<VV> breaking off the dipstick

[BobHelt@aol.com]

In a message dated 7/21/04 10:00:36 AM US Mountain Standard Time, 
tonyu@roava.net writes:

> It can be somewhat alleviated by cutting the tube off flush with 
> >the case inside inside the oil pan.   
> 
> I always do this with any Vair engine from which I ever remove the pan.
> I don't cut it, I stick a phillips screwdriver into the extended section of
> tube stub and via some judicious yanking back and forth, break the tube
> off

A note of caution here for the newbies. While this will probably solve the 
problem of oil coming out the dipstick, that extension into the crankcase was 
put there by Chevrolet for a purpose. The reason it is there is to prevent 
blowby within the crankcase from being released into the engine compartment where 
the heater can pick it up (thru the engine fan) and allow it to enter the 
passenger compartment! Blowby contains carbon monoxide! The oil level in the pan 
encloses this tube extension and prevents the blowby from rising up the tube.
Regards,
Bob Helt