Just pulled the 'stick out of my '61 NYer, because it was here. It's about 26 1/4" long, the stopper is anchored at around 23 1/2". It's sort of a cup-shaped affair. George Riehl once told me their was a small freeze plug available that made for a decent replacement...just make a hole in it. Maybe yours just fell off. It fell off my G's stick, too. Andy --- john_nowosacki@xxxx wrote: > Sounds like a classic case of blow-by to me. > How old is the engine? Ever been rebuilt? > If it has the California PCV, the hose will be > attached to the balance tube > between the rams (which will have a nipple for the > hose that non-PCV valve > cars won't have. The valve itself will be in the > passenger side rocker > cover near the back. > I suppose any of us with G's could measure the > dipstick from our cars and > let you know the particulars, but I don't know off > the top of my head. > John > G vert > > -----Original Message----- > From: Myles Wallace [mailto:myles1@xxxx] > Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 7:26 AM > To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [Chrysler300] 300 G motor oil questions > > > A couple general and specific questions regarding > engine oil for my 300 G > project. > > I changed the oil recently with 5 quarts of 10W/40 > -- any thoughts on the > grade which is recommended? > > The oil tube and stick do not appear to be original > (no stopper on the stick > like the transmission stick). What is the factory > length of the stick? Any > channels into where one (used, or repo) can be > acquired? > > Lastly, I have an oil leak and it appears to be > coming directly from the > filler cap. With the oil change I cleaned the cap > and resoaked it in oil. > What could be causing a decent amount of oil lose > through the cap? > - Could it be air coming through the stick > tube described above? > - What about a bad PCV value (frankly I > can't seem to locate one > --- do these 413 max wedge cross rams have one?) > - Or could it be a vacuum leak (I do have > the lines to the > air/heater controls disconnected as I work on the > switch in the > console) > > As always, thanks for the input. BTW, planning on > giving an update on my > electrical challenges soon -- thanks for all the > feedback -- most helpful. > > Myles > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > To send a message to this group, send an email to: > Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > For list server instructions, go to > http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals http://personals.yahoo.com