Re: Re: 427 dipstick question

The spark plug boot works great. In addition to it we used a spring on the dipstick to hold it down. Drill a small hole in the dipstick handle and hook the spring under the bracket that bolts the dipstick tube to the engine. A lightweight carburetor return spring works good. Crankcase pressure pushes it up. Is your PCV operating properly?
>
> From: "STAN SIMM" <SSIMM@triad.rr.com>
> Date: 2005/08/22 Mon PM 08:34:45 EDT
> To: <MikeLDrew@aol.com>, <shelbymustang@carmemories.com>
> Subject: Re: 427 dipstick question
>
> Mike-Can't tell you about the dipstick but I can give you a simple tip for
> the future. To avoid regurgitating oil up and out the dipstick tube, help
> hold the dipstick in place by slipping an inverted spark plug boot over the
> dipstick tube. Then firmly seat the dipstick down into the inverted boot
> and it'll help hold it in place.
> Regards, Stan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <MikeLDrew@aol.com>
> To: <shelbymustang@carmemories.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 8:12 PM
> Subject: 427 dipstick question
>
>
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > I had a blast driving my Contemporary Cobra to Monterey this year, and
> > celebrated making it home unscathed by just nipping 145 mph on the 505
> before
> > turning off at my exit. Whee!!!
> >
> > When I parked in the driveway for just a moment while the garage door
> opened
> > (at midnight), several drops of oil, well, dropped.
> >
> > The cause is my dipstick. To put it plainly, it is totally screwed. It
> > bends in two planes; not only does it curve as a flat piece of metal
> normally
> > would, but it also curves sideways, which is almost impossible to
> conceive.
> >
> > Here's a photo to show what it looks like; this is shot looking straight
> down
> > at the flat surface of the dipstick:
> >
> > http://members.aol.com/mikeldrew/dipstick.jpg
> >
> > In fact, the dipstick doesn't even touch the oil; it appears to curve
> upwards
> > and to the left as soon as it enters the motor. So at oil change time I
> just
> > have to guess how much oil to put into the motor, never a good thing. It
> > also 'springs' back; when I seat it home, it meets resistance and as soon
> as the
> > engine starts, it pops back out about an inch.
> >
> > Well, apparently the 5500 rpm I was spinning on the freeway pumped a fair
> bit
> > of oil out the dipstick tube and all over the engine bay.
> >
> > So, the question is this--where the hell do you buy a new dipstick? The
> one
> > I have is marked C7AE 6750-A, and has been shortened and marked by
> somebody in
> > the past with a new 'full' mark considerably higher than the original one.
> >
> > So, what do I do now? I now haven't the slightest idea how much oil is in
> > the engine, and no good way to measure it. My oil pressure is still fine,
> but I
> > don't want to burn up a 427 for such a stupid reason.
> >
> > Any advice is appreciated!
> >
> > Mike
>
>

While we're on the subject of dipsticks, that reminds me of a nagging
question about Cobra T-Pans. Knowing that I may well be exposing my own
stupidity here: Using the correct length original dipstick, I can't get more
than 5-1/2-6 qts. into a Cobra T-Pan w/o it reading too full, even after
starting it and letting the oil filter fill up. I've tried this on numerous
pans w/the same results. These things were advertised to be 7 qt. pans,
right?
So, what's the straight scoop?
Regards, Stan
----- Original Message -----
From: <lmathias@bellsouth.net>
To: "STAN SIMM" <SSIMM@triad.rr.com>; <MikeLDrew@aol.com>;
<shelbymustang@carmemories.com>
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 9:35 PM
Subject: Re: Re: 427 dipstick question


> The spark plug boot works great. In addition to it we used a spring on
the dipstick to hold it down. Drill a small hole in the dipstick handle and
hook the spring under the bracket that bolts the dipstick tube to the
engine. A lightweight carburetor return spring works good. Crankcase
pressure pushes it up. Is your PCV operating properly?
> >
> > From: "STAN SIMM" <SSIMM@triad.rr.com>
> > Date: 2005/08/22 Mon PM 08:34:45 EDT
> > To: <MikeLDrew@aol.com>, <shelbymustang@carmemories.com>
> > Subject: Re: 427 dipstick question
> >
> > Mike-Can't tell you about the dipstick but I can give you a simple tip
for
> > the future. To avoid regurgitating oil up and out the dipstick tube,
help
> > hold the dipstick in place by slipping an inverted spark plug boot over
the
> > dipstick tube. Then firmly seat the dipstick down into the inverted
boot
> > and it'll help hold it in place.
> > Regards, Stan
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <MikeLDrew@aol.com>
> > To: <shelbymustang@carmemories.com>
> > Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 8:12 PM
> > Subject: 427 dipstick question
> >
> >
> > > Hi guys,
> > >
> > > I had a blast driving my Contemporary Cobra to Monterey this year, and
> > > celebrated making it home unscathed by just nipping 145 mph on the 505
> > before
> > > turning off at my exit. Whee!!!
> > >
> > > When I parked in the driveway for just a moment while the garage door
> > opened
> > > (at midnight), several drops of oil, well, dropped.
> > >
> > > The cause is my dipstick. To put it plainly, it is totally screwed.
It
> > > bends in two planes; not only does it curve as a flat piece of metal
> > normally
> > > would, but it also curves sideways, which is almost impossible to
> > conceive.
> > >
> > > Here's a photo to show what it looks like; this is shot looking
straight
> > down
> > > at the flat surface of the dipstick:
> > >
> > > http://members.aol.com/mikeldrew/dipstick.jpg
> > >
> > > In fact, the dipstick doesn't even touch the oil; it appears to curve
> > upwards
> > > and to the left as soon as it enters the motor. So at oil change time
I
> > just
> > > have to guess how much oil to put into the motor, never a good thing.
It
> > > also 'springs' back; when I seat it home, it meets resistance and as
soon
> > as the
> > > engine starts, it pops back out about an inch.
> > >
> > > Well, apparently the 5500 rpm I was spinning on the freeway pumped a
fair
> > bit
> > > of oil out the dipstick tube and all over the engine bay.
> > >
> > > So, the question is this--where the hell do you buy a new dipstick?
The
> > one
> > > I have is marked C7AE 6750-A, and has been shortened and marked by
> > somebody in
> > > the past with a new 'full' mark considerably higher than the original
one.
> > >
> > > So, what do I do now? I now haven't the slightest idea how much oil
is in
> > > the engine, and no good way to measure it. My oil pressure is still
fine,
> > but I
> > > don't want to burn up a 427 for such a stupid reason.
> > >
> > > Any advice is appreciated!
> > >
> > > Mike
> >
> >
>