Pond Fe:Verifying dipstick

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My dipstick was a generic one with no marks. After I cut off the tube and mounted it, The stick would hit the bottom of the pan before it was full inserted.

I measured and cut the dipstick so that it was near the bottom of the pan, and ground a nice radius on the end.

I poured in one less quart than the pan capacity, waited for the oild to run down into the pan, then made a mark on the dipstick at the indicated level. This is the one quart low mark.

I added the last quart, waited, and mark the oil level to get the full mark. When you spin the oil pump prior to first start, the lines and filter will fill. You can then top the oil level back up to the full mark.