Since the general topic has been introduced, I have a queasy question of my
own. I put one of those little doughnut-shaped felt dipstick seals on my, uh,
dispstick. The felt seal does not allow the stick to protrude as far down into
the pool of oil in the crankcase - in this case it's about 1/4" higher. Thus,
the dipstick "shows" about 1/2 quart less oil in the motor after the seal was
fitted.
My question is what is "right"? Was the dipstick supposed to have a thick felt
seal? Is a full oil capacity of the motor shown at the "full"line with the felt
seal, or without it? Truthfully, I've had no problem with oil leaking out of
the dipstick tube, so I wonder if the felt seal is necessary, or even
counterproductive?
Jim Jones
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