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>From Jim Adney: > Where does one get this special dipstick? If I am tuned in correctly, the item being discussed is an oil temperature dipstick which can be purchased from Gene Berg (the company, not the spirit). It is an easy-to-install thingy that hooks up a single wire to the oil temp terminal on your engine. As the dipstick gets hotter, part of it rotates until making contact with (? -- I forget what) and causes your oil light to flicker, then burn bright, when the oil gets above 220 or 225 degress F. I had one on a '71 Type II van...and loved the device. It seems to me to be the cheapest and simplest way to keep tabs on oil temp. The first day I installed it, the thing showed my engine was running hot....I adjusted the timing and fixed the problem. Haven't tried one on my T3, although I do have a universal case. The part from Gene Berg enterprises is GB 227 and sells for $10.10. Phil dillard@suu.edu