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> OH CRAP!!!!, AM I SCREWED?????
Aaron Cox
post Jun 10 2003, 05:23 PM
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i startmy car this morning, and i look down from the open engine lid.....blip the rpm's a few times. ..and to my HORROR, i see a broken dipstick guide channel! the little tube that holds the dipstick broke a cm above where it goes into the case! what do i do! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

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TonyAKAVW
post Jun 10 2003, 05:39 PM
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Make your dipstick shorter? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif)
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post Jun 10 2003, 05:56 PM
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Duct tape? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/calvin.gif)

J B Weld? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)
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post Jun 10 2003, 05:58 PM
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Find a short piece of steel tube that is a tight (press) fit over the dipstick tube and splice it together.
Maybe use some lock-tight on the outside of the dipstick tube, stick it together, then cover the finished splice with a gob of silly-cone.
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post Jun 10 2003, 06:03 PM
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am i able to replace it?...can i go buy a part from a vw place? do i have to drop the motor, split the case?

that wouls suck (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pinch.gif)
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post Jun 10 2003, 06:06 PM
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QUOTE(TonyAKAVW @ Jun 10 2003, 03:39 PM)
Make your dipstick shorter? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif)

Ice water ?
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post Jun 10 2003, 06:09 PM
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lol, no really, van i buy a new one? how hard is it to install? i hope it soesnt involve splitting the case on my freshly rebuilt engine! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) ! i dont know how it broke
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post Jun 10 2003, 06:11 PM
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QUOTE(acox914 @ Jun 10 2003, 04:03 PM)
am i able to replace it?...can i go buy a part from a vw place? do i have to drop the motor, split the case?

that wouls suck @$$!!!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pinch.gif)

Try my idea!

OR

Drop the engine and braze the tube back on.

Mig and tig won't work and you may never get the old tube out.
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post Jun 10 2003, 06:12 PM
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how is it attached to the engine?
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post Jun 10 2003, 06:20 PM
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QUOTE(acox914 @ Jun 10 2003, 04:12 PM)
how is it attached to the engine?

The tube is pressed into the case. It may as well be welded to it.
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post Jun 10 2003, 06:27 PM
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OHCRAP! so i am screwed...dangit..ill try your idea, brazing it sounds better tho....
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post Jun 10 2003, 06:29 PM
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Any idea HTF it got broken in the first place? I think we'd all like to know how we might avoid such a hideous fate.

Personally, I'd get some solder and braze it back together. On my non-914, I don't reckon I'd have to drop my engine. Is that the case for a 914?
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post Jun 10 2003, 07:11 PM
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dumb question coming!

"If you braze it how do you keep the oil from igniting?" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chatsmiley.gif)
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post Jun 10 2003, 07:19 PM
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I did repair one on a friend 914 using tubing that just barely fit over the broken dipstick tube. Had to tap it on but it has lasted about 2 years so far without leaks. Much easier than junking the block.
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post Jun 10 2003, 07:51 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuke.gif) well...bad news. took a second look, and its about flush wit the case. (gulp) ....i think it could be brazed tho. ill borrow a digi cam, and sna p a few.
sucks royally, i think it might have been a little weak from the PO <_<
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post Jun 11 2003, 11:22 AM
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Here is something to check out. Looks like it might work.
Here!
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post Jun 11 2003, 03:19 PM
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That tube is just pressed down into the case about 1/2 inch or so. I one time pulled one out on accident. the end in the case has ridges to hold it in place. I just put some JB Weld on it and stuck it back in the hole. If you can get the broken piece out of the case you in good shape.

go to the junk yard and pull one out of a bus

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post Jun 11 2003, 04:19 PM
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Pulling it out of the case sounds best - as you don't have much of a 'foundation'. If it doesn't pull, use a tap/die and put threads down into the remaining tube - then screw some rod down into it and 'tap' it out. Still will not come? Drill remaining material out, being careful of course. Put in new tube and flush and change oil.

Seanery - I have welded and brazed on engines while still in the car, I simply kept a trickle of water running through it from the garden hose. Not so much as to keep it so cold I couldn't work on it, but enough to prevent fires. (IMG:http://www.pinecam.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/smokey.gif)
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post Jun 11 2003, 05:19 PM
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If ya can't pull it out use some Epoxy Putty sold thru McMaster Carr. It's like JB Weld but better. It's a 2 part stick pre mixed. Cut what you want & knead it like clay till mixed. Flatten it out & wrap it around the clean tube. Clean the area on the block real good where it's gonna stick to. This stuff will even cure under water and stops leaks. It gets so hard you can drill & tap it. I use it a lot in our shop... it's indespensable.
Oh ya, the product # at www.mcmastercarr.com is 7531A11 . Put it in the search and it'll come up. Some FLAPS sell it too.
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post Jun 12 2003, 10:45 AM
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QUOTE(Mike D. @ Jun 11 2003, 01:19 PM)
That tube is just pressed down into the case about 1/2 inch or so. I one time pulled one out on accident. the end in the case has ridges to hold it in place. I just put some JB Weld on it and stuck it back in the hole. If you can get the broken piece out of the case you in good shape.

go to the junk yard and pull one out of a bus

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buses dont have the same dipstick i thought....i thought they had the part of the block drilled for the oil filler and dipstick....i must be wrong
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