DeTomaso Mailing List: May 1997, Message #89
     



From: JDeRyke@aol.com

Subject: Re: A different Oil pressure problem

Date: Sat, 3 May 1997 03:08:23 -0400 (EDT)



Tim, this may insult your intelligence, but I just had a Nor-Cal member

almost sue a local engine builder for excessive smoking of a rebuilt 351C. He

thought the rings apparently hadn't seated, after 1500 miles. We spent hours

on the phone, before he casually mentioned his dipstick had been broken and

brazed on the pan end before he'd purchased the car. Clue- light!! I asked

him to measure his while I ran out and checked mine. HIs dipstick was

about1-1/4" shorter than mine. With a 10-qt pan, he had about 14 qts in

there! No wonder the thing smoked! I remember the TSPs told what the "true"

length should be. Is it possible your dipstick is non-standard length and

you're really running too little oil? J DeRyke