<VV> Oil Pan Questions
Sethracer at aol.com
Sethracer at aol.com
Thu Mar 23 23:37:08 EST 2006
In a message dated 3/23/2006 7:57:03 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
bgilbert at redshift.bc.ca writes:
1) I’ve been told you have to recalibrate the dipstick if you have one of
the special (deep dish) aluminum pans from the Corvair vendors. Maybe it’s
late and I’m tired but I don’t see why. Yes, the pan will require more oil
but the “height” of oil in the engine will remain the same if you calibrate
using the dipstick as it is and isn’t that what matters?
It depends on:
1) Why you added the deeper pan
2) If you installed the deeper pick-up down at the bottom of the pan
If you installed the pan to keep the oil from flowing away from the pick-up
under hard cornering, (and climbing up into the heads) you can run the same
amount of oil as originally run. As long as you are using the deeper pick-up
and protecting the pick-up so oil will stay there. -Then you could re-mark the
dip stick. I have run the Otto Pan, the baffle-spacer and the deep pick-up -
No problems running a bit more oil, say, just below the stock "full"
setting. - Seth
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