The setup is a dipstick from a 68 galaxie 390, dipstick tube is a 69 428cj that mounts to one of the cj exhaust manifold bolts.
Oil pan is a roadrace T pan, Moroso #20608 8 qts without filter, 9 qts with filter, it does have quite a bit of baffling inside.
What happens is I get a different reading on the dipstick depending on which way the handle is pointed (towards front or rear)
One reading is a couple of inches lower than the other. I figure the highest reading must be correct, since the lower reading must be hanging up on
something in the pan and directing the dipstick sideways or something. The dipstick is fairly straight.
I have checked a few pictures of 428cj dipstick orientation and they were all pointed towards the rear. When mine is towards the rear it reads low.
Am I thinking in the right direction or is there something I'm missing?
Another thing is when I have 8 qts in the pan it reads full, 9 qts overfull, so is the Galaxie dipstick tube longer or do I need to get a 69 428cj dipstick?