Dipstick problems

[cujoe822]

I have a 7qt milodon oil pan with a windage tray,and baffle. cant find the right dipstick for it. I tried a lokar, but the tip actually broke off....how do I determine the right one to use,and if its reading the oil level correctly?

[pat mccarthy]

sounds like the windage tray is not cut out for the dip stick?as for how much oil you have or not you just to need to know running level this has nothing to do with how much oil it holds

[Don Dalton]

I put a Lokar dipstick in and did not cut the windage tray,it was dragging against the cank and I caught it before it wore into. I drained the oil and found lot's of steel filings . The windage tray was routing the dipstick toward the crank. That was bad news. As Pat stated you have to cut a notch in the windage tray in order for the dipstick to reach the oil . I was not getting a true reading. The engine builder forgot to notch the Tray in my engine.Big mistake.

[vara4]

I had the same problem with my Canton racing oil pan.
Bought the stick that went with the pan and it went straite in to the side of the pan.
not at a angle like it needed to be to get a oil reading. So I tried to use the stock stick
in the front of the engine and it wouldn't pass the screen.
So had to plug the pan and drill the screen for the stock oil dip stick.
I fell like sending canton thier stick back and telling them a thing or two
after a cost of almost 700 bucks in bottom end componets bought from them. Kurt

[cujoe822]

anyone ever just block off the dipstick hole?

[pat mccarthy]

anyone ever just block off the dipstick hole?

some race pans do not have dip sticks but you need to know where the working leve is you do not want it over filled

[cujoe822]

in your opinion what's the best thing I could do to fix this problem

[pat mccarthy]

pull the pan . what make of engine is it

[cujoe822]

chevy 350 block. 383 stroker