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oil dipstick 900 1994

posted by  spook on  Mon Mar 29 13:43 CST 2004
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Dear trk8,

Good p.m. Thanks for taking in good part, my comments about having enough oil. I'd rather offer a suggestion - and keep someone from harm - then stay silent, while an engine is damaged.

It often helps, when reading the dipstick, to have a small flashlight handy. That allows you to move the light, so you can get a reflection from the oil.

In my case, the carbon coating made the oil hard to see: whatever the oil's color, it all looked black.

If you're going to use a Dremel, use a stainless brush, as the standard steel brush may not be able to remove the carbon, which is literally baked on.


Yours faithfully,

spook





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