Well, I never got that serious about it, but I guess if I were instructing
I would say that you would want to approximate the conditions used by the
factory for a new engine. Drain the oil very completely (warming the engine
facilitates this). Replace the filter per the manual (ie filling the
canister). Pour the remaining amount of oil required into the engine. Have
a beer (I think that was done at the factory,... seems like it anyway). Now
it should all be in the pan. Measure. I suppose you could warm it up again,
drink a beer while you wait and measure to see if its different. (now that
the filter's really full, 'cause you didn't want to make a mess when you
did it the first time) I think that's how I used to do it, maybe I used
more beer though, I forget (for obvious reasons)
HTH Peter C
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At 12:30 PM 1/6/99 -0500, Dave Vrba wrote:
> Is that with a new filter or not? Did you run the engine to get the
> oil at operating temp and then drain? Curious....
>
> Dave
> 62 Sprite MKII
> HAN6L14083
>
>
>Subject: Re[2]: Dip stick spacer.
>Author: Peter C <nosimport@mailbag.com> at SONYCOM
>Date: 1/6/99 2:21 PM
>
>
>Please don't shoot me, but what I did when faced with this dilemma was pour
>in exactly the amount of oil specified in the capacities section of your
>favorite manual, let it sit (drain down) for a while, then put the dipstick
>in till it reads full and mark that spot. Then put on the washer as Frank C
>suggests. (I always used an old coil wire boot myself)
>Peter C
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>
>At 10:57 AM 1/6/99 -0500, Dave Vrba wrote:
>> On my 1275, the dip stick hits the bottom of the pan with a "clunk"
>> when inserted. Is this too deep of penetration thus reading higher
>> oil level than really there is???? What's the proper depth??
>>
>> Dave
>> '62 MKII Sprite
>> 1275 - weber
>> Dublin, CA
>>
>>
>>Subject: Re: Dip stick spacer.
>>Author: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu> at SONYCOM
>>Date: 1/4/99 3:32 PM
>>
>>
>>Hmmm, does this spacer raise the dip stick out of the tube?!
>>This would explain why I lose oil pressure when brakling hard - I am
>>running too little oil because my dip stick sits too low!
>>
>>Frank, could you clarify?
>>
>>Ulix
>>
>>On Mon, 4 Jan 1999, Frank Clarici wrote:
>>
>>> Noel, William M wrote:
>>> . Seems I recall reading that
>>> > there is a felt/wool spacer that fits around the dipstick and seals the
>>> > tube. Is this correct?
>>> >
>>> > I have looked at the catalogs that I have and don't see a part like
>>>
>>>
>>> I can only speak for 1275s here.
>>> The dipsticks did have a thin rubber pad. They are about 3/16" thick.
>>> An assortment of plumbing faucet washers will provide something useable.
>>> (not Concours or original but for less then a buck you can buy package
>>> of them.) If you have a friendly hardware store nearby, ask them if you
>>> can pick one out of their bin. It should only cost about a dime or so.
>>> Take the dipstick with you, it needs to fit tight enough so it will not
>>> fall off when you check the oil. Get the flat kind not the cone shaped
>>> faucet washers.
>>>
>>> Good luck
>>> Frank Clarici
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