Dip Stick Found inside block!

Post your jeep photos, Pre or Post restoration. Bragging Photos etc. Also LIFE jeep photos.
Post Reply
kmedlin9295
G-Corporal
G-Corporal
Posts: 24
Joined: Sun Dec 07, 2014 5:49 pm
Location:

Dip Stick Found inside block!

Post by kmedlin9295 » Mon Feb 02, 2015 6:12 pm

Word to the wise! We purchased an early CJ2A engine. Before we bought it the seller started it and ran it for us for 5 minutes or so. The engine looks great. It's clean and really purrs. After getting it home we drained the oil and coolant so we could put new gaskets and a paint job on it. We had the motor turned upside down on the engine stand while my husband removed the oil pan. At first we were again happy to see how clean the engine looked but then I noticed something odd inside the block. I pointed it out to my husband and he said it was gasket material that had fallen in when he removed the cover. I reached in to take out the "gasket" material and realized it was something much harder than gasket material. After fishing out all the pieces we came to the realization it is an old dipstick that had fallen into the motor. It is all chewed up but thankfully the pieces are rather large and seem to have stayed on the bottom of the pan. Wish us luck as we now have to disassemble the engine to check for damage! Thought you guys would like to see a picture and appreciate the warning. Just because you hear a motor run and inspect it thoroughly before buying it, always check the oil pan. :roll:
Attachments
IMG_5891.JPG
IMG_5891.JPG (199.49 KiB) Viewed 2576 times
IMG_5890.JPG
IMG_5890.JPG (229.68 KiB) Viewed 2576 times


Beers
G-Colonel
G-Colonel
Posts: 1409
Joined: Sat Oct 22, 2011 7:41 pm
Location: Orinda, California

Re: Dip Stick Found inside block!

Post by Beers » Mon Feb 02, 2015 6:35 pm

Ouch! Just goes to show that you never know for sure unless you take a look :shock:
1943 MB 213301 DOD 2-22-43

Joe Gopan
Jeep Heaven
Posts: 49841
Joined: Sun Mar 02, 2008 12:37 pm
Location: Proving Ground

Re: Dip Stick Found inside block!

Post by Joe Gopan » Mon Feb 02, 2015 6:40 pm

Do not be surprised if you do not find any damage.
2011 MVPA PIONEER AWARD - MVPA #1064
HONOR GRAD-WHEELED VEHICLE MECHANIC SCHOOL 1960 - US ARMY ORDNANCE SCHOOL(MACHINIST) ABERDEEN PG 1962 - O-1 BIRD DOG CREWCHIEF - 300,000+TROUBLE FREE M-38A1 MILES
LIFE MEMBER AM LEGION-40/8-DAV
7 MIL SPEC MAINTAINED MV'S
COL. BRUNO BROOKS (ARMY MOTORS) IS MY HERO

Ronnie Guin
G-Colonel
G-Colonel
Posts: 1595
Joined: Thu Dec 26, 2002 11:19 am
Location: Mt. Olive, Alabama USA

Re: Dip Stick Found inside block!

Post by Ronnie Guin » Tue Feb 03, 2015 5:03 pm

Was it "F" marked?? :D :D :D
Ronnie Guin
44 MB-T-12/44, 1943 FWD K38
GPW 2956 3/10/42 MB 126655 3/11/42
GPW 113491 5/4/43 Slat Grill 112038 1/14/42
MVPA

Chuck W.
G-Lieutenant General
G-Lieutenant General
Posts: 5820
Joined: Wed Dec 18, 2002 11:00 am
Location:

Re: Dip Stick Found inside block!

Post by Chuck W. » Fri Feb 06, 2015 9:49 am

I remember a large Cat engine we were tearing down for a rebuild at the dealership where I worked. The mechanics found several wrenches and a flash light in the oil pan. The name on the flash light was one of our mechanics who had rebuilt the engine several years before!

Fortyeight2A
G-Lieutenant General
G-Lieutenant General
Posts: 4991
Joined: Sat Jun 10, 2006 11:40 pm
Location: Colorado

Re: Dip Stick Found inside block!

Post by Fortyeight2A » Fri Feb 06, 2015 9:16 pm

Chuck W. wrote: The name on the flash light was one of our mechanics who had rebuilt the engine several years before!
Was the mechanic walking around asking everybody if they had seen his flashlight? Did he want it back after the oil bath? :D
Is it true real Jeeps have flat fenders?
Alone cannot you it resist!

Joe Gopan
Jeep Heaven
Posts: 49841
Joined: Sun Mar 02, 2008 12:37 pm
Location: Proving Ground

Re: Dip Stick Found inside block!

Post by Joe Gopan » Mon Aug 20, 2018 4:14 am

I know of a few "dipsticks".
2011 MVPA PIONEER AWARD - MVPA #1064
HONOR GRAD-WHEELED VEHICLE MECHANIC SCHOOL 1960 - US ARMY ORDNANCE SCHOOL(MACHINIST) ABERDEEN PG 1962 - O-1 BIRD DOG CREWCHIEF - 300,000+TROUBLE FREE M-38A1 MILES
LIFE MEMBER AM LEGION-40/8-DAV
7 MIL SPEC MAINTAINED MV'S
COL. BRUNO BROOKS (ARMY MOTORS) IS MY HERO


Post Reply

Return to “- PHOTO GALLERY -”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 40 guests