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IronBenderII Samba Member
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Posted: Mon May 17, 2021 2:52 pm Post subject: '82 Diesel, need dipstick |
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Hey guys. I lost my dipstick () and need a replacement. I don't know of anybody who sells the diesel dipstick so I was going to make my own, Can somebody get me some measurements for key features? Thanks in advance! _________________ FIRST Robotics Coach - #3859 (Wolfpack Robotics) http://www.twitter.com/wprobotics
'82 Diesel Westfalia with an 1Z TDI, Peloquin, GW 1.5" lift springs, 27" BFG ATs
'75 Bronco with 408 stroker, 40" MTRs, ARB/Dana 60 front/rear, all home built.
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valvecovergasket Samba Member
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MarkWard Samba Member
Joined: February 09, 2005 Posts: 17118 Location: Retired South Florida
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Posted: Mon May 17, 2021 2:58 pm Post subject: Re: '82 Diesel, need dipstick |
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If you have a filler neck dip stick the van cafe one is not correct. I would do an oil and filter change short one qt. Fabricate your dipstick to just read that level. Make a mark. Then add the last qt and make your full mark. I can measure the one in my 82, but don’t think that will help you. _________________ ☮️ |
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IronBenderII Samba Member
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Posted: Mon May 17, 2021 4:10 pm Post subject: Re: '82 Diesel, need dipstick |
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Yeah, mine uses the oil filler tube... _________________ FIRST Robotics Coach - #3859 (Wolfpack Robotics) http://www.twitter.com/wprobotics
'82 Diesel Westfalia with an 1Z TDI, Peloquin, GW 1.5" lift springs, 27" BFG ATs
'75 Bronco with 408 stroker, 40" MTRs, ARB/Dana 60 front/rear, all home built.
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IronBenderII Samba Member
Joined: August 12, 2013 Posts: 163 Location: Elk Grove, CA
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Posted: Mon May 17, 2021 4:11 pm Post subject: Re: '82 Diesel, need dipstick |
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MarkWard wrote: |
If you have a filler neck dip stick the van cafe one is not correct. I would do an oil and filter change short one qt. Fabricate your dipstick to just read that level. Make a mark. Then add the last qt and make your full mark. I can measure the one in my 82, but don’t think that will help you. |
That's a good idea... Is the dipstick in your '82 not the factory one? _________________ FIRST Robotics Coach - #3859 (Wolfpack Robotics) http://www.twitter.com/wprobotics
'82 Diesel Westfalia with an 1Z TDI, Peloquin, GW 1.5" lift springs, 27" BFG ATs
'75 Bronco with 408 stroker, 40" MTRs, ARB/Dana 60 front/rear, all home built.
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MarkWard Samba Member
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Posted: Mon May 17, 2021 4:51 pm Post subject: Re: '82 Diesel, need dipstick |
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No it’s factory, but would be a little difficult to precisely replicate so the actual measurement won’t be of much help. Most think it’s unreliable. I usually change the oil before a major road trip and it doesn’t really use much oil. In fact, it seems to like being down a half qt. When I check, it’s just to be sure some is still touching the stick. _________________ ☮️ |
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?Waldo? Samba Member
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Posted: Mon May 17, 2021 5:17 pm Post subject: Re: '82 Diesel, need dipstick |
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The dipstick in the filler tube is wildly sensitive to parking angle. Someone sitting in the passenger seat or not is probably enough to skew the reading significantly. I would consider this a prime opportunity to upgrade to the dipstick from Van-Cafe and fab up a dipstick tube to match the stock '83+ vans. Easy to do and MUCH more accurate when reading from the very center of the sump rather than the extreme corner. |
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Jeffrey Lee Samba Member
Joined: February 04, 2014 Posts: 1488 Location: Wisconsin
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Posted: Mon May 17, 2021 5:34 pm Post subject: Re: '82 Diesel, need dipstick |
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MarkWard wrote: |
If you have a filler neck dip stick the van cafe one is not correct. I would do an oil and filter change short one qt. Fabricate your dipstick to just read that level. Make a mark. Then add the last qt and make your full mark. I can measure the one in my 82, but don’t think that will help you. |
Waldo's suggestion is best, but barring that ...
If fabbing your own new dipstick as described above, it should perhaps go without saying, but after changing the oil & filter, remember to REFILL that new empty filter by starting-idling-driving the van for a bit. Shut down the engine, let the oil settle in the pan, THEN measure and mark your new dipstick.
Then add the final quart and mark again. _________________ Camp Westfalia
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erste Samba Member
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RolandD Samba Member
Joined: January 15, 2017 Posts: 247 Location: Menomonee Falls, Wis
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Posted: Mon May 17, 2021 7:46 pm Post subject: Re: '82 Diesel, need dipstick |
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On my 82 diesel, the plastic filler cap/dip stick also went south. I found a dipstick from an automatic stick shift, and made a new steel filler, complete with telescoping brass tube, so that I can still fill from the outside.
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