[DeTomaso] Camber Bar / Dip Stick Questions

[larry at ohiotimecorp.com]

Hi Mike,

 

If I am not mistaken the 911's run a dry sump set up with more oil then a
crankcase would hold in its storage tank. The tank then has a float much the
same as a gas tank that runs the gauge. It has been some time that my head
was under the bonnet of a 911, but I do remember a dip stick in the tank
too. No dealer involvement needed.

 

Larry (dip stick) - Cleveland

 

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From: MikeLDrew at aol.com [mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com] 
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 9:24 AM
To: larry at ohiotimecorp.com
Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Camber Bar / Dip Stick Questions

 


In a message dated 6/11/07 6 09 55, larry at ohiotimecorp.com writes:





This morning I was reading Car & Driver.
They were talking about a BMW (M3?) that no longer has a dipstick.


A friend has a 1973 Porsche 911, and it has an oil level gauge on the dash,
in lieu of a dipstick, from new.  So it's not exactly a new idea.

It's a nice idea to have an oil level gauge (which is calibrated so it is
correct only when the engine is running), but I would want to have a
dipstick ALSO.

Mike (been let down by dipsticks before, when the car suddenly started
consuming oil and I failed to check it!)



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