which is in the rear.

Had the dipstick been installed in the rear, you could have used the 
same stick for both a tilt and level installed engined.

Cheers,
Thomas

2012-05-03 13:15, Mikael skrev:
> Forgive a late comer to this discussion, it may have been said before.
>
> 1. If 4 deg is 3.5 cm over 50 cm, then the effect is 3.5/2=1.75 in one end,
> right? And since our oil pick ups are in the same end of the engine as the
> dipstick, the effect is even less, maybe to be ignored?
> 2. All this about tube and dipstick length, all that matters is (with
> dipstick fully inserted) the length from the full mark on the dipstick, to
> the thick part of the tube (where it stops when you insert it in the block).
> That's how far it measures down in the block. What happens outside the
> block, a short straight tube like on my Longchamp or the long bent in the
> Pantera doesn't matter
>
> My Pantera dipstick is out at the moment, so if anybody has the measure
> mentioned in 2., let me know, and I'll compare.
>
> Thanks
>
> Mikael
>
> -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> Fra: thomas [mailto:thomas at hax.se]
> Sendt: 3. maj 2012 05:14
> Til: B Hower
> Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
> Emne: Re: [DeTomaso] MORE dipstick confusion???
>
> 4 degrees is about 3.5 cm in height over a 50 cm distance, or in Mikesspeak,
> 1 3/8" over a 20" distance, even though I noticed that his tape measure was
> showing both cm and inches. ;)
>
> Cheers,
> Thomas
>
> 2 maj 2012 kl. 23:24 skrev B Hower<b.hower3400 at yahoo.com>:
>
>> My DOAE Square Bore intake's carb. mounting surface is ~ 4 degrees --- low
> front.
>>
>> Bud #3400
>>
>>
>> --- On Wed, 5/2/12, Thomas Tornblom<thomas at hax.se>  wrote:
>>
>> From: Thomas Tornblom<thomas at hax.se>
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] MORE dipstick confusion???
>> To: detomaso at realbig.com
>> Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 1:14 AM
>>
>> 2012-05-02 01:01, MikeLDrew at aol.com skrev:
>>> Hi guys,
>>>
>>> Larry Finch was kind enough to mail me what is purportedly an original
>>> standard Mustang 351C dipstick and tube.   Although the tube and
> dipstick were
>>> both a bit mangled, I was able to get them installed.
>>>
>>> Imagine my surprise when I discovered that the dipstick extended
>>> much further into the oil pan than even the too-long Pantera
> dipstick????
>>>
>>> Check out all three side-by-side here:
>>>
>>> http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=36086
>>>
>>> Now I'm REALLY confused!
>>
>> Isn't this due to the tilted install in a Mustang? The front of the
>> engine sits higher, which necessitates a longer dipstick to reach the
>> oil level.
>>
>> So even the too-long Pantera dipstick appears to compensate slightly
>> for the level install in a Pantera, but apparently not enough.
>>
>> Does anyone know the tilt angle of a standard Mustang engine?
>>
>>>
>>> Mike
>>
>> Thomas
>>
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