RE: 427 dipstick question

I have always thought that the capacity of these pans was more than 5
quarts and would call Canton to find out. Our cars take 8 and my FE
Mustang with Cobra T pan takes 7 so I would not run it low.....Just my
take.

Gary Patterson
Sales and Public Relations
Shelby Automobiles, Inc.
(702) 942-REAL ext. 104
(702) 277-8430 cell
(702) 93-COBRA fax
garyp@shelbyautos.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Drury [mailto:dan_drury@midamcorp.com]=20
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 7:25 AM
To: MikeLDrew@aol.com; shelbymustang@carmemories.com
Subject: Re: 427 dipstick question

Mike....

Everything that has been mentioned seem to be good ideas, but one thing
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I thought of might help you a bit as well.

The next time you change the oil, put 4 quarts in and start the car and
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it idle. Give it enough time to fill your filter and then stop the
engine.=20
Let it sit for a while then check your dipstick and mark it so you will
know=20
if your a complete quart low. Then I would add the fifth quart and run
the=20
engine and stop it and record where "full" is. (Based on a 5 qt.=20
requirement)

As far as the dipstick pushing up, I would check the PVC valve (already=20
mentioned) and then maybe consider setting an O-ring into the bonnet of
the=20
dipstick. (I've never had to do that, but it might work for you.)

Dan


----- Original Message -----=20
From: <MikeLDrew@aol.com>
To: <shelbymustang@carmemories.com>
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 7:12 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=20
> 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=20
> normally
> would, but it also curves sideways, which is almost impossible to=20
> conceive.
>
> Here's a photo to show what it looks like; this is shot looking
straight=20
> 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=20
> upwards
> and to the left as soon as it enters the motor. So at oil change time
I=20
> 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=20
> 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=20
> 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=20
> one
> I have is marked C7AE 6750-A, and has been shortened and marked by=20
> 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,=20
> but I
> don't want to burn up a 427 for such a stupid reason.
>
> Any advice is appreciated!
>
> Mike
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