Another embarassing question!

[Olds]

What is the length of the Reliant 850 dipstick?
Please could someone with a Reliant 850 engine, measure the dipstick from the flange to the high or low marks.
Sounds stupid I know but I modified mine, thought I got the length the same but after filling with exactly 5.5 pints, find the level is not quite reaching the low mark

[one arm bandit]

354mm to the high mark 365mm to the low mark, thats measured from the flange (big circular bit/stop) on an unmoddifyied dip stick

[Olds]

Thanks a lot OAB
Doh! Too short by 30mm. How the f### did that happen. Didn't cut anything off  
Expected maybe 5mm short max At least now I can sort it.

[ROD]

I got extremely confused when I cut  my dipstick down,then tried replacing it. From memory,I dont think it actually goes to the bottom of the sump(ie doesnt 'bottom out')

[one arm bandit]

no your right rod its about 40mm ish from the bottom, i know when you asked the same question, was the same time my engine was in bits on the kitchen table so i measured this for you, and have it wrote down on my build paper scraps somwhere??  i found it better to do the oil and filter then add exactly the 3.4l or whatever it is of oil and remark the dipstick to the oil level,  like i say mines unmodded but the marks wernt very neer after adding the required oil.

[Olds]

found it better to do the oil and filter then add exactly the 3.4l or whatever it is of oil and remark the dipstick to the oil level,  like i say mines unmodded but the marks wernt very neer after adding the required oil.

I have now done just that. Easier than trying to lengthen the dipstick