Brown Surgar, I think that I see the problem. I went out and measured my dipstick again. My tube is 5 inches to the block from the top of the tube. However my dipstick only measures 12 inches from the end of the stick to the start of the handle. Yours looks like it measures 14 inches or so. The tube goes up inside the handle 1/2 of an inch if the mark on the tube is correct, I am going by what part of the tube is wiped clean by the dipstick. If I am right then 5 quarts of oil will look way over full if you have the same pan and 5 inch tube as me. I know that mine is totally stock. By the way, not counting the early Chevy II oil pans does anyone know how many different 194/230/250 oil pans were made? Jay6155
