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LOL @ Top38! Big Grin

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I installed a sight glass in my oil pan that has no dipstick. As long as the dipstick is sealed, I can see NO benefit in not having one. Less information is almost never a good thing.

23T, I like that idea. Wanting more details.
Was it a simple deal, like cut or drill at an appropriate location where you can see it, (at proper oil level), and epoxy a glass window on the inside? Or more sophisticated? Is it working out useful for you?


Dan "Jim" Moore
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I like the T handle valve cover bolts much less. They can loosen up easily and fall off or the cross can fall out only to make it into somebody’s slick. Dang it


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I have a wet sump system, a vacuum pump (with a puke tank) and a engine diaper. There are too many things that can cause a loss of oil in the pan and go undetected so a dip stick is a simple effective way to check the oil level.

While not checking the oil level I remove the stick and cover the end of the tube with a vacuum cap. There's no down side to having the dip stick, there is however a big down side to running the engine without enough oil in the pan.

Just my two cents:

Bob
 
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My Dan Olson pan has a dip stick bolt with a bung welded into the pan. It allows you to check the oil level without risk of losing anything. It's not as easy to get to as a normal dipstick, but it works the same.
 
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Sight glass is the way to go. Had Stefs weld one in to a pan when we ordered it.

lol @ Al Big Grin
 
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LOL @ Top38! Big Grin

quote:
Originally posted by 23taltered:
I installed a sight glass in my oil pan that has no dipstick. As long as the dipstick is sealed, I can see NO benefit in not having one. Less information is almost never a good thing.

23T, I like that idea. Wanting more details.
Was it a simple deal, like cut or drill at an appropriate location where you can see it, (at proper oil level), and epoxy a glass window on the inside? Or more sophisticated? Is it working out useful for you?


I just ordered one from grainger and installed it in the sump part of the pan on the drivers side. I put a paint mark on it at the suggested capacity, and another one at the lowest crankshaft level. You can see the oil level drop about 3/4" when the engine starts. You can also tell if the oil looks milky.
My other engine has a Dan Olsen pan with the screw-in dipstick.


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