29-12-2023, 10:25 PM
You DON'T need to modify the dipstick.
As Charles P says on early engines the dipstick bottoms on the flange in the crankcase. It doesn't reach the bottom of the sump.
What you DO need to modify for the alloy sump is the pick-up pipe on the oil pump. This is very short, just part of the oil pump cover. That needs to be extended otherwise it never picks up oil from the bottom of the sump.
As Charles P says on early engines the dipstick bottoms on the flange in the crankcase. It doesn't reach the bottom of the sump.
What you DO need to modify for the alloy sump is the pick-up pipe on the oil pump. This is very short, just part of the oil pump cover. That needs to be extended otherwise it never picks up oil from the bottom of the sump.
Jim