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All:
Along a similar line....Should the tip of the dipstick be "bottoming out"
on the oil pan to get the proper reading? The dipstick dust cap on my MGA
1600 "floats". To rectify this I have wrapped some 1/2" hockey stick tape
around the dipstick (below the dust cap) at a level where I hear the
dipstick bottom out on the oil pan. This also appears to stop "blow by"
thus stopping another potential oil leak path. I would appreciate any
thoughts on this.
Eric
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>Hey Trev,
>
>I've got the same problem (plus a really slow oil leak between the 3&4th
>cylinders at the head/block junction so I have to check the oil
>frequently, like each fill-up. SInce the leak is about a quart every
>500-1000 miles and isn't getting worse, I live with it, however the oil
>level question is one I would like to hear answered too!
>
>Mine's a '70 B-gt with a 'J engine.
>
>"Never Ascribe to Malice that which can be explained by Ignorance."
>John J. Peloquin
>Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521
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>On Sat, 13 Jun 1998, Trevor Boicey wrote:
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>> How much oil should it take to get an 18V engine up to
>> full after draining whatever will drain out of the sump?
>>
>> My B seems to read HORRIBLY overful even with just a couple
>> of liters of oil. Do I have the wrong dipstick? I am kind
>> of afraid to run it where the dipstick says.
>>
>> To verify, the dipstick has about the last four inches
>> readable, with the low notch about an inch from the end, and
>> the max notches about a half inch further up.
>>
>> (for these to make sense view in monospace)
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>> ..is the oil really supposed to be kept that low? I haven't
>> tried it but I feel like I'd get it there with maybe a liter
>> of oil.
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>> --
>> Trevor Boicey, Ottawa, Canada.
>> tboicey@brit.ca, http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
>> [ Seeking some miscellaneous MG parts, see the list on the web page... ]
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