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Re: Dipsticks

To: "Larry Cogan" <woodrat@spacey.net>, "MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Dipsticks
From: Bob Shaw <shaws@mlcltd.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 06:18:46 -0600
At 11:47 AM -0500 12/4/00, Larry Cogan wrote:
>New guy here, both cyberelly and mechanically challanged.  Hope I get
>the procedure correctly and don't forward the entire volume as an
>attachment.
>
>I have a 59 MGA with the original 1500 engine.  The engine oil
>dipstick
>has a 45 degree bend in the handle.  The DPO has a blob of what
>appears to masking tape to set the amount of "travel" of the stick
>into the sump.  In looking at the Vicky Britt and Moss catalogs I see
>two diff dipstick versions.  A straight stick for earlier cars and a
>stick with two 45 degree bends for later cars.  The drawing of the
>dipstick in my repro owner's manual shows a straight stick.  I also
>note that the catalogs show the straight stick without any "stop lug"
>to set the depth of the stick into the sump.  Not so concerned about
>originality as much as having a properly calibrated dipstick.
>Questions:
>What is the proper stick for the early 1500?
>If the straight stick is correct, what sets the travel of the stick?
>Does it simply bottom out on the pan or baffle?
>Does it make any difference or should I be obsessing about more
>important things (like that strange noise between 2400 and 3100 rpm)?
>I realize that I could simply drain the oil, put in the specified
>amount and "recalibrate" the wad of tape to that level, but that seems
>quite inelegant.
>Thanks in advance, Larry.  Melbourne, FL

Should be a straight stick that rests on the oil pan.
-- 
Bob Shaw
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