Re: my dipstick is too short
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Re: my dipstick is too short



Paul, I have 2 Poly dip sticks both measure just over 18".
One with a bell cap is close to 18 1/4" from the lower tip to where the tube stop will hit
the top of the tube and is 16 and almost 3/4" from the "FULL" line, that one is from my 62 motor.
*note (the 62 dip stick cap broke off and had to be re welded on once).
And the other is 18 1/8" from the lower tip to where the tube stop will hit
the top of the tube and is 16 5/8" from the "FULL" line. That's in the 64 motor,
it has a plug style cap and is easier to measure.
I also have a dip stick from a 360 motor it is 4 1/2" longer.


hope this helps in some way
Schuyler

Schuyler 62 Dodge Dart 440 wagon w/ Poly 318
 <http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-wrobel62.html>

On Jan 30, 2005, at 1:44 PM, Skagdrager@xxxxxxx wrote:

OK U guys, get your minds out of the gutter.
I've got 2 62 poly 318 cars and I just discovered that the dipstick is 1 1/2"
shorter on one (I think this stick is from the later type 318).
I stumbled over this when I changed oil; this time rather than going by the
dipstick, I checked the service manual specs: 4 quarts for the engine plus one
more for the filter. So I put 5 in and it wasn't even registering on the
dipstick at all. (No wonder it has been smoking so badly. I must have been running
about 60% too much oil in it. And now even though I've got the right amount of
oil in, it's still smoking most of the time, except warmed up at idle speed.)
If I'm correct the length from the lower tip to where the tube stop will hit
the top of the tube is about 18 1/4" and from the "FULL" line to the tube stop
is about 16 3/4".
You guys with polys, can you verify lengths for me?
And, does anyone have a spare for sale?
Thanks.
Paul





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