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| Author: | johnny [ Mon Oct 28, 2002 9:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | lightened dipstick |
OK, this is weird. but my 73 Dart (225 slant 6) has a dipstick that looks as if the end has been chewed off _ all the marks are missing. the socket is loose in the block, so the stick could move around...anybody else ever heard of this/have it happen? jfalcone@easystreet.com |
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| Author: | dschumers [ Mon Oct 28, 2002 7:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Sounds like a rod knock |
When I fired up my good motor, I heard a rattle coming from the bottom end. I noticed the top of the dipstick wiggling and pulled it out. Noise went away. I had to bend the stick a little to keep it out of the crank. Dennis slantzilla@excite.com |
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| Author: | Doctor Dodge (Doug Dutra) [ Mon Oct 28, 2002 8:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: dipstick tips... |
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: OK, this is weird. but my 73 Dart (225 slant 6) : has a dipstick that looks as if the end has : been chewed off _ all the marks are missing. : the socket is loose in the block, so the : stick could move around...anybody else ever : heard of this/have it happen? The best "dipstick tip" I can give is to keep it away from the crank! I can't count all the broken-off dipstick tips I have found in the bottom of a well used SL6 oil pans. Yes, it's a somewhat common problem, that dipstick is no match for 76lbs of spinning SL6 crankshaft. DD |
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| Author: | sandy in nova scotia [ Tue Oct 29, 2002 2:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sounds like a rod knock |
I have found they break off nice and clean at the full mark! If someone put a manifold on it 9 times out of 10 the dipstick tube gets bent and into the crank it goes. One of the lttle quirks of a slant goes along with crackd exhaust manifolds well! Sandy sandy.colter@ns.sympatico.ca |
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| Author: | bud L. [ Tue Oct 29, 2002 8:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sounds like a rod knock |
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: I have found they break off nice and clean at : the full mark! If someone put a manifold on : it 9 times out of 10 the dipstick tube gets : bent and into the crank it goes. : : One of the lttle quirks of a slant goes along : with crackd exhaust manifolds well! : : Sandy My wife's '95 LHS has a cool dipstick I'd like to adapt to a sl/6. It's a cable with a crimped-on little torpedo shaped slug. Very readable, flexible, with a good sized yellow-colored t-handle on the end. fglmopar@aol.com |
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