Good morning =
listers,
While checking the =
coolant level in
my 85 Westy GL prior to this past weekends camping trip, I noticed that =
my oil
dipstick was missing. I had added about a quart to "Nesta" about a =
month
ago and remember putting the dipstick back into the tube so I am sure I =
didn't
misplace it. So that leaves 2 options: either the dipstick =
shot out
while running the engine (rather unlikely since there is slight sucking =
pressure
on the tube) or someone stole it (ridiculous I know). =
So my questions to the =
list
are: has anyone had a similar experience? what are the =
potential
effects of driving her without the dipstick besides not knowing how much =
oil she
has? I put 300 miles on her without one, and she ran pretty well but did =
notice
that her idle was a bit inconsistent (sounded like she was going to quit =
on me
once in a while).
Many thanks in
advance.
Peter J
85 Westy GL =
"Nesta"
PS - Thanks a bunch to =
everyone who
responded to my recent post regarding my side door problem. I =
haven't had
a chance to fix it yet but the culprit appears to be a loose =
spring.
I'll send out personal thanks once I get some time to tackle that little =
problem.