[pfilean]

Just did an annual oil change. As usual the oil readings seem weird. Supposed to be 4+1. But with 5 quarts in the reading just gets to add mark. So maybe I'm getting more alzhiemers than I thought. Put in one more quart and it still just gets to the add mark. I've had this happen before. Wasn't supposed to be any 5+1 engines in 61 and this is a base A1 (no A/C) stock setup. Should be very simple. And I still haven't cranked it over to fill the filter. (Yeah - I know - I should have filled it before I screwed in on.)

The dip stick tube looks to be the correct height and bolts to the valve cover bolt. Not an extended A/C tube. I can't get a good length reading on it above the block anyway. My PO had the engine rebuilt at one time in what I'm sure was basically a Chevy machine shop. So I wonder if in the poorly organized machine shop they just stuck in any old Chevy dip stick.

So the question to someone with a 61 non A/C engine is - what is the length of your dipstick? Mine is 24 inches from the cap to the end. 21 1/2 inches to full and 22 1/8 to add. And yes, the tubes in the pan are correct. I checked that a few years ago when I pulled the engine to fix some oil leaks.