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| G e o r g e |
 Aug 17 2022, 07:07 PM
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Dr  Group: Members Posts: 1,905 Joined: 20-September 05 From: Southern Cal Member No.: 4,832 Region Association: None 
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Hello,
I have been away for too long, anyhow I noticed a puddle of oil under car, pulled dip stick out put it back in , pulled it out and the last part of the Stick was gone. must have been 50 years of metal fatigue. Question is whats it going to take to get it out of the tank? it is a /6 tank George |
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| mepstein |
Aug 17 2022, 07:15 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,276 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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You can’t try a magnetic retrieval tool. They are a couple dollars at flaps.
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| G e o r g e |
Aug 17 2022, 07:23 PM
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Dr Group: Members Posts: 1,905 Joined: 20-September 05 From: Southern Cal Member No.: 4,832 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(mepstein @ Aug 17 2022, 06:15 PM)  You can’t try a magnetic retrieval tool. They are a couple dollars at flaps. that was my thought, figured I would pick it up in the middle and pull off magnet as I pulled it back out. I will have to give it some attempts. |
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| mb911 |
Aug 17 2022, 07:36 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,854 Joined: 2-January 09 From: Burlington wi Member No.: 9,892 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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QUOTE(G e o r g e @ Aug 17 2022, 05:23 PM) QUOTE(mepstein @ Aug 17 2022, 06:15 PM) You can’t try a magnetic retrieval tool. They are a couple dollars at flaps. that was my thought, figured I would pick it up in the middle and pull off magnet as I pulled it back out. I will have to give it some attempts. Probably pull the tank and clean out anyway. |
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| porschetub |
Aug 17 2022, 09:51 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,701 Joined: 25-July 15 From: New Zealand Member No.: 18,995 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(mb911 @ Aug 18 2022, 01:36 PM) QUOTE(G e o r g e @ Aug 17 2022, 05:23 PM) QUOTE(mepstein @ Aug 17 2022, 06:15 PM) You can’t try a magnetic retrieval tool. They are a couple dollars at flaps. that was my thought, figured I would pick it up in the middle and pull off magnet as I pulled it back out. I will have to give it some attempts. Probably pull the tank and clean out anyway. Now that is a crappy thing to happen (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) ,best to remove the tank filler pipe assembly as the broken piece could be stuck in there or it has fallen into the tank so Ben's answer is the only way to go,its a PITA but cleaning the tank is a good thing to do anyway . Lots of crap can build up in the lowest point of the tank and cause corrosion ,my factory tank had been repaired in that area and was pleased to see it was done very well. Good luck. |
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G e o r g e Dip Stick snapped off in Oil tank Aug 17 2022, 07:07 PM
bkrantz How long a piece broke off? Aug 17 2022, 07:36 PM mepstein On the other hand, it doesn’t hurt anything. Iâ€... Aug 18 2022, 05:41 AM
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On the other hand, it doesn’t hurt anything. Iâ... Aug 19 2022, 10:29 AM Rob-O Doesn’t the factory tank have a brazed in screen... Aug 18 2022, 08:46 AM michael7810 From what I've read a magnet wont stick to the... Aug 19 2022, 08:04 AM rgalla9146 The dipstick tube extends down through the screen.... Aug 19 2022, 11:55 AM |
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