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Subject:Re: removing NA/dipstick
From:ralph meyermann <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM>
Date:Fri, 21 Jun 2013 12:13:37 -0600

I am looking for the apparently nla plastic tube for my stock na oil fill
/dipstick tube. My AAZ has a good dipstick assembly and fills from
valvecover, that sounds like a wonderful Idea then just block off the pan!
Are you using the 1.6 na pan for Vanagon?

Velma 82 na diesel westy
On Jun 21, 2013 12:10 PM, "David Moyal" <moyald@gmail.com> wrote:

> Having just done an AAZ transplant, here's my low tech solution: Once the
> AAZ was in I stuck a piece of stiff wire (welding rod) down the engine's
> dipstick hole till it hit bottom. Marked the rod at the top of the dipstick
> receptacle, measured length (?17") and width of receptacle (?5/8") Thus
> armed I went to our local wreckers & wandered amongst the Japanese wrecks
> till I found a stick that matched. With the enigne filled and run to fill
> the oil filter I punched the new dipstick to give me an  index mark. I used
>  the AAZ dispstick in the rear filler; the cap needs to be drilled out to
> accept it. Hope this helps, David
>

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