Should I drop the pan?
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Should I drop the pan?
This is a new one on me! What do you think? I tried to check the engine oil yesterday and found that only the cable part came out of the dipstick tube with the handle! The flat metal part where you check the oil level was gone! I ran a magnet down the tube all the way to the oil level and didn't get it, or at least it didn't come back out. Will something that big and heavy have a risk of doing any damage under any foreseeable conditions, or should I just get a new dipstick and forget about it?
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I can't imagine what it would entail to "drop the pan" on one of these.....it's not easy on my '68 F250 so I doubt it'd be a breeze on these Expy's. I'm thinking along the same lines as hkiefus, it's probably down in the bottom just hanging out (its weight should keep it away from the crank) and I doubt it could work its way up as the oil pump has a big screen on it.
Scary thought nonetheless.
Scary thought nonetheless.
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I got the new replacement dipstick today and it's not the same type. Instead of cable with flat metal on end, it's all flat metal wth corkscrews in it and it's made of two peices riveted together. Much harder to get in and out. I can't see any reason why it couldn't be made in one piece plus handle to make it easier to insert and retract, and to insure reliability. Where do those engineers come up with these ideas... recycle bins?
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Originally posted by tsdrallyer
I got the new replacement dipstick today and it's not the same type. Instead of cable with flat metal on end, it's all flat metal wth corkscrews in it and it's made of two peices riveted together. Much harder to get in and out. I can't see any reason why it couldn't be made in one piece plus handle to make it easier to insert and retract, and to insure reliability. Where do those engineers come up with these ideas... recycle bins?
I got the new replacement dipstick today and it's not the same type. Instead of cable with flat metal on end, it's all flat metal wth corkscrews in it and it's made of two peices riveted together. Much harder to get in and out. I can't see any reason why it couldn't be made in one piece plus handle to make it easier to insert and retract, and to insure reliability. Where do those engineers come up with these ideas... recycle bins?
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