[DeTomaso] Oil dipsticks that can actually be checked!

[Ed Pike]

Someone correct me if i am wrong....

Pantera s are running a stock 6? Quart pan or an aftermarket 10 quart pan.
Drain the oil, replace the filter, put the correct amount of oil in it (6
or  10) , run it for 10 minutes , let it sit for an hour, check the oil
level with the current dipstick and mark that level on the stick??

To save yourself from dropping the pan.

Thanks,

Ed.....
That's cool.  That¹s what I was talking about.

Now, you need to show the length from where the dipstick tube enters the
block.  You can't go by the total dipstick length, since the tube length
could vary ­ especially with a non-Ford dipstick like the Lokar.

--
Will

From:  Mike Drew <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
Date:  Monday, March 4, 2013 11:38 PM
To:  Will Kooiman <will.kooiman at gmail.com>, <coxmichaelt at gmail.com>,
<detomaso at poca.com>
Subject:  Re: [DeTomaso] Oil dipsticks that can actually be checked!


In a message dated 3/4/13 19 37 18, will.kooiman at gmail.com writes:


> My point is you don't need to remove your pan.  You just need the proper
> length for any 351C.


>>>You need the proper length for any 351C mounted in a *Pantera* (which
discounts all the front-engined cars, and those Panteras which still have
incorrect dipsticks).

I actually performed this experiment a few months ago, shot photos, did a
writeup here and posted links to them in my POCA album.   You can see how a
Mustang dipstick, too-long Pantera dipstick, and proper-length Pantera
dipstick compare, here:

http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=36086

The full mark should be just under two inches below the bottom of the crank
throw, with the block level.

Mike


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