Your best bet is to go to a auto recycler(junkyard) and get another dipstick. Otherwise, the only way to be sure you have the right amount in would be to drain it all out and put back in whatever that motor's oil capacity is.
Generally between the engine and firewall, on the passenger side. For a 1980's Chevy, look for a round, closed metal loop low and near the distributor (again, on the back of the motor). The oil dipstick generally had a tee handle or an open metal loop on the driver's side of the engine.
either the tranny has too much oil in it or the o-ring around the dipstick tube is wore out or missing
Anything before 1987.
That would be a destroked motor, and would result in a 285.
On a motor 4- bolt or 2-bolt refers to how many bolts are on the main cap what holds the crack. when it comes down to it if your not putting a supercharger on the motor or making to a performers engine, you don't really need a 4-bolt main An 89 would probably have the dipstick below #6. It would most likely be a 4 bolt main, but not guaranteed.
no go to store and get the wright one for your motor
it would be in the back midright of the motor its hard to describe but its slanted to the right.
A guess would be 5-600lbs
The tube slides into a grommet in the bottom of the block and the tube is also bolted to the side of the block. Either the bolt is loose/missing or the grommet is missing. The tube may be broken off or pulled out of the grommet at the bottom also.
motor mounts?
The 5.3L engine would equal aprox 327 cubic inches.
check crankshaft sensor sensor