<VV> Click/clack wtf oil level.

[Tony Underwood]

At 03:05 PM 8/30/2007, corvairduval at cox.net wrote:
>Oh,
>
>
>Especially on a Corvair it is unadvised to pull the dipstick while the
>engine is running, because if there is excessive blowby (worn rings, etc.)
>you will get an eye full of oil. Trust me on this!




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.

You can now remove the dipstick with the engine running without 
spraying oil...  although I don't know why anybody would wanna remove 
the dipstick with the engine running unless they were curious to see 
how low the oil level dropped when the engine was operating.

It will also radically reduce oil leakage out the dipstick tube while 
driving the car, thus ridding your engine of that greasy grimy spot 
by the dipstick, especially on early models with that non-seal 
dipstick...  and later variants with the dipstick seal that's long 
since turned into concrete.


By the way, did you know that a used (but still pliable) wheel 
cylinder boot makes a good dipstick tube shroud seal?



tony..