Just keep an eye on the condition of the foil around the threads. Heavy duty
foil shouldn't start flaking - and you don't want that in the oil. Make a
new foil ball if it seems to be wearing out, and don't be constantly playing
with it.

Another idea: Do the threads in the compressor seem to fall within the
realm of "normal", like any kind of typical bolt you'd find in a hardware
store? If so, and you can use a bolt to determine the thread size, then you
can have a metal shop create something that'll put the K in Kustom. :-)


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I'm going to try that. Especially since it is quick and if I can
unscrew it and use it over.

Thanks.

Respk


JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
You might want to try a trick that worked for my outboard engine, when I
dropped the oil filler cap into the water. There were only 3 days left to
my
vacation - not enough time to order the cap. I called my dealer, who
suggested buying some Reynolds heavy duty aluminum foil, crumpling some
into
a hard ball slightly larger than the opening in the motor, and twisting
it
into place as if it were the cap. Not only did the motor's threads sort
of
cut their mirror image into the ball of foil, but because I crumpled the
foil hard enough, I was able to unscrew it and screw it back in.


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I have tried one stopper but it keeps popping out. When it does the
compressor throws oil all over the place. I am searching for another
stopper that is closer to the right size but haven't found one just
yet.

Long term I thought it might be quicker and/or easier to find a
secondary source for the dipstick if such a thing exists.

Thanks for the help.


Bob F wrote:
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Thanks for the proverbial 2x4 to the head.

The plastic threads have stripped.

I don't suppose you have an answer to my questions?

Temporarily, how about a rubber stopper?

Bob