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1. Will oil really "wick up" a dipstick? (score: 1): Author: "Arvid Jedlicka" <arvidj@visi.com>; Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 10:04:33 -0500; I belong to a flying club. The preflight requires that we check the oil. So the big discussion is "Do you ... (a) pull the dipstick out and read it (b) pull the dipstick out, clean it, put it back in; /html/shop-talk/2004-10/msg00001.html (7,888 bytes)
2. Re: Will oil really "wick up" a dipstick? (score: 1): Author: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>; Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 10:33:35 -0500; You get out your napkin and wipe it.... the answer is Yes to some degree Oil can wick up a dipstick... Keith Turk AH-64 Apache Standarization Instructor pilot AH-1 Cobra Standardization Instructor Pi; /html/shop-talk/2004-10/msg00002.html (8,131 bytes)
3. Re: Will oil really "wick up" a dipstick? (score: 1): Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>; Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 12:06:13 -0400 (EDT); My primary thought is that you people need to fly more, so you don't worry about silly things... How long does it take to wipe off the dipstick and re-insert it, just in case it does wick up? Mark; /html/shop-talk/2004-10/msg00003.html (8,389 bytes)
4. Re: Will oil really "wick up" a dipstick? (score: 1): Author: Paul Parkanzky <parkanz1@msu.edu>; Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 13:03:49 -0400; I'm an experimentalist. I'd pull the dipstick, look at the level and make a mental not of exactly where it is. Then I'd wipe it off and check the oil again. If it's the same after five or six times d; /html/shop-talk/2004-10/msg00004.html (9,013 bytes)
5. RE: Will oil really "wick up" a dipstick? (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 10:13:13 -0700; I think a more relevant question is : How do you know for a gold-plated fact that the motor has not been turned over recently? Even a gust of wind could possibly slosh oil around enough to give a fa; /html/shop-talk/2004-10/msg00005.html (8,160 bytes)
6. Re: Will oil really "wick up" a dipstick? (score: 1): Author: Mike Rambour <mikey@b2systems.com>; Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2004 10:23:13 -0700; I would have said it wont wick up but from the previous answers I would be wrong it seems. Regardless, I would wipe it and check (twice) because depending on when the motor last ran there could be oi; /html/shop-talk/2004-10/msg00006.html (7,896 bytes)
7. Re: Will oil really "wick up" a dipstick? (score: 1): Author: "Arvid Jedlicka" <arvidj@visi.com>; Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 12:27:20 -0500; Any advice is appreciated and no body parts were harmed. Excellent advice that I always follow, except the current discussion is between three of the club's CFI's, 'as instructed' is a toss-up. I'll; /html/shop-talk/2004-10/msg00007.html (9,183 bytes)
8. Re: Will oil really "wick up" a dipstick? (score: 1): Author: "Michael D. Porter" <portermd@zianet.com>; Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2004 11:59:07 -0600; And, as someone once said long ago, "it's not like a car. You can't just pull it over and park it." (!) Cheers. -- Michael D. Porter Roswell, NM Never let anyone drive you crazy when you know it's wi; /html/shop-talk/2004-10/msg00008.html (8,103 bytes)
9. Re: Will oil really "wick up" a dipstick? (score: 1): Author: pethier@isd.net; Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 14:25:17 -0500; There are times you can't just pull over and park that car, either. Be careful out there. Phil; /html/shop-talk/2004-10/msg00009.html (7,748 bytes)

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