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Old Feb 15, 2024 | 03:56 AM
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Unhappy 1968 360 dip stick

Hello I just picked up a no rust 1968 f 250 stepwise 4x4 Brush truck . The dipstick is the wrong one. Can someone give me a correct length. I put in 4 quarts and nothing shows!
 
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Old Feb 15, 2024 | 08:06 AM
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Don't know if 2WD vs 4WD matters but mine is 19 1/2" from stop to the end of the tip.
 
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Old Feb 15, 2024 | 11:11 AM
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Which engine?
Most 4X4 trucks of this era used 6 quarts. So 4 quarts might be just at the end of the dipstick and you haven’t seen it yet.
The in-line six engines sometimes took even more oil.
I don’t know your year and model specifically, but that’s a general statement.

Double check what the original capacity should be.
Is there an engineering number stamped into the existing dipstick? Something along the lines of “C7T*****” or similar?
 
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According to Number Dummy "4WD uses a different oil pan, pickup tube, dipstick, and dipstick tube than 2WD". Maybe someone has the part number for the 4WD dipstick.
 
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Old Feb 16, 2024 | 09:55 AM
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oil dip stick.

Originally Posted by silverflash
Don't know if 2WD vs 4WD matters but mine is 19 1/2" from stop to the end of the tip.
Thank you so Much, What I found out was I really had no oil in the engine. STUPID me. I have reciffired that issue and will not make that again! I am going to see how much I am loosing now! Thx.
 
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Glad you got it fixed. Thanks for letting us know.
 
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