[DeTomaso] Oil dipsticks that can actually be checked!

[Rob Dumoulin]

Me again. I bought a tube from a vendor and besides the fact that it is a
used handle welded to a used speedo cable welded to a used dip stick end
and costing a premium, the length is a good 5" shorter than my original
one.

That 5" is measured from where the tube enters the block to the end of the
dipstick. You guys said original was off,  but that far?  Does anybody have
the right answer to the following question:

How long should the dipstick extend into the block past where the fill tube
leaves the block? If I knew that answer I could tell if the vendor's
contraption is right.
On Mar 4, 2013 11:42 PM, "Will Kooiman" <will.kooiman at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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