<VV> Fwd: typical idle vacuum reading?

[BobHelt at aol.com]

Racing....SURE. But this is NOT recommended for street vehicles. That is  
because the dipstick tube is long for a reason. By shortening the tube you 
allow  the blowby gasses to enter the engine compartment thru the dipstick 
tube and get  into the direct air HEATER. These gasses are dangerous to breathe.
Regards,
Bob Helt
 
 
In a message dated 11/3/2011 6:56:56 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
ricknorris at suddenlink.net writes:

This one  of the reasons the race car guys cut the dip stick tube off short 
in the  crankcase.
--
Rick Norris
#36 Sunoco Corvair
www.corvairalley.com  

---- Ken Pepke <kenpepke at juno.com> wrote: 
> 
>  Pumping oil out of the dipstick tube can be caused by the length of the  
dipstick tube.  If that tube goes far enough down for the end to be in  the 
oil it does not take much crankcase pressure to push oil up and  out.
> 
> Ken P