Oil Dipstick Dimension Needed

[PV52]

My 52 Dodge pickup, 218 L6 was obtained with no oil dipstick. I have not been able to find one so have resorted to buying a universal (adjustable) one. Can someone please give me the dimension of theirs from the seat to the "full" mark? Thanks much!

[rallyace]

Don't rely on dimensions. The oil pans and the dip stick tubes are not all the same so the most positive way to assure you have the correct amount of oil in the engine is to drain it and then add exactly the correct amount of oil. Then you can be assured that when you adjust your dipstick it is reading correctly.

[Los_Control]

1950 Dodge truck 218 ..... should be close to yours.

I have 14.5" to the base

 

I have ~2 1/8" to the add line, 2 7/8" to the full line.

 

 

Now I'm going to look stupid, I do not know how much oil we are suppose to have without looking it up .... I just use my stick.

I do not have a external oil filter so I will use a different amount then those that do ..... then are all external oil filters the same capacity?

Have any dents in your pan that could limit capacity?

 

The measurements above should get you in the ball park.

 

 

[Sniper]

Years ago, when I was a noob, I was changing the oil in my very first Mopar, a 74 Dart SE.  I was using the dipstick as a guide to tell me how much oil it needed.  After 12 quarts and it not being to the full mark yet I stopped.  Waited till the car guy neighbor was home from work and talked to him. 

 

We ended up going to the Dodge dealer to buy a new dipstick, only to be told it was not available.  So we found out how much oil it was supposed to have and bought a universal dipstick.  We put one less than the required amount in, fired up the engine and let it run a bit.  Then we marked the dipstick for add a quart and added another quart, ran the engine and marked the dipstick for full.

 

That is what I would do in this case.

 

 

[rallyace]

13 hours ago, Sniper said:

Years ago, when I was a noob, I was changing the oil in my very first Mopar, a 74 Dart SE.  I was using the dipstick as a guide to tell me how much oil it needed.  After 12 quarts and it not being to the full mark yet I stopped.  Waited till the car guy neighbor was home from work and talked to him. 

 

We ended up going to the Dodge dealer to buy a new dipstick, only to be told it was not available.  So we found out how much oil it was supposed to have and bought a universal dipstick.  We put one less than the required amount in, fired up the engine and let it run a bit.  Then we marked the dipstick for add a quart and added another quart, ran the engine and marked the dipstick for full.

 

That is what I would do in this case.

 

 

When I rebuilt my 218 a couple of years ago I had three tubes and four dipsticks. I knew that the tube and stick on the engine were not correct so I did exactly what Sniper says and then I swapped parts until I found the correct combination of tube and dipstick.

[PV52]

Thanks to all for your help.