I think you should go at this from the other direction. Drain the oil
from the block (leave the filter alone), put 4 quarts in, then see where
it reads on your dipstick. Check several times on level ground to make
sure it repeats at the same spot. If your new dipstick is way off, mark
the dipstick where the known 4 quart level is.

Mark

Alan Ruffalo wrote:
>
> I think that I have the wrong oil dip stick in my new engine.
> ...........
> Does anybody know the correct measurements on the "High & Low" marks on the
> oil dipstick for an 88 Westy?
> I would like to know the measurements from the bottom of the dipstick to the
> low oil mark and then to the top mark (high oil mark notch) on the oil
> dipstick. One mechanic thought that he might not have removed the old O'
> Ring in the engine case when he installed the oil tube on my new engine.
> There was the thought that the two O' Rings might have changed the
> measurements on the dipstick reading. I don't know this new mechanic and I
> don't know if I should put any stock in that theory.
> Most likely - the new dipstick is not the right dip stick.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alan Ruffalo
> 88 Westy