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Subject: dipstick felt
From: SamuelsMA@aol.com
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 06:52:09 EDT
Here's a really minor question:
 
When I first checked the oil level on my (new to me) '76, I noticed that  
there was no felt stopper on the dipstick.  I ordered and received one from  
TRF. 
 It is a thick white felt plug.  When I went to slip it on the  dipstick, I 
looked more carefully and found a very thin felt layer on the  underside of the 
flange on the dipstick.  It looks intact and in good  condition, as if it was 
designed that way.
 
To thicken the soup, the vintage Triumph dealer who sold me the car  had 
changed the oil just prior to shipping the car.  The oil level reads  about a 
half-quart high.  Perhaps the dealer used the standard number of  quarts and 
the 
dipstick reads high because it is supposed to have the thick  felt on it and 
doesn't?
 
Thanks.
 
Michael
'76 Tahiti blue
CF 57044U




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