[DeTomaso] Correct amount of oil for an Armondo 10 qt pan.Oil Level / Oil Pan / Dipstick

[B Hower]

Oil Level / Oil Pan / Dipstick
>From the past, FWIW: I found measurements from 3400 dipstick tube ridge to full mark etc. And stick has the yellow paint ( indicating TSB revision was made ).
B Hower <b.hower3400 at yahoo.com>To:detomaso at realbig.com,asajay at asajay.comSun, Apr 15, 2012 at 1:39 AMAsa, I do have a DOAE-6750-A stick and tube -- it has full level lower than my Pantera set-up buy 9/16". I plan on pulling another from one of my cars. I have one that I know is factory, as I bought it new. My Pantera tube checks out per the Mike Drew 26" down to the top of the ridge ( using the Drew tape method over the outside of curve ) and 11 5/32" from bottom of ridge to the full mark on stick ( neither of these match the Larry Finch information ). The stick is yellow painted and 38" from lower side of cup to tip. If I put an O'ring on the tube below the ridge ( 1/8" thick -- and figure1/16" pan gasket ) my Pantera full mark is equal to 4.5 qts in my D7AZ-6675-BA OEM oil pan ( standard Torino 5qt pan ). It is 7/32 below the top surface of my Pantera pan baffle ----- 9 qts puts oil level 5/16 above the top surface of the baffle ( maker of my pan is unknown to me ).  Where to have the static oil level is a mystery to me at this point --- as I don't know how to figure the amount of oil that will always be in engine, filter etc at speed. I believe that 5/16 below top of baffle would be good and possibly the 9 qt level would drop ~1/2 inch to there when running. Bud #3400
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   Oil Level / Oil Pan / Dipstick
   From the past, FWIW: I found measurements from 3400 dipstick tube ridge
   to full mark etc. And stick has the yellow paint ( indicating TSB
   revision was made ).
   B Hower <b.hower3400 at yahoo.com>
   To:detomaso at realbig.com,asajay at asajay.com
   Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 1:39 AM
   Asa,

   I do have a DOAE-6750-A stick and tube -- it has full level lower than
   my Pantera set-up buy 9/16". I plan on pulling another from one of my
   cars. I have one that I know is factory, as I bought it new. My Pantera
   tube checks out per the Mike Drew 26" down to the top of the ridge (
   using the Drew tape method over the outside of curve ) and 11 5/32"
   from bottom of ridge to the full mark on stick ( neither of these match
   the Larry Finch information ). The stick is yellow painted and 38" from
   lower side of cup to tip. If I put an O'ring on the tube below the
   ridge ( 1/8" thick -- and figure1/16" pan gasket ) my Pantera full mark
   is equal to 4.5 qts in my D7AZ-6675-BA OEM oil pan ( standard Torino
   5qt pan ). It is 7/32 below the top surface of my Pantera pan baffle
   ----- 9 qts puts oil level 5/16 above the top surface of the baffle (
   maker of my pan is unknown to me ).

   Where to have the static oil level is a mystery to me at this point ---
   as I don't know how to figure the amount of oil that will always be in
   engine, filter etc at speed. I believe that 5/16 below top of
   baffle would be good and possibly the 9 qt level would drop ~1/2 inch
   to there when running.

   Bud #3400