Great post Tom,. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Fowle To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 3:26 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Checking Engine Oil
I've tried feeling the oil levels on a gas and diesel marine engine and can't accurately feel it either. And I read braille regularly. Not accusing anybody of inaccuracy, some may be able to feel it, maybe has to do with variations in skin type and oiliness. Two ideas, neither new, one I think was Dale's? 1. get a straw and run it down into the hole where the dipstick goes blowing gently on it. when you feel resistance to your air, it's hit the oil. Have to mark the straw with tape or maybe wire ties if they'll fit to show the appropriate lines. Doesn't need to be a straw, could be a piece of rigid tubing to fit in the hole and any length of flexible tubing to get up to where your mouth is. You could even probably use a rubber bulb instead of your lungs if you don't want to put something in your mouth, you should be able to feel the increased pressure on the bulb as you press and release it when the bottom of the tube hits the oil. 2. If the hole for the dip stick is big enough make a stick with a cork or other float on the bottom of it. Put it in the oil and let it float on the oil. Mark it so the marks line up with the top edge of the open hole. this one might not work if the dip stick goes in at an angle so the floating stick won't float freely as it rides on the angled housing. this may be what Lou was describing with the cork, not sure. tom Net-Tamer V 1.13 Beta - Registered [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
