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Hi

Just getting the 1937 Super 8 back together. I put 4 quarts of oil in it and when I dipped the oil, it was reading over full!!!??? Was confused, so removed the dip stick from the 1938 Super 8 and the stick was shorter!

Can anyone throw some light onto how long the dip stick should be in the 1937 and 1938 Super 8’s?

Please see picture.

Thanks Colin

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Not sure this helps, but this is from a post-war service letter.

Perhaps it will help ID the dipstick you have.

Looking at the parts book here on the website, they do list different dipsticks for different models/series:

Note that 37 and 38 Super 8 take the same dipstick, so indeed there is a mystery to solved here...

Am I missing something simple here? Have you considered draining the crankcase, refilling with the prescribed amount of oil, and seeing which (if either) dipstick shows "FULL"?

I now know that the dip stick should be 9 3/4 inches long thanks for the help colin