Can anyone tell me if the oil dipstick and tube lengths are the same on a '79 225 as on a '64?

I can't recall which one I have in my newly rebuilt '79 engine, but five quarts of oil with a filter change only come up to the add mark. I'm guessing they are different.

The oil pan is a '64.

The stick and tube are both different between 1979 and 1964. I would drain the oil, put 4 quarts in the pan and mark the dipstick with a new full mark.

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Joshua

Thanks for the info. If I can't remember where I hid the other tube, I'll cut this one off to the proper length.

Between '64 and '79 the tube length changed dramatically. Chances are you have a dipstick or tube from an engine other than a 1979 model.

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Joshua

It gets curiouser and curiouser....

I found the '79 dipstick and tube and they are much longer, so the ones installed are from the '64 engine. So, why does the dipstick register a quart low when it didn't with the other engine??? The pan is the same. The only change is a '79 block and head.

Are the dimensions of the block surface where the tube seats different between years?

Is the dipstick tube fully seated in the block?

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Joshua

What year did the dipstick length change, was it in 65 or later ?

Yes...double and triple checked.

I didnt like long one on my 80 d150 so i cut same amount from both tube and stick....did oil change and remarked stick
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