That's probably a primary effect while the opposite coast effect is merely
secondary, and it all hinges, of course, on the magnetic declination of the
moons of Jupiter.

Mike

On 9/25/02 9:43 PM, "Steve Overmyer" <s.overmyer@UWS.EDU.AU> wrote:

> Well it happens here in Oz too...I find exactly the same thing on
> my van.
> However, since I'm in the southern hemisphere,I wonder if it's the
> opposite side of the dipstick reading high...?
>
> Steve O
> Blue Mountains NSW Australia.
> '92 Transporter WBX Kombi
> '76 Transporter Double Cab
> '68 Beetle
> '00 Transporter 5Cyl Double Cab (work truck)
>
>
> At 11:48 PM 25/09/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>> From:    Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
>> Subject: Re: Dipstick readability tip
>>
>> Me too and I could never figure out how that could be.  Maybe it's a
>> coastalthing?
>>
>>
>> MikeOn 9/25/02 1:37 PM, "David Beierl" <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> wrote:
>>>
>>> Do you have trouble with false high readings?  I often find that the
>>> reading on one side of the stick is much lower than the other side...
>>>
>>> david
>