Oil level

[tbanzer]

Always a guessing game for me when building an engine. BBC, Milodon sells the pan as a 7qt pan. So I put 8 quarts in and it reads two qts over full. How can the proper level be determined?

[jkh04200]

Probably a stupid thought. Could the dip stick be the wrong one?

[haysonj]

Always a guessing game for me when building an engine. BBC, Milodon sells the pan as a 7qt pan. So I put 8 quarts in and it reads two qts over full. How can the proper level be determined?
on my dooley pan they told me to put 9 quarts(its a 9 quart pan) of oil in it and remark the dipstick then after running the engine refill to new marks

[tbanzer]

Im going to call Milodon to see what they say.