[DeTomaso] Dipstick length

[Christopher Kimball]

Thanks--sounds like a good idea!  Maybe I'll go that route.

Sincerely,

Chris
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> Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 12:19:32 +0100
> From: Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se
> To: MikeLDrew at aol.com
> CC: chrisvkimball at msn.com; tipo874 at comcast.net; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Dipstick length
> 
> 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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