Re: 427 dipstick question

In a message dated 8/23/05 7:25:51, dan_drury@midamcorp.com writes:

<< The next time you change the oil, put 4 quarts in and start the car and
let

it idle. Give it enough time to fill your filter and then stop the engine.

Let it sit for a while then check your dipstick and mark it so you will know

if your a complete quart low. Then I would add the fifth quart and run the

engine and stop it and record where "full" is. (Based on a 5 qt.

requirement)

>>>Ah yes, but that's the rub--I don't know what the actual capacity of this
oil pan is. Plus I have an oil cooler, remote oil filter, and with it quite a
few feet of oil lines.


>As far as the dipstick pushing up, I would check the PVC valve (already

mentioned) and then maybe consider setting an O-ring into the bonnet of the

dipstick. (I've never had to do that, but it might work for you.) >>

>>>Well, realize that the dipstick is hitting something inside the engine
(probably the windage tray). It used to go through it just fine, but over the y
ears has become bent and is now apparently striking it and turning sideways
instead of going through it into the oil. So the dipstick is being forced out
mechanically--that is, when it's forced all the way home there is some 'spring'
tension on it, and at the slightest bump it pops out again.

I'm going to investigate getting a Lokar dipstick, primarily because it's a
cable rather than a flat ribbon of steel and thus should be happy bending in
all directions.

Thanks!

Mike