Subject: [Fot] Dipstick stories and borescopes

From: Scott Janzen <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2016 11:57:00 -0400

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Ok, so here's the embarrassing follow-up story.  I did not buy a =
borescope, figured I'd try fiddling with the dipstick one more time and =
then pull the engine out (fortunately just the long block, nothing else =
bolted on yet) and fix the oil pan baffle that I must have installed in =
the wrong position somehow.

Stuck the dipstick in the hole in the block, it hit metal.  Tried =
rotating it, no help.  Went to pull the dipstick out of the other engine =
in the garage, figured I'd try that, and looking at the other engine I =
immediately knew what was wrong.

Went back to my parts bench where all the disassembled car parts sit, =
found the dipstick and dipstick tube that I'd pulled out of the engine =
back in November and put them in.  Everything worked fine.  Figure it =
out yet?

I had been trying to install a spare dipstick siting on the bench, =
without a dipstick tube, and had been inserting that directly into the =
block, and hitting the bottom of the pan. =20

The missing part - the dipstick tube!  Good for about 4" of dipstick =
depth - of course the dipstick was hitting something!

It's a wonder I get anything done.  Sometimes, after a long day in the =
garage, the powers of observation are apparently weak.

What a dipstick,

Scott=

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<html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; =
-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Ok, so here's the embarrassing =
follow-up story. &nbsp;I did not buy a borescope, figured I'd try =
fiddling with the dipstick one more time and then pull the engine out =
(fortunately just the long block, nothing else bolted on yet) and fix =
the oil pan baffle that I must have installed in the wrong position =
somehow.<div><br></div><div>Stuck the dipstick in the hole in the block, =
it hit metal. &nbsp;Tried rotating it, no help. &nbsp;Went to pull the =
dipstick out of the other engine in the garage, figured I'd try that, =
and looking at the other engine I immediately knew what was =
wrong.</div><div><br></div><div>Went back to my parts bench where all =
the disassembled car parts sit, found the dipstick and dipstick =
tube&nbsp;that I'd pulled out of the engine back in November and put =
them in. &nbsp;Everything worked fine. &nbsp;Figure it out =
yet?</div><div><br></div><div>I had been trying to install a spare =
dipstick siting on the bench, without a dipstick tube, and had been =
inserting that directly into the block, and hitting the bottom of the =
pan. &nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The missing part - the dipstick =
tube! &nbsp;Good for about 4" of dipstick depth - of course the dipstick =
was hitting something!</div><div><br></div><div>It's a wonder I get =
anything done. &nbsp;Sometimes, after a long day in the garage, the =
powers of observation are apparently weak.</div><div><br></div><div>What =
a dipstick,</div><div><br></div><div>Scott</div></body></html>=

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From: "J.C. Hassall" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2016 12:35:07 -0400

And here I thought I was the only one who did that

j
Fat-thumbed from my iPhone

> On Mar 15, 2016, at 11:57 AM, Scott Janzen <[email-masked]> wrote:
> 
> Ok, so here's the embarrassing follow-up story.  I did not buy a borescope, figured I'd try fiddling with the dipstick one more time and then pull the engine out (fortunately just the long block, nothing else bolted on yet) and fix the oil pan baffle that I must have installed in the wrong position somehow.
> 
> Stuck the dipstick in the hole in the block, it hit metal.  Tried rotating it, no help.  Went to pull the dipstick out of the other engine in the garage, figured I'd try that, and looking at the other engine I immediately knew what was wrong.
> 
> Went back to my parts bench where all the disassembled car parts sit, found the dipstick and dipstick tube that I'd pulled out of the engine back in November and put them in.  Everything worked fine.  Figure it out yet?
> 
> I had been trying to install a spare dipstick siting on the bench, without a dipstick tube, and had been inserting that directly into the block, and hitting the bottom of the pan.  
> 
> The missing part - the dipstick tube!  Good for about 4" of dipstick depth - of course the dipstick was hitting something!
> 
> It's a wonder I get anything done.  Sometimes, after a long day in the garage, the powers of observation are apparently weak.
> 
> What a dipstick,
> 
> Scott

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From: Brian Schirano <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2016 18:54:23 +0000 (UTC)

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Another classic story, lovem. These problems can be solved three ways, more=
: sleep, hard to come by, coffee? don't want to stay up all night, beer, si=
t back, contemplate, install correct dip and tube! perfect.=C2=A026A GT6+, =
28 TR6Brian Schirano
585-305-0349 Cell=C2=A0
[email-masked]

