RV8 dipstick are they all the same?

[jimburr]

Broke the dipstick off at the pully out bit about 2 years ago, so dippy bit is in the boot and pully out bit is cable tied to the air intake hose to keep it over the hole. mailed Rimmers for advice and the reply was no there not all the same! anyway, still dipping with it(long nose pliers don't panic)but it is a pain in the harris. New air intake pipe going on when it arrives so need to loose the tie. Oh NCK Hotwire 3.9 350SE

Jimbo

[mrzigazaga]

Hi mate...Cant you get it welded?

[adam quantrill]

I have seen slightly different styles to the grippy bit older Rovers but they are mainly the same thing. I suppose it depends on the length down from the boot thing to the fill lines.

As a matter of interest when the level is just below the low line there is still 5l of oil in there!

[phillpot]

adam quantrill said:

I suppose it depends on the length down from the boot thing to the fill lines.

Use the old one as a pattern to check/re-mark if necessary?

[rev-erend]

My huge crank has eaten several .. its hard to find a position where the crank does not bite chunks out of it.

Rimmer sell they

http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-GRID010809

Edited by rev-erend on Wednesday 27th April 20:11

[adam quantrill]

The engine normally rotates clockwise doesn't it? So the side of the crank would be coming up to meet the dipstick pointing down, which is a recipe for a good chewing-up.

Alan, perhaps you should convert your engine to run counter-clockwise? You've done everything else to it... ;^)

[rev-erend]

adam quantrill said:

The engine normally rotates clockwise doesn't it? So the side of the crank would be coming up to meet the dipstick pointing down, which is a recipe for a good chewing-up.

Alan, perhaps you should convert your engine to run counter-clockwise? You've done everything else to it... ;^)

Then it would spit the dipstick out..like used chewing gum.