[C38] Oil Dipstick

[Charles]

Checking the oil level is one of my least favorite chores and therefore 
does not get done as routinely as I would wish (meaning before I start 
the engine).  I really don't like getting in there when the engine is 
hot!   One issue you might want to take into account given a lot of us 
have ended up replacing engine mounts is that our engines are mounted on 
a slant....   I found that my dipstick read "low" after having this done 
(by draining all the oil and then adding exactly the spec).   I took a 
file and made the correct mark on the stick to ensure against overfilling.
I also have a heavy oil resistant tube installed from the oil drain, 
that comes forward and rises above the engine oil level to ensure 
against losing oil through a petcock vibrating open.  Changing oil is 
pretty easy with this simple addition although I still wrestle with the 
oil filter location.

All the best,
Charles Finn
Mighty Quinn #114


D McC wrote:
> As for checking the oil level, I reach and contort and
> use my most colorful sailors' vocabulary ... That is
> when I actually do check it. As for changing the oil,
> I have a petcock valve installed in the oilpan with a
> tube leading back to the bilge and another valve
> there. I open the valve at the pan and then warm up
> the engine, then open the valve in the bilge and use a
> small 12v oil-extracion pump to drain the oil into
> plastic jugs. Close both valves and refill the
> engine... then off to the recycle tub at the marina. 
>
> Fair Winds...
>
> Dave 
> --- Glenn Terry <Glenn.Terry at Sun.COM> wrote:
>
>   
>> On the same subject.  I bought an oil extraction
>> pump for oil changes 
>> but the suction tube is slightly larger than the
>> dipstick hole.  How do 
>> others change their oil?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> G!enn
>>
>>
>> mark turner wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Yep. Mine too. I would love to hear some ideas on
>>>       
>> this one :) Checking the 
>>     
>>> oil certainly helps develop one's vocabulary.
>>> Mark #80 The Goose
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Larry Malmberg" <larrypi at linkline.com>
>>> To: "'Catalina 38 Listserve'"
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>>> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 10:49 PM
>>> Subject: [C38] Oil Dipstick
>>>
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Hey all, we have the typical Universal 3 cylinder
>>>>         
>> diesel on board Hassle.
>>     
>>>> The darn oil dipstick is in the most inconvenient
>>>>         
>> location imaginable for
>>     
>>>> removal and replacement.  Have any of you come up
>>>>         
>> with something that's a
>>     
>>>> bit different and/or useful for the dipstick??
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>>
>>>> Larry Malmberg-President
>>>>
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>>>> 505 North Arrowhead Avenue - Suite 510
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>>>>
>>>> www.larrypi.com
>>>>    
>>>>
>>>>         
>> -- 
>> Glenn Terry
>> OEM Software Licensing
>> Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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>> glenn.terry at sun.com 
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