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Milodon pan/dipstick question... #1450899 06/10/13 11:54 PM 06/10/13 11:54 PM
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 311 Colorado Springs, Colorado Dartthunder340 OP enthusiast
Dartthunder340 OP enthusiast Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 311 Colorado Springs, Colorado	Can I get some suggestions on what to do for my dipstick? I have a Milodon drag race pan on my small block and just a regular Mopar chrome dipstick. I would like to have accurate readings from the pan. Any help? Thank you! Better get inside Ma. Looks like a storm's comin'.

Re: Milodon pan/dipstick question... [Re: Dartthunder340] #1450900 06/11/13 12:24 AM 06/11/13 12:24 AM
Joined: May 2013 Posts: 80 new york 6 68HEMIRR member
68HEMIRR member 6 Joined: May 2013 Posts: 80 new york	how many quarts does the oil pan hold???....5 quarts with the filter??....so add 5 quarts with the filter.....let her run a couple of minutes....shut it off......wait a coulpe of minutes and check your dip stick and mark it at that level.....done BORN TO BE WILD

Re: Milodon pan/dipstick question... [Re: 68HEMIRR] #1450901 06/11/13 10:04 AM 06/11/13 10:04 AM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,915 Ontario, Canada S Stanton Don't question me!
Stanton Don't question me! S Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,915 Ontario, Canada	Got the same issue with a big block pan. Pan's already installed and if I remember correctly there is no hole in the baffle for the dipstick. You may have the same issue with yours. No matter what you do the dipstick will just stop or bend when it hits the baffle. So checking oil level will come down to looking for leaks and seeing if its blowing oil out the back !!

Re: Milodon pan/dipstick question... [Re: Stanton] #1450902 06/11/13 02:55 PM 06/11/13 02:55 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,315 Bend,OR USA C Cab_Burge I Win
Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,315 Bend,OR USA	Quote: Got the same issue with a big block pan. Pan's already installed and if I remember correctly there is no hole in the baffle for the dipstick. You may have the same issue with yours. No matter what you do the dipstick will just stop or bend when it hits the baffle. So checking oil level will come down to looking for leaks and seeing if its blowing oil out the back !! I make sure to provide a path in the oil pan, cranshaft scrapers and windage trays for the dipstick before installing them on SB, BB, Hemi or any other motors I build Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: Milodon pan/dipstick question... [Re: Cab_Burge] #1450903 06/11/13 04:45 PM 06/11/13 04:45 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,929 A collage of whims topside Too Many Posts
topside Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,929 A collage of whims	On my SB Duster - huge oil pan - I use a sight gauge. Doesn't get more accurate or visual than that. Basically 2 90-degree fittings with a clear Tygon tube between them. Measured the oil level (5-10 quart increments, pan off the car but same angle), marked the pan, done. I do have to look at it under the car from the side, but that's easy.

Re: Milodon pan/dipstick question... [Re: Dartthunder340] #1450904 06/11/13 04:59 PM 06/11/13 04:59 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 7,506 Az Crizila master
Crizila master Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 7,506 Az	Went with a flexible ( cable ) aftermarket dipstick. I'm running an 8 qt Milodon pan and factory windage tray. I run 7 qts w/filter and the oil just touches the bottom of the stick. 7739366-blrmtr5.jpg (38 downloads) Fastest 300

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