I have always thought that the capacity of these pans was more than 5 quarts and would call Canton to find out. Our cars take 8 and my FE Mustang with Cobra T pan takes 7 so I would not run it low.....Just my take. Gary Patterson Sales and Public Relations Shelby Automobiles, Inc. (702) 942-REAL ext. 104 (702) 277-8430 cell (702) 93-COBRA fax garyp@shelbyautos.com -----Original Message----- From: Dan Drury [mailto:dan_drury@midamcorp.com]=20 Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 7:25 AM To: MikeLDrew@aol.com; shelbymustang@carmemories.com Subject: Re: 427 dipstick question Mike.... Everything that has been mentioned seem to be good ideas, but one thing that=20 I thought of might help you a bit as well. The next time you change the oil, put 4 quarts in and start the car and let=20 it idle. Give it enough time to fill your filter and then stop the engine.=20 Let it sit for a while then check your dipstick and mark it so you will know=20 if your a complete quart low. Then I would add the fifth quart and run the=20 engine and stop it and record where "full" is. (Based on a 5 qt.=20 requirement) As far as the dipstick pushing up, I would check the PVC valve (already=20 mentioned) and then maybe consider setting an O-ring into the bonnet of the=20 dipstick. (I've never had to do that, but it might work for you.) Dan ----- Original Message -----=20 From: <MikeLDrew@aol.com> To: <shelbymustang@carmemories.com> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 7:12 PM Subject: 427 dipstick question > Hi guys, > > I had a blast driving my Contemporary Cobra to Monterey this year, and > celebrated making it home unscathed by just nipping 145 mph on the 505 > before > turning off at my exit. Whee!!! > > When I parked in the driveway for just a moment while the garage door=20 > opened > (at midnight), several drops of oil, well, dropped. > > The cause is my dipstick. To put it plainly, it is totally screwed. It > bends in two planes; not only does it curve as a flat piece of metal=20 > normally > would, but it also curves sideways, which is almost impossible to=20 > conceive. > > Here's a photo to show what it looks like; this is shot looking straight=20 > down > at the flat surface of the dipstick: > > http://members.aol.com/mikeldrew/dipstick.jpg > > In fact, the dipstick doesn't even touch the oil; it appears to curve=20 > upwards > and to the left as soon as it enters the motor. So at oil change time I=20 > just > have to guess how much oil to put into the motor, never a good thing. It > also 'springs' back; when I seat it home, it meets resistance and as soon=20 > as the > engine starts, it pops back out about an inch. > > Well, apparently the 5500 rpm I was spinning on the freeway pumped a fair=20 > bit > of oil out the dipstick tube and all over the engine bay. > > So, the question is this--where the hell do you buy a new dipstick? The=20 > one > I have is marked C7AE 6750-A, and has been shortened and marked by=20 > somebody in > the past with a new 'full' mark considerably higher than the original one. > > So, what do I do now? I now haven't the slightest idea how much oil is in > the engine, and no good way to measure it. My oil pressure is still fine,=20 > but I > don't want to burn up a 427 for such a stupid reason. > > Any advice is appreciated! > > Mike >=20
