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poolnut · 08-06-2013, 03:54 PM

my oil dipstick is all metal and has no bushing or anything around it where it goes into the motor Is this I have some oil getting on my motor,block from somewhere I though maybe that was the case

parklane · 08-06-2013, 07:37 PM

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Try temporarily plugging the pipe to see if that cures it. Most do have a type of cap/cover where the stick & tube meet, so you know how far to insert the stick, but most aren't sealed.

08-06-2013, 03:54 PM	#1
poolnut Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Woodstock Va Posts: 31	oil stick my oil dipstick is all metal and has no bushing or anything around it where it goes into the motor Is this I have some oil getting on my motor,block from somewhere I though maybe that was the case

08-06-2013, 07:37 PM	#2
parklane Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: St.Thomas, ON Canada Posts: 598	Re: oil stick Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Try temporarily plugging the pipe to see if that cures it. Most do have a type of cap/cover where the stick & tube meet, so you know how far to insert the stick, but most aren't sealed. __________________ If brains were wire, some couldn't short circuit a firefly