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220gpu oil dipstick

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Country_Boy_85

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Does anyone have an extra oil dipstick for a continental 220gpu or know the closest place to lakeland to pick one up? the stick snapped off the stick and i'm not reading near close to accurate with the way i've got it rigged right now.

Thanks in advance!

-T.C.-
 
Several people I know run a sight gauge for their oil level on GPU's, especially when they are running custom oil pans. It's nice to be able to check the level at a glance and also gives you a look at how dirty your oil is also.
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Larry
 
When I built a few 220GPU's I had a hard time paying a $100 for a 40 year old dip stick. So I came up with something else that I thought looked way cool. I would buy $8 chrome Small block Chevy dip stick and cut the tube to where it was 3 or so inches long then I took a compression fitting with a pipe thread on one end. Screwed the fitting into the pan and then placed the dip stick tube into the fitting and tightened the compression fitting on the tube. Put the required amount of oil in the motor and installed the dip stick and marked it. It cost around ten bucks is all new and looks real sharp plus it's only 3 or 4 inches long.
 
One comment if I may .....
Visual sight-glasses make perfect sense to me, but they won't meet an inspection by the USCG. They only want to see gauges or mechanical devices like a dipstick.
When I had my new fuel tank made I would have loved to have had a simple old sight-glass on the side of it, but up here I'm subject to CG inspections so I had to use a gas gauge.

If you ever operate on what are considered Navigable Waterways or on Coastal waters that might be something to keep in mind.

olf
 
Olf,

Just wondering, what would be USCG problem with a sight glass? Is there some reg I never heard of?
Seems kind of ridiculous to me, but not surprising as with any part of gov oversight!

Grant
 
Grant, as I understand it, it has to do with anything that contains a flammable liquid isn't supposed to be in a situation where if it's bumped or begins to leak on it's own, could cause a fire hazard.

They especially want gas lines and such protected, and I guess a sight glass (tube) on the side of a fuel tank is a little risky in their opinion.
Just another source where fuel can leak out.

They're death on bilge pumps for the same reason in powerboats, and should be.
The last time they inspected me, they asked about a fire extinguisher. I had one and showed it to them, but then I went on to say that because my craft was less than 30' in length, and my engine wasn't in a 'hold', it really wasn't required. I told them I have one because I wanted one.

They both laughed and then started asking me questions about the prop and the usual "how fast is that thing?"
Nice young men.

olf
 
Thanks for the info. I was just wondering, I have put many hours in waters with the big ships moving from location to location in Louisiana and never really thought about CG regs. They are around quite a bit but never seem to give us little boats a second glance. Lucky I guess, generally towards the end of the season some of us are barely seaworthy and definitely have some hazardous conditions on board.

Grant
 
All of them that I've met are really nice young men, but they have their job to do. I for one am glad that they're out there.
It saves you and me from having to deal with some really derelict other junk when we're on the water.

olf
 
I was wondering what washers everyone uses with the auto spark plugs on aircraft cylinders. I have been using the Autolite 386 in everything with the washers that come with the plugs. Since the plugs are actually tapered, the washers seem inadequate. The washers from REM 40's could work but I wanted others input.
 
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