One thing I remember is that dipsticks for engines don't take into account that the engine is often installed on some kind of a slant. Be sure to calibrate your dipstick at the next oil change, by inserting the correct amount of new oil, running the engine up to temperature, then checking the oil. If you put in X quarts of oil, you know that X quarts of oil are in there, and the dipstick should read that X quarts of oil are in there. If it doesn't, file a notch in the dipstick at the oil line, so you know where X quarts shows on the dipstick.
Failure to calibrate the dipstick can result in overfilling, and lots of extra work cleaning oil off the belly and.or tailplane.
Note: This is not a 337 issue. All engines are installed at an angle, and the dipsticks are rarely calibrated correctly. Hence: lots of belly cleaning.
Dan
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Originally Posted by Skywalker
The dip stick was twisted and in really bad shape ,we did change with new one and also mechanic did some work with the dip stick passage and now working fine. but still it requires a certain technique to insert it inside ;-)
Thanks
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