My car, built in August '58,` has a straight dipstick that bottoms out
on the pan. The stick is a tight fit in the tube and has a small rubber
hood to seal the opening. A friend with a car built mid '59 has the same
style stick.
Ron
58 MGA
Santa Rosa, Ca.
Larry Cogan wrote:
>
> New guy here, both cyberelly and mechanically challanged. Hope I get
> the procedure correctly and don't forward the entire volume as an
> attachment.
>
> I have a 59 MGA with the original 1500 engine. The engine oil
> dipstick
> has a 45 degree bend in the handle. The DPO has a blob of what
> appears to masking tape to set the amount of "travel" of the stick
> into the sump. In looking at the Vicky Britt and Moss catalogs I see
> two diff dipstick versions. A straight stick for earlier cars and a
> stick with two 45 degree bends for later cars. The drawing of the
> dipstick in my repro owner's manual shows a straight stick. I also
> note that the catalogs show the straight stick without any "stop lug"
> to set the depth of the stick into the sump. Not so concerned about
> originality as much as having a properly calibrated dipstick.
> Questions:
> What is the proper stick for the early 1500?
> If the straight stick is correct, what sets the travel of the stick?
> Does it simply bottom out on the pan or baffle?
> Does it make any difference or should I be obsessing about more
> important things (like that strange noise between 2400 and 3100 rpm)?
> I realize that I could simply drain the oil, put in the specified
> amount and "recalibrate" the wad of tape to that level, but that seems
> quite inelegant.
> Thanks in advance, Larry. Melbourne, FL
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