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Old 03-15-2005, 06:44 PM
Edley Rondinone Edley Rondinone is offline
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I think you guys are right: The oil dipstick measures oil LEVEL, and not necessarily the number of quarts of oil in the pan.

If I am correct, you dont want the oil level above the "FULL" point on the dipstick, else it would get beaten to a froth by the spinning crank and rods.
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