I suppose the stop cap/sleeve/whatever you want to call it could have
vibrated loose, allowing the dipstick to slide down. But, I can't conceive
of how it (1) got grabbed by the crank (it's a straight strip of metal, with
nothing to grab), or (2) why the crank didn't have enough torque to just
mangle/shred it. Anyway, I would think you could jam the dipstick down until
the pull loop stopped it, without contacting the crank -- the tip would just
slide across the bottom of the oil pan as the stick bent (if it didn't bend
it would stop right there, and it would only bend if someone were pushing on
it). If the shaft contacted the crank I would think the crank would just
beat it into submission. But apparently something happened. I would almost
suspect sabotage...?
on 3/9/04 12:00 PM, Scott Regel at Scott.Regel@dpra.com wrote:
> I had my second 63 MGB in College and lent it to my brother to go see a
> local High School football game. Later that night I received a call
> from him saying the car seized up and he skidded to the side of the
> road. After towing the car back (not going to go there) I gave it a
> close inspection. What I found still makes me wonder how it could have
> happened...the dip stick sank halfway down into the pan and became
> lodged in the crank. How is this possible? It has always been in the
> back of my mind because I still can't figure out how it happened. There
> is a sleeve that keeps the stick from slipping into the pan. Any
> insight? Just wondering.
>
> Thanks
>
> Scott and Spot
> 76B
>
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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