Re: 427 dipstick question

In a message dated 8/22/05 18:35:39, lmathias@bellsouth.net writes:

<< The spark plug boot works great. In addition to it we used a spring on
the dipstick to hold it down. Drill a small hole in the dipstick handle and
hook the spring under the bracket that bolts the dipstick tube to the engine.

>>>Yeah, I've seen that and considered doing that with my new one--wherever
that will come from.

>A lightweight carburetor return spring works good. Crankcase pressure
pushes it up. Is your PCV operating properly? >>

>>>I don't have PCV, I have a big smokestack vent on the back of the intake.
My dipstick is pushed up mechanically, hitting something in there. I can
seat it with resistance (as the stick bends); one bump and BOING, it pops up
about 3/4 of an inch.

Mike