quote:Originally posted by DOES 200:
I know I brought this up before, but I still find it perplexing why the oil level shows so high on the sticks for my Fontana block Panteras. Red car has a 417 Fontana block build and my black car has a 427 Fontana block build and both cars have a 10 qt oil pan. It just came to mind again because I am changing oil on my black car and it brought back memories of the oddity. Oil sticks are the correct length too. I get concerned that I am putting in too much oil, but maybe I should just let it go and add my usual 9 qt and accept that it is correct. Photos below show the red car and black car oil on the stick after filter change and adding 9qt (that's even after letting the cars sit for 2 weeks the level is the same as shown). I wouldn't think it has anything to do with the fact that they both are Fontana blocks, but its odd that both are and both cars show overfill on the stick.
Oil pan:Black 5S oil pan by JanDaMan, on Flickr
Red car:9 Quarts In Red5S Gives This Level To First R In Warning by JanDaMan, on Flickr
Black car:ITSWIKDStickAnd9QT by JanDaMan, on Flickr
PM sent. Actually, you might check the length of the dip stick tubes on each engine and see if they are both the same length. The tube length would determine how far the stick goes into the pan. I have a custom built Steff's aluminum oil pan on my Fontana engine and I would be way over filled at nine quarts of oil, but you can't use that as a guideline.