[DeTomaso] "Dipsticks you can actually check" Final answer

[Will Kooiman]

Look at the bright side.

A new dipstick is a lot cheaper than buying a 15 qt pan.

The measurements need to go into the Pantera_Information.xls database.

--
Will





On 3/18/13 7:58 AM, "Rob Dumoulin" <rob at dumoulins.net> wrote:

>First of all a big thank you to all that offered assistance, especially
>Garth and Chuck. The dipstick tube from the vendor had to be trimmed,
>bent,
>and coaxed, but installed once I removed my valve cover. The upper
>mounting
>bracket is not in the right place, but I'll fix that later.
>
>If I had to do it all again, I would have made my own and used the
>information from Garth and Chuck as reference. I question why I pay a
>premium for  Pantera Parts from vendors that are not even close to being
>correct.  If I were to install as received and was reassured by the vendor
>that it was correct, I estimate it would have taken 15 quarts of oil
>before
>it registered on the dipstick which was over 5 inches too short.
>
>If you buy from a vendor like I did, make sure they check their
>measurements.  The only ones that matter if you are replacing both
>dipstick
>and tube are the distances with the dipstick fully installed in the tube
>from the flare that limits the tube depth into the block to the low and
>high marks on the dipstick. Make them measure before you buy and if they
>give you the answers they gave me, run away.
>
>Stock Dimensions:
>Length of tube below the ridge that bottoms out on the engine block:
>9-15/16"
>Length of tube, above ridge: 25"
>Total length of tube: 35"
>Tube diameter: 3/8"
>Full mark of dipstick: 11-9/16" below the ridge
>Add mark on dipstick: 12-3/8" below the ridge
>End of dipstick: 13-1/4" below the ridge
>Ford TSB calls for dipstick to be 38" - Measured from tip to the bottom of
>the handle 'cup'
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