[DeTomaso] Dipstick length

[cengles at cox.net]

Dear Thomas,

Compliments on a very nice, very economical and tidy job. Well done, sir.

Warmest regards, Chuck Engles



---- Thomas Tornblom <Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se> wrote:
>MikeLDrew at aol.com skrev:
>>In a message dated 11/3/07 11:15:08 PM, chrisvkimball at msn.com writes:
>>
>>
>>>Yeah, but I didn't want the dipstick to look amateurish with a home-made
>>>mark on it. I'd much rather have it held together with two little nails. Or
>>>duct tape. Or airplane glue. Or solder. Or rubber bands.
>>>
>>I wish you'd said that you were planning on bending it. Dipstick metal
>>won't tolorate that kind of abuse, as you found out. :<(
>>>So, where can I get a replacement dipstick?
>>>
>>>>>Factory dipsticks cost a fortune. Yours can be repaired fairly easily by
>>brazing it, or you can buy an aftermarket replacement dipstick from Precision
>>Proformance for about $80.
>
>Or you can buy two Audi V6 dipsticks and cut the handle off on one and
>the tip on one and braze or tig weld them together at the correct length.
>
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>The dipsticks are dirt cheap, even for being genuine audi parts. I think
>I paid less than $10 a piece.
>
>The real reason I did this was to get a dipstick with an O-ring seal at
>the handle to avoid any air leaks that upsets the EFI.
>
>>
>>Mike
>
>Thomas
>
>>
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