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bigd1101 · 07-08-2019, 05:37 AM

This may be obvious, but I just wanted to make sure. On my 1928 the dipstick (I'm assuming) rests on the short part of the stick resting on the block, to check the oil level and then you squeeze it together to secure it into the block and to prevent oil from blowing out through the hole, yes? I figured this out when I took it for the only second drive since I bought this car and found that oil had sprayed out through the dipstick hole. Not a lot....but enough to alert me to the proper use of a simple device. I also wanted to be sure I was checking the oil level correctly.....as we all know what too much or too little can do....so I hope I'm doing it right.

Don

07-08-2019, 05:37 AM	#1
bigd1101 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Ithaca Posts: 345	Dip stick use question This may be obvious, but I just wanted to make sure. On my 1928 the dipstick (I'm assuming) rests on the short part of the stick resting on the block, to check the oil level and then you squeeze it together to secure it into the block and to prevent oil from blowing out through the hole, yes? I figured this out when I took it for the only second drive since I bought this car and found that oil had sprayed out through the dipstick hole. Not a lot....but enough to alert me to the proper use of a simple device. I also wanted to be sure I was checking the oil level correctly.....as we all know what too much or too little can do....so I hope I'm doing it right. Don