      From: Scott Janzen <[email-masked]>
 To: J.C. Hassall <[email-masked]>=20
Cc: Friends of Triumph <[email-masked]>
 Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 4:57 PM
 Subject: [Fot] Dipstick stories and borescopes
  =20
Ok, so here's the embarrassing follow-up story. =C2=A0I did not buy a bores=
cope, figured I'd try fiddling with the dipstick one more time and then pul=
l the engine out (fortunately just the long block, nothing else bolted on y=
et) and fix the oil pan baffle that I must have installed in the wrong posi=
tion somehow.
Stuck the dipstick in the hole in the block, it hit metal. =C2=A0Tried rota=
ting it, no help. =C2=A0Went to pull the dipstick out of the other engine i=
n the garage, figured I'd try that, and looking at the other engine I immed=
iately knew what was wrong.
Went back to my parts bench where all the disassembled car parts sit, found=
 the dipstick and dipstick tube=C2=A0that I'd pulled out of the engine back=
 in November and put them in. =C2=A0Everything worked fine. =C2=A0Figure it=
 out yet?
I had been trying to install a spare dipstick siting on the bench, without =
a dipstick tube, and had been inserting that directly into the block, and h=
itting the bottom of the pan. =C2=A0
The missing part - the dipstick tube! =C2=A0Good for about 4" of dipstick d=
epth - of course the dipstick was hitting something!
It's a wonder I get anything done. =C2=A0Sometimes, after a long day in the=
 garage, the powers of observation are apparently weak.
What a dipstick,
Scott
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=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1458067669722_14894"><span id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_145806766972=
2_14893">Another classic story, lovem. These problems can be solved three w=
ays, more: sleep, hard to come by, coffee? don't want to stay up all night,=
 beer, sit back, contemplate, install correct dip and tube! perfect.</span>=
</div><div></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1458067669722_14867">&nbsp;</div><=
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yui_3_16_0_1_1458067669722_14891">26A GT6+, 28 TR6</div>Brian Schirano<br>5=
85-305-0349 Cell&nbsp;<br>[email-masked]</div><div class=3D"qtdSeparat=
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</span></b> Scott Janzen &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br> <b><span style=3D"font-=
weight: bold;">To:</span></b> J.C. Hassall &lt;[email-masked]&gt; <br><=
b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> Friends of Triumph &lt;=
[email-masked]&gt;<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</spa=
n></b> Tuesday, March 15, 2016 4:57 PM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: b=
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 </div> <div class=3D"y_msg_container"><br><div id=3D"yiv9602772654"><div>O=
k, so here's the embarrassing follow-up story. &nbsp;I did not buy a boresc=
ope, figured I'd try fiddling with the dipstick one more time and then pull=
 the engine out (fortunately just the long block, nothing else bolted on ye=
t) and fix the oil pan baffle that I must have installed in the wrong posit=
ion somehow.<div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Stuck the dipstick in the ho=
le in the block, it hit metal. &nbsp;Tried rotating it, no help. &nbsp;Went=
 to pull the dipstick out of the other engine in the garage, figured I'd tr=
y that, and looking at the other engine I immediately knew what was wrong.<=
/div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Went back to my parts bench where a=
ll the disassembled car parts sit, found the dipstick and dipstick tube&nbs=
p;that I'd pulled out of the engine back in November and put them in. &nbsp=
;Everything worked fine. &nbsp;Figure it out yet?</div><div><br clear=3D"no=
ne"></div><div>I had been trying to install a spare dipstick siting on the =
bench, without a dipstick tube, and had been inserting that directly into t=
he block, and hitting the bottom of the pan. &nbsp;</div><div><br clear=3D"=
none"></div><div>The missing part - the dipstick tube! &nbsp;Good for about=
 4" of dipstick depth - of course the dipstick was hitting something!</div>=
<div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>It's a wonder I get anything done. &nbsp=
;Sometimes, after a long day in the garage, the powers of observation are a=
pparently weak.</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>What a dipstick,</d=
iv><div class=3D"yiv9602772654yqt4564200820" id=3D"yiv9602772654yqtfd98785"=
><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Scott</div></div></div></div><br><div c=
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From: Home Consolidated <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2016 21:27:02 -0500

These cars can certainly keep ya humble. 

Kg

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