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ReMo · Joined: 14 Jul 2008 Posts: 18 Location: Netherlands

My 924 from 1981 has a short oil dipstick. Now i see that there are many 924's with a long dipstick in a pipe. My dipstick is putted directley into a hole in the motor.

Is there anyone who can tell wich models has a long one and short one?

Can i modify this?

pocketscience · Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 6:41 pm Post subject:

Can't help other than saying my '81 NA has a long dipstick... My copy of PET (85) also shows the long variant.

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Martijnus · Joined: 29 Dec 2006 Posts: 2019 Location: Netherlands

haven't seen a short stick ever. I've got a 81 model and have a long one.
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5150 · Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 11:31 pm Post subject:

Both!

Was a short on the original engine that got trashed and a long on the (newer) replacement engine. Car is a 78, replacement motor came out of, i think a 1980.
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ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15550 Location: Spring Lake MI

OK, try this for weird:
'81 NA => long stick, with tube
'80 931 (a.k.a. 941) => short stick, no tube
'80 931 (a.k.a. UWB) => long stick, with tube

Maybe the changeover happened mid-year in 1980?
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ReMo · Joined: 14 Jul 2008 Posts: 18 Location: Netherlands

Thanks for the answers everyone. I think that there are different versions of the oilstick. I'will lokk if i can modify the short one to a long one.

Chrenan · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 3903 Location: Canada

My 1980 had the guide tube, the 77 parts car did not.

The pan from the 77 was is better shape, so when I rebuilt the engine I fit the guide tube to the 77 pan. You can drill out the dipstick hole and press in the guide tube, if you undersize the hole just a touch.
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