<VV> Click/clack wtf oil level.

[Frank DuVal]

If the seal in the dipstick worked, it would be a moot point.


I have worked on many Corvairs over the years that were worn enough to 
push oil out the dipstick tube, but ran well enough for the owner to 
use. The simple cure (read cheap) was to cut off that little piece of 
tube. The only other solution was an engine rebuild. Guess which process 
I did more of?

So what is better for the health of the occupants, some fumes comming 
out the dipstick, or fumes from all that oil evaporating off the turkey 
roaster?

Frank DuVal

BobHelt at aol.com wrote:

> 
>In a message dated 8/31/2007 7:28:12 AM US Mountain Standard Time,  
>tonyu at roava.net writes:
>
>Next  time the oil pan is off (on *any* Corvair), take a close look at 
>the end  of the dipstick tube that extends down inside the 
>crankcase.    Notice how close the end comes to the area of the 
>crankcase that's usually  full of oil.   Then, reach into the tool 
>box, grab a #2 Phillips  screwdriver and (after removing the dipstick) 
>jam it up inside the part of  the tube that extends down past the 
>crankcase and snap that little s.o.b.  off flush with the crankcase 
>casting.   Stick the screwdriver  back into the tube and rotate it 
>around a tad to eliminate any burrs or  kinks that would interfere 
>with the dipstick.   Replace the  dipstick.
>
>
>
>Tony and all,
>This of course will work, but have you ever considered just why the end of  
>the dipstick tube extends down so far? It is to place the bottom of that tube  
>down into the oil supply, which prevents blowby from entering the tube. By  
>breaking the end off, you are allowing blowby to enter the tube and pass up the  
>tube (under pressure) to be admitted into the engine compartment where it can 
>be  sucked into the direct air heater. Those fumes are poisonous is case you 
>intend  to breathe them this way.
> 
>Regards,
>Bob Helt
>
>
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