| .. speaking of dipsticks...  the one for this 948 resembles a large  
cotter pin.  If that part is correct than why doesn't it sit fully in  
the hole?  There is a flat washer that I would guess is supposed to  
limit how far into the pan the dipstick goes but that part is a full  
3 inches up from the hole.  Wrong dipstick?  Wrong hole.. no comment  
please.. ?
Thanks again,
Lester
On May 14, 2005, at 7:00 PM, Bill L wrote:
> Hello Lester,
>
>        i have a 1098 that has the same kind of action... that is 75
>        lbs or thereabouts when cold at idle, .. i know the engine has
>        completely warmed up when it goes to about 45 lbs at 3000 rpm +
>        and is hot enough to set the valve lash when it drops to about
>        20 lbs at idle. .. all figures approximate.
>
>        this is another of those gauges IMHO that needn't have numbers
>        attatched. just marks (like a dipstick?) showing mininum and
>        maximum. as lokng as its in range, everything is just fine. i
>        once read that a tach should be the same way... but with FOUR
>        marks... .. idle, max torque, max horsepower and redline.
>        everthing else is just numbers to needlessley clutter the mind.
>
>        :-)
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> Best regards,
>  Bill                            mailto:pythias@pacifier.com
>    "66 Sprite
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