This brings up a good question...at least for me. I want to check and remark my dipstick. Frankly, after a fresh oil change I have a hard time reading the oil level on the dipstick. I've tried blotting it against a paper towel or looking at it under a strong light but these old eyes of mine have a thought time determining a "line'. Once I've got 25 hours or so on the oil change I can see the line pretty well but by then its too late. Any tricks or suggestions? Inquiring minds want to know! Regards, Randy Pickelmann MORNING STAR on the ICW near St. Augustine www.morningstar.talkspot.com

Maybe use that UV marker fluid in the oil and use a UV light to see it. Or get your wife to look at it if she has better eyes!> From: rwp_48@yahoo.com> To: trawlers-and-trawlering@lists.samurai.com> Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:59:46 -0500> Subject: T&T: 10 top Lehman Oil Leaks> > This brings up a good question...at least for me. I want to check and remark> my dipstick. Frankly, after a fresh oil change I have a hard time reading the> oil level on the dipstick. I've tried blotting it against a paper towel or> looking at it under a strong light but these old eyes of mine have a thought> time determining a "line'. Once I've got 25 hours or so on the oil change I> can see the line pretty well but by then its too late. Any tricks or> suggestions? Inquiring minds want to know!> Regards,> Randy Pickelmann> MORNING STAR> on the ICW near St. Augustine> www.morningstar.talkspot.com> _______________________________________________> http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers-and-trawlering> > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change email address, etc) go to: http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/trawlers-and-trawlering> > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World> Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited. _________________________________________________________________ Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. http://www.windowslive.com/connect.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_Wave2_newways_112007

Try drilling 1/16" holes in the dipstick at and above and below the level. It will be easy to tell where the level is. Harry Mary Malcolm Cheoy Lee Seamaster 40 > Maybe use that UV marker fluid in the oil and use a UV light to see it. Or get > your wife to look at it if she has better eyes!> From: rwp_48@yahoo.com> To: > trawlers-and-trawlering@lists.samurai.com> Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:59:46 > -0500> Subject: T&T: 10 top Lehman Oil Leaks> > This brings up a good > question...at least for me. I want to check and remark> my dipstick. Frankly, > after a fresh oil change I have a hard time reading the> oil level on the > dipstick. I've tried blotting it against a paper towel or> looking at it under > a strong light but these old eyes of mine have a thought> time determining a > "line'. Once I've got 25 hours or so on the oil change I> can see the line > pretty well but by then its too late. Any tricks or> suggestions? Inquiring > minds want to know!> Regards,> Randy Pickelmann> MORNING STAR> on the ICW near > St. Augustine> www.morningstar.talkspot.com> > _______________________________________________> > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers-and-trawlering> > To > unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change email > address, etc) go to: > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/trawlers-and-trawlering> > Trawlers & > Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World> Productions. Unauthorized > use is prohibited. > _________________________________________________________________ > Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. > http://www.windowslive.com/connect.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_Wave2_newways_112007 > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers-and-trawlering > > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change email address, etc) go to: http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/trawlers-and-trawlering > > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited.

NAPA sell a Dye that you can use in your oil. The color will be visible as a greenish one, even without a black light. Try that. The cost is about about $6. Mike _____________________________________ Capt. Mike Maurice Beaverton Oregon(Near Portland)