I had a look today. The down tube for the pressure release valve is on
the opposite (L/H) side of the dimple, and the dipstick appears to be
suspended near the R/H side whereas the 'tab' is in the center.
Good guesses, though.
Bob
On 5/12/2017 4:29 PM, WILLIAM B LAWRENCE wrote:
>
> I wonder if the "dimple" aligns with the oil pressure relief passage.
>
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> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Bob
> Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
> *Sent:* Friday, May 12, 2017 2:26:47 PM
> *To:* Per Schoerner
> *Cc:* Healeys
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Pan Mysteries
> Good thought! I've got my pan out; I'll see if I can tell if they line
> up, though, the front of the pans usually get bashed-in, which would
> cause the stick to ride up, methinks.
>
> Bob
>
>
> On 5/12/2017 2:14 AM, Per Schoerner wrote:
> > Hi
> > It suddenly struck me, haven't thought about it before, the tab
> might be for the dipstick to rest on.
> >
> > Per
> >
> > Skickat fr?n min iPhone
> >
> >> 11 maj 2017 kl. 15:50 skrev Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>:
> >>
> >> Got a couple of real mysteries here:
> >>
> >> 1) Oil pans on the 6-cyl cars--don't know about the 100s--have a
> small, er, something--tab?--spot-welded on the inside bottom in
> >
>
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