Re: my dipstick is too short

["Ben Jr. Morgan" <polara_hotrods@xxxxxxx>]

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 As far as the smoking goes, I would try changing or at least checking the valve stem seals. My poly was prone to plug the oil return holes from the valve covers and flood oil under those stem seals. That seems to be the number one cause of smoking in these motors as far as I know. Just my 2 cents.

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From: Skagdrager@xxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 1:44 PM
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Subject: my dipstick is too short

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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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