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

[Mike Drew]

Beating this dead horse to powder, but….

Here is a pic I took of a Pantera block with Pantera dipstick installed in a Pantera dipstick tube. Shiws the dipstick relative to the forward main journal cap:

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Mike

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> On Jul 18, 2022, at 09:15, B Hower via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
> 
>    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
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