Derek,
I am confused. A BJ8 is an Austin Healey 3000.
For what it is worth, the dip stick from my 1959 AH 3000 is 12-1/4 inches
from tip to washer stop, with the difference between min and max being 1
inch.
Ron
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From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at
autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Derek Job
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 2:15 PM
To: David Nock
Cc: Forum
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Whats the length of your dipstick? (no jokes please)
David,
You may have misunderstood my question. I had a BJ8 dipstick but have now
just received one for a 3000. The BJ8 dipsticks are much longer. As you
mentioned they are 16 inches to the full line whereas I have now ascertained
that a 3000 dipstick is 11 inches to the full line and 12 inches to the MIN
level.
The AH Spares repro item is as I suspected slightly incorrect as it measures
10 7/8 and 11 7/8 to the respective marks.
regards
Derek
On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 5:08 PM, David Nock <healeydoc at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> All the dipsticks are the same length, The only difference is the location
> of the stop washer.
>
> The length of the BJ8 dipstick washer to the full line is 16" and 1"
> between full and low
>
>
>
>
> David Nock
>
> British Car Specialists
>
> Stockton Ca 95205
>
> 209-948-8767
>
>
> www.britishcarspecialists.com
>
> .
>
> .
>
> On Aug 30, 2011, at 2:50 AM, Derek Job wrote:
>
> For some reason the PO was using a dipstick from a BJ8 engine in my car,
> which has an earlier 3000 engine. The BJ8 stick is much longer so
> upsurprisingly it was always showing over full.
>
> Ive just received a dipstick from AH Spares. No reason to think its not
> accurate but I was wondering if anyone could provide me with the length of
> their dipstick (as I said no jokes please) from the circular stop that
caps
> off the tube, to the MAX and MIN marks.
>
> thanks
>
> Derek
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