> I heard this afternoon that if you install an external oil filter, that
> when changing the oil you needed to add 6 quarts, instead of the
> standard 5. Can anyone confirm this? The dipstick in my 216 came out of
> some other type of engine,
Correct. A 235 came into the shop needing an overhaul. Sounded like a
bucket of bolts and low oil pressure. turned out it had the wrong dipstick
and was running on 3 quarts of oil at full mark. I saved the customer a few
thousand $. I did get a good price for the dipstick.
Bob Adler
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