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I have a 58-62 blue flame motor which did not have the right dipstick.
It was far too long, so I am looking for the length of a stock one, so I can trim this one down to suit. What I need is: the length from the "stop" to the tip and the length of the high and low marks.
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You can calibrate your dipstick yourself. Drain the oil. Add enough oil to be 1 quart low and mark the stick at that point "Low" or "ADD". Then add the additional quart and mark "Full".
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OK, so how much oil do I add before I am 1 qrt low?
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I would guess you have a 5 qt capacity. If you have a filter that might differ by a pint or quart depending if it stayed full or drained with the oil. Skipper is right about looking in the owner's manual.
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The dip stick tube is 8 7/64" long.....some is in the block.
The distance from the stopper to the full mark is 13 13/16"
From the stopper to the add mark is 14 13/32".
Engine holds 5 Qt. + 1 Qt for the filter if so equipped.
Gene Schneider
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Thanks for the replies, with the right amount of oil she'll be happy now.
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Measured , cut and marked the "too long" dipstick to those dimensions and the oil level came up exactly to the Full mark!
Thanks again!
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