I would like to thank Eric Fuller for sharing with us a pdf copy of the Parts Peculiar to Perkins Diesel Jeep manual for the models CJ-5 and CJ-6. The manual was issued in 1964 from Kaiser Jeep Corporation.
Here it is.
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I never paid attention to it but the manual show the dipstick on the right side of the engine but on a Perkins Diesel Jeep, it’s on the left side.
Here is pics showing it.
The dipstick measure around 10″3/4. From the end tips to the tap it measure 8″.
The max oil is at 3/4″ and the min look like at the end of the tips.
Hope this help.
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Here is a very good paper on which oil should we use in our classic car. I took it from www.thecj2apage.com discussion forum.
At the end of the paper, it summarize a couple of brand:
Amsoil Synthetic manual Transmission and Transaxle Gear Lube 75W-90 GL-4
Citgo Citgear Standard XD 75W-90 GL-4
Pennzoil Gearplus 80W-90 GL-4
Pennzoil Synthetic 75W-90 GL-4 (from the spec sheet, the best overall viscosity curve)
Quaker State Multi-purpose Gear Lubricant 80W-90 GL-4
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