[T3] My final question about the auto trans fluid level.

[William J]

 Thanks Bob I'll try that just to rule out why I see fluid only on the side 
with the marks.

 As many times as I've pulled this stick out I can't remember but I think 
the stick above the mark has the flat side touching the tube top and bottom 
since the loop handle is part of the actual stick , then as I pull it out it 
seems to rotate CCW with the marks facing up or perhaps I rotate it so not 
to wipe the fluid off the marks and in doing so it may wipe the none marked 
side as I pull it out. There must be a reason the stick has the 90 degree 
twist in it about 3/4" above the high mark . Most cars I've worked on the 
stick was flat the entire length. It makes sense that the unmarked side 
would drag against the bottom curve of the tube and wipe the fluid off that 
side and the twist was designed in to keep the read end off the tube's 
inside so the stick rides on it's edge .

William
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From: <Bobsnotch at aol.com>
To: <type3 at vwtype3.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 9:31 PM
Subject: Re: [T3] My final question about the auto trans fluid level.


> In a message dated 3/22/2016 11:58:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> catnine09 at dslextreme.com writes:
>
> I should  have brought this all up before . I did notice this before I
> changed the  fluid and it shifted fine then too. I noticed it when 
> checking
> the level  before.
>
>
> None of this makes any sense to me. The fluid I do see on  the marks does
> not look like it's wiped from the tube. It looks just like  the oil dip
> stick
> a nice layer of fluid.
>
> Sounds like the bend in the tube is "wiping" off the oil on the back 
> side.
> Flip the stick over and try and see if the oil still is on the marked
> side. If it isn't, then that's what's happening.
>
> Bob 65 Notch  S with Sunroof
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