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On 6/21/2013 3:33 PM, ralph meyermann wrote:
> Dang goofy phone!
>
> Velma 82 na diesel westy
> On Jun 21, 2013 5:31 PM, "ralph meyermann" <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thats what I was planning on doing, I'm just trying to expedite things a
>> bit. On my list to do before the camping trip this summer is swap
>> engines,custom build exhaust,replace tank and sending unit, stainless
>> coolant lines, shift linkage on both ends.
>>
>> Velma 82 na diesel westy
>> On Jun 21, 2013 5:16 PM, "Scott Ohana" <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>>
>>>   on useful techique is to put exactly 4.5 qts in the engine and oil
>>> filter,
>>> run it, confirm oil pressure, let it sit a minute, then see where that
>>> level is on your whatever dipstick, and mark that spot as nominally
>>> full.
>>>
>>> some may enjoy this, since it's friday.
>>> On a modern BMW car with no dipstick on the engine at all, but rather an
>>> electronic oil lever sensing system..
>>> If the 'add oil' light goes off, the technician is advised to add a qt
>>> of oil.
>>>   If the add oil light does not go off, the next step is to drain the oil
>>> completely,
>>> and add the correct amount.
>>>    If that doesn't make the add oil light behave ..start trouble-shooting that
>>> circuit.
>>> ( per a trade magazine for professional automotive technicians ..'Import
>>> Car' I think. )
>>>
>>> See, even BMW in the 2000 and teens era ,on 80,000 dollar cars,  uses
>>> the same old very low tech that we do in our engine conversions on 31 year
>>> old VW Vanagons..
>>> all for lack of a 2 dollar dipstick too.
>>> That's real progress all right., lol.
>>>
>>>   On 6/21/2013 3:08 PM, ralph meyermann wrote:
>>>
>>> And would you be kind enough to share the measurements for oil level as
>>> well kind sir??
>>>
>>> Velma 82 na diesel westy
>>> On Jun 21, 2013 1:13 PM, "ralph meyermann" <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com> <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>   I am looking for the apparently nla plastic tube for my stock na oil fill
>>> /dipstick tube. My AAZ has a good dipstick assembly and fills from
>>> valvecover, that sounds like a wonderful Idea then just block off the pan!
>>> Are you using the 1.6 na pan for Vanagon?
>>>
>>> Velma 82 na diesel westy
>>> On Jun 21, 2013 12:10 PM, "David Moyal" <moyald@gmail.com> <moyald@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>   Having just done an AAZ transplant, here's my low tech solution: Once the
>>> AAZ was in I stuck a piece of stiff wire (welding rod) down the engine's
>>> dipstick hole till it hit bottom. Marked the rod at the top of the
>>> dipstick
>>> receptacle, measured length (?17") and width of receptacle (?5/8") Thus
>>> armed I went to our local wreckers & wandered amongst the Japanese wrecks
>>> till I found a stick that matched. With the enigne filled and run to fill
>>> the oil filter I punched the new dipstick to give me an  index mark. I
>>> used
>>>   the AAZ dispstick in the rear filler; the cap needs to be drilled out to
>>> accept it. Hope this helps, David
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>