[Healeys] Dipstick

[i erbs]

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Ira Erbs
1959 100-6
MKI engine and disc brakes
Portland,OR

On Dec 26, 2016 8:35 AM, <michael.salter at gmail.com> wrote:

> Keep the faith Mike.... you will get there.
> M
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> On Mon, Dec 26, 2016 at 8:18 AM -0500, "Michael MacLean" <
> rrengineer.mike at att.net> wrote:
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> OK, maybe I'm the dipstick.  Today my son asked to have a try at putting
>> the dipstick in the block.  Ten minutes later he comes walking in the house
>> and announces, "It's in."  He tried to put it in like I did, then started
>> to twist it back and forth.  After a few seconds it slips to the bottom of
>> the pan.  When we pulled it out (it needed to be twisted back and forth
>> again).  I took a good look at it.  The dipstick was not exactly straight.
>> I straightened it out the best I could and took some emory cloth to the
>> high spots.  It slips in quite well now.  I should have remembered that
>> EVERY little job of assembly on this car is a battle.  I have to make
>> everything fit.  Nothing is easy and it's eventually going to drain my bank
>> account.  I have to keep telling myself it's going to be worth it.
>> Acquiring this car as rolling empty shell has done nothing to help me in
>> the re-assembly.  Having nothing to go on, I have to rely on as many
>> pictures as I can gather and help from you guys.  So please bear with me
>> when I ask something stupid like today.  I should have known it was going
>> to be a struggle as usual.
>> Mike MacLean
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