Re: [T3] dipstick stopper

["Shad Laws" <shad@aircooled.net>]

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I'm about 98% sure that the piece of plastic is not a stopper... it's more
of a dampener... I *think*...

Take care,
Shad Laws
LN Engineering - Aircooled Precision Performance
http://www.LNengineering.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Merritt" <gregm@vwtype3.org>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: [T3] dipstick stopper


>
> Mine wasn't loose until I tried dropping the engine & tranny an
> inch or two, and yanked the dipstick out after I realized I'd forgotten to
> remove it and was about to bend it.  (I was working on extracting the AT
> shift lever that hits the trailing arm if you try to slide it out.)
>
> Isn't that the point of the stopper being there?  To give you an
> accurate measure of the oil level?  Or does the dipstick bottom out on the
> case, with the stopper actually just being a "plug" to keep oil from going
> up the tube?
>
> Interesting...  HELP US, JIM AND RUSS!!!  ;)
>
> -Greg
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