Hi guys
Thought that might get your attention.
I'm over in the UK visiting family so I get to spend some quality time with
my Healey which is still in the UK. When I bought the car in June I asked
the PO to do an oil change before I picked it up. He kindly obliged. When I
dipped the oil on departure date it was way over full. When I queried that
he said, its always been like that even though I always put in exactly the
right amount of oil.
So is the dipstick at fault?. My car is a mixture of Healeys. I finally
ascertained from the guy who actually restored it that it was installed with
a BJ8 engine block which was NOS and still in it's wrapping. The car itself
is a 100-Six.
Questions
Are all six cylinder dipsticks the same length or did they change slightly
from 26ID to 29D.?
How long are they from the shoulder to the end of the dipstick?
My dipstick seems a little bit home made. It doesn't have a proper
'shoulder' piece with the round 'cap' at the bottom of the handle that sits
on top of the tube. The handle is just a continuation of the dipstick that
is bent back over to form the handle. Because of this it might not be the
correct length.
Would appreciate if someone could measure his rod for me!
cheers
Derek
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