oil level

I have a 1975 with a 351 that seems to hold 8qts of oil, seems excessive. Anyone ever heard of this?

My Mustang holds 6 quarts and my Air Nautique GT40 holds 4 1/2. You need to check the oil level sitting in the water not on a trailer.

Would any one happen to have the dimensions on the oil pan from a mid 70's nautique with the Ford 351?

Hi-- I've got a '74 Ski Nautique with a 351 Windsor. These were apparently built at a time when Waukesha was doing dome of the marine set-ups and PMC was starting to also. Turns out I have a larger capacity oil pan--could have been swapped out somewhere along the line--I've had the boat about 9 years. We did the"scientific" test--oil pan off the block, mounted the pick up to a brace to hold in place, set the pan at about "water level" orientation and found that 7 quarts was about right for pick up and dispersion when in use. We're now using 7 1/2 qts. on bare naked fill-up plus 11oz MOA treatment. We had changed the fitting at the back of the pan so we could have a hose outlet for oil draining when ready--which changed the distance to the marks on the dipstick. With the 7+ quarts we're getting a reading right between the "low" and "full" marks. Last year we were running with about 5 qts plus and had some oil starvation--fried the forward bearing sets. I hope that helps! And FYI-- not a lot of clearance between the pan and the bilge!

Bob,
Some of the early Waukesha's had cast pans. Does yours?

Lol. Notice I also spelled it the right way...litre, not liter........

5 litres is about 4.6 quarts.

Does that sound right for my sized oil pan? I always kinda wondered about whether I should throw an extra LITRE in there..... :)

ps. Do I get any points for using inches instead of centimetres on my measurement?   

Yes. I believe it is. It's very stout and looks like it came out of a mold.

Yup Craft brews are all the rage. I was recently in a big liquor store and overhearing some 20-somethings go on and on and on (and on...) about hop content and all that crap, and they finally settled on a brand. It took all my restraint at the register to not say "Really?...... All that chat about a lousy six-pack?" When I go to the register with a friend we need a shopping cart... OMG right then and there I wanted to give them a tutorial on the virtues of Bitburger, there's a reason why it's the best selling beer in Germany. ...

That being said, i don't mind a few local microbrews, but the trend towards such hoppiness these days makes it like grapefruit juice and so limits how much you can drink.

Cigarettes? I typically now only smoke when I drink, or at the lake (never in the boats, my golden rule). Still fairly cheap in the south; but my daughter just went back to NY, I told her better bring some with you, cigs are now like $15 a pack in the city thanks to Comrade DiBlasio. ...
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