quote:Originally posted by fordgt:
I have a hall pantera and the stock (?) dipstick. It reads full with only 5 quarts of oil. Is there a special dipstick I should use with this pan? the dipstick measures 38.5 inches.
Something isn't quite right, the dipstick only really sets oil level below the crank for windage, the oil pan will dictate volume.
Sounds like you do not have a true 9qt (Aviaid or Armando) pan, perhaps Hall was selling his own? I had one that was a 9 qt pan, but without baffles like the Aviaid/Armando so it held more volume, but I could still lose oil pressure in hard corners on the track, just shows how little G force can get the oil to climb the pan walls.
The stock dipstick should be 38 inches from tip to the bottom of the handle cup that seals on the tube. Equally the tube should be 25 inches from the ridge that seals in the block to the open end. Either one might be wrong if your oil pan is a 9 qt.
Julian