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Where can I find a better dipstick?

What I have drawn up in CAD won't replace the dipstick when running but allow you to check the oil level cold. The advantage is you don't have to run to town and back and wait for the foam to go away to check your oil before leaving on a trip.

JT
 
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Now it's been over a week . . . you're sleeping at night, instead of staying up 24x7 :yikes: to get this done, aren't you . . . :lecturef_smilie:

Well I'm like my Grandpa the dairy farmer, I like a nap after lunch and get up real early in the morning and fall asleep before 9pm usually. Well the hitch fender and some stainless steel Dash Mounts are on the table today as I have some Spyder Friends that want them... but I'll skip my nap today and see if I can whoop up the prototype.

JT
 
Ok here is a rather quick prototype... needs a few adjustments and some testing but I think it will work great.

Dip Stick Prototype.jpg

JT
 
replacement oil tank with a sight glass would be extremely cool....or mod the current tank for a sight glass. I'm tempted to pick up a used tank on fleabay and see what I can do.
 
tedlmac

I read somewhere that if you used a plastic stick like a swizzle and measured and marked 6.75 to 7.75 inches you could use it to measure oil cold. Is that true?
Also, I have a check engine light on. Spyder seems to run fine so am I in trouble or is it like a car where it means nothing and just needs to be reset?
 
I read somewhere that if you used a plastic stick like a swizzle and measured and marked 6.75 to 7.75 inches you could use it to measure oil cold. Is that true?
Also, I have a check engine light on. Spyder seems to run fine so am I in trouble or is it like a car where it means nothing and just needs to be reset?


I know of no CEL codes that mean nothing and just need to be reset. Not on a car, not on a Spyder. You need to retrieve the code and post in a new thread and there are lots of folks on here that will tell you what it means and what you might do about it.
 
There's got to be a better way and maybe a better thread improvement.
O ring seat groove can be added to eliminate to problem. Can a crush washer be use instead the o ring? Cam and lock type possibility??
A positive brainstorming will help us all end up a better product. Good luck.
 
Just a thought. If a cold dip stick reading was accurate then why would BRP not have implemented that? Most cars and other vehicles are cold dip stick.
Why did they implement a full temp dip stick?
There must be a reason?

Bob
 
Just a thought. If a cold dip stick reading was accurate then why would BRP not have implemented that? Most cars and other vehicles are cold dip stick.
Why did they implement a full temp dip stick?
There must be a reason?

Bob
$$$$$$ cost of manufacture $$$$$$.
 
Some kind of full, empty markers would be nice.

There is a dotted line in the middle of the flat part. I have the dipstick held in with a set screw so it can be "calibrated" to read what you want. I assume that it would be "calibrated" to read full.

JT
 
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