D722 Dipstick Dilemma

[swampfox]

Maybe I'm making too much of this. My GF1800 dipstick has four level marks and "685" stamped between the four. This is different than anything I see in the OM or WSM.

http://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=24096&stc=1&d=1472570074

I changed the oil and put in 3.2 qts. as specified in the WSM and the level is just below the second mark.

http://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=24101&stc=1&d=1472570164

If the second mark from the bottom is the correct one for "max" oil level, what are the others for?

 

[bradmond]

I think 16851 is a part #

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

All of the marks in the center are just die stamps, ID symbols and #'s, the level marks are the very top and very bottom marks, and yes it's a pretty wide range.

 

[swampfox]

Bradmond: I should have thought of that - it is the part number - thank you!

Wolf: yep that is a huge range but maybe it's because the dipstick is at an angle relative to the oil level - in any case, I'll keep the level between to the two extreme marks at either end.

Thank you both!

 

[lugbolt]

Seems like the WSM's are wrong on the capacities. I see it a lot. IIRC that engine holds close to a gallon including the oil filter.