Ron
The BJ8 engine is slightly different. The dipstick is in a completely
different position and is 4 inches longer,
Derek
On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 9:47 PM, Ron Ray <ronald-ray at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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> I am confused. A BJ8 is an Austin Healey 3000.****
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> For what it is worth, the dip stick from my 1959 AH 3000 is 12-1/4 inches
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> -----Original Message-----
> 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)
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> You may have misunderstood my question. I had a BJ8 dipstick but have now*
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> just received one for a 3000. The BJ8 dipsticks are much longer. As you***
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> mentioned they are 16 inches to the full line whereas I have now
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> that a 3000 dipstick is 11 inches to the full line and 12 inches to the MIN
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> The AH Spares repro item is as I suspected slightly incorrect as it
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> 10 7/8 and 11 7/8 to the respective marks.****
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> regards****
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> Derek****
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> On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 5:08 PM, David Nock <healeydoc at sbcglobal.net>
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> > All the dipsticks are the same length, The only difference is the
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> > of the stop washer.****
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> > The length of the BJ8 dipstick washer to the full line is 16" and 1"****
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> > David Nock****
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> > On Aug 30, 2011, at 2:50 AM, Derek Job wrote:****
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> > For some reason the PO was using a dipstick from a BJ8 engine in my
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> > which has an earlier 3000 engine. The BJ8 stick is much longer so****
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> > upsurprisingly it was always showing over full.****
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> > Ive just received a dipstick from AH Spares. No reason to think its not*
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> > accurate but I was wondering if anyone could provide me with the length
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> > their dipstick (as I said no jokes please) from the circular stop that
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> > off the tube, to the MAX and MIN marks.****
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> > Derek****
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