FW: [C320-list] Yanmar dipstick

[John Van Vessem]

Scott,
   
  I have the same problem and have to use a bright flash light to see the oil.

"T. Scott Thompson" <sthompson at toad.net> wrote:
  Has anyone else found it almost impossible to see whether the oil is at 
or above this mark when the oil is clean? Are there any secret tricks 
for those of us with poor eyes and dim lighting? I wish they would make 
that dipstick more like a conventional one. I also seem to have a 
propensity to lose that little O-ring seal into the bilge when I check.

Scott Thompson

John Van Vessem wrote:

>Karl is correct. 
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> I also found it strange that the ring on the bottom of the dip stick should be the full mark. I wasn't sure if that mark was the low mark or the high mark so I went to Yanmar, they said the oil should not be past the mark with the dip stick inserted at the start of the thread.
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> John (Sojourn645)
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>"Karl Mielenhausen _/) " wrote:
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>I've got the Kanzaki KM2P transmission, 2.21 gear ratio.
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>My (exposed) dipstick shaft is 3 11/16" in length with a fill mark (notched ring) at 3 1/2". On the orange threaded portion, there is about a 1/8" beveled section of plastic before the threads begin. Therefore the notched ring is about 3 5/8" from the start (bottom) of the threads.
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>I'm told that the correct way to read is to unscrew and rest the dipstick in the hole on the first thread. The mark represents maximum desired oil level and the end of the stick represents minimum.
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>Karl Mielenhausen
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>2000 C320 Hull#690 "Silver Lining"
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>New Bern, NC
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>From: Dave White [mailto: dwhite at punahou.edu]
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>To: C320-List at catalina320.com
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>Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 13:41:30 -1000
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>Subject: [C320-list] Yanmar dipstick
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>Hi guys: Could one of you check the dimension on your transmission 
>dipstick down to the "full" line? It's the orange handled one. Just 
>measure from the underside of the plastic, down to the mark. Mine is 
>smooth, all sides, not a mark, a dent or anything to indicate the 
>full fluid level. By the way, I have written up an account of our 
>voyage last June from San Francisco to Honolulu, and sent it to Rod 
>Boer for possible inclusion into Mainsheet. I haven't yet heard back 
>from him. The 320 proved to be offshore capable, tougher than its 
>owner! Dave
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>'99 C320 no. 624, Tradewind
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