> When I check the oil, it reads WAY over the 'max' mark. But the dipstick
> also falls all the way down into the oil pan and clunks on the bottom, and
I
> need to push the rubber seal on the dip stick hole down over the shaft to
> make it seal. Almost like something is amiss. So before I go draining
half
> the oil out of my engine (or, more accurately, only filling it up half way
> when I change it tomorrow), I want to make sure my dipstick isn't missing
> some sort of stopper ring that's designed to make it go only partly down
> into the pan. So is it normal for the dip stick to sit all the way down
in
> the pan on the 1622 engine?
>
> Thanks so much for any help!
>
> Scott
When I had my '60 MGA (back in 1965), I don't recall the stick bottoming out
or the stop ring moving, although it has been a long time. I suggest having
someone measure theirs from bottom tip to stopper and you adjusting yours
accordingly and fastening it to that length.
Mike
'79B
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