The spark plug boot works great. In addition to it we used a spring on the dipstick to hold it down. Drill a small hole in the dipstick handle and hook the spring under the bracket that bolts the dipstick tube to the engine. A lightweight carburetor return spring works good. Crankcase pressure pushes it up. Is your PCV operating properly? > > From: "STAN SIMM" <SSIMM@triad.rr.com> > Date: 2005/08/22 Mon PM 08:34:45 EDT > To: <MikeLDrew@aol.com>, <shelbymustang@carmemories.com> > Subject: Re: 427 dipstick question > > Mike-Can't tell you about the dipstick but I can give you a simple tip for > the future. To avoid regurgitating oil up and out the dipstick tube, help > hold the dipstick in place by slipping an inverted spark plug boot over the > dipstick tube. Then firmly seat the dipstick down into the inverted boot > and it'll help hold it in place. > Regards, Stan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <MikeLDrew@aol.com> > To: <shelbymustang@carmemories.com> > Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 8:12 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 > 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 > normally > > would, but it also curves sideways, which is almost impossible to > conceive. > > > > Here's a photo to show what it looks like; this is shot looking straight > 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 > upwards > > and to the left as soon as it enters the motor. So at oil change time I > 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 > 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 > 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 > one > > I have is marked C7AE 6750-A, and has been shortened and marked by > 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, > but I > > don't want to burn up a 427 for such a stupid reason. > > > > Any advice is appreciated! > > > > Mike > >
While we're on the subject of dipsticks, that reminds me of a nagging question about Cobra T-Pans. Knowing that I may well be exposing my own stupidity here: Using the correct length original dipstick, I can't get more than 5-1/2-6 qts. into a Cobra T-Pan w/o it reading too full, even after starting it and letting the oil filter fill up. I've tried this on numerous pans w/the same results. These things were advertised to be 7 qt. pans, right? So, what's the straight scoop? Regards, Stan ----- Original Message ----- From: <lmathias@bellsouth.net> To: "STAN SIMM" <SSIMM@triad.rr.com>; <MikeLDrew@aol.com>; <shelbymustang@carmemories.com> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 9:35 PM Subject: Re: Re: 427 dipstick question > The spark plug boot works great. In addition to it we used a spring on the dipstick to hold it down. Drill a small hole in the dipstick handle and hook the spring under the bracket that bolts the dipstick tube to the engine. A lightweight carburetor return spring works good. Crankcase pressure pushes it up. Is your PCV operating properly? > > > > From: "STAN SIMM" <SSIMM@triad.rr.com> > > Date: 2005/08/22 Mon PM 08:34:45 EDT > > To: <MikeLDrew@aol.com>, <shelbymustang@carmemories.com> > > Subject: Re: 427 dipstick question > > > > Mike-Can't tell you about the dipstick but I can give you a simple tip for > > the future. To avoid regurgitating oil up and out the dipstick tube, help > > hold the dipstick in place by slipping an inverted spark plug boot over the > > dipstick tube. Then firmly seat the dipstick down into the inverted boot > > and it'll help hold it in place. > > Regards, Stan > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <MikeLDrew@aol.com> > > To: <shelbymustang@carmemories.com> > > Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 8:12 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 > > 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 > > normally > > > would, but it also curves sideways, which is almost impossible to > > conceive. > > > > > > Here's a photo to show what it looks like; this is shot looking straight > > 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 > > upwards > > > and to the left as soon as it enters the motor. So at oil change time I > > 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 > > 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 > > 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 > > one > > > I have is marked C7AE 6750-A, and has been shortened and marked by > > 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, > > but I > > > don't want to burn up a 427 for such a stupid reason. > > > > > > Any advice is appreciated! > > > > > > Mike > > > > >
