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1. Re: oil pouring through the dipstick (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 12:26:11 -0500; At this point it really sounds like bad rings on one or more pistons. I think you should start by doing a compression check. I would bet that at least one of the cylinders is below 90psi. If the comp; /html/spridgets/2003-09/msg00650.html (7,184 bytes)
2. Re: oil pouring through the dipstick (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 21:05:02 -0500; Cap'n, I just don't think that a leakdown test would accurately diagnose a sticky valve problem that doesn't really hit its stride until 2000 rpm. I could be wrong. In fact, I thought I was wrong on; /html/spridgets/2003-09/msg00676.html (7,487 bytes)
3. Re: oil pouring through the dipstick (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 21:28:43 -0500; That doesn't sound like nearly so much fun as reving the car up a couple of thousand rpm with the risk of having the dipstick come flying out at you while tinkering with timing lights and trying to d; /html/spridgets/2003-09/msg00681.html (7,297 bytes)
4. Re: oil pouring through the dipstick (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 09:08:47 -0500; All depends on your perspective; as a spectator sport, I tend to favor the live engine approach ;-) David Lieb 1972 RWA Midget 2002 GTI for Trish to beat me at autocross with; /html/spridgets/2003-09/msg00703.html (7,678 bytes)

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