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video wont upload...the whole dipstick moves up and down....I'm not even taking the stick out of the tube...whole unite moves up and down...I think if I pull up, even without force it'll completely come out/off
 

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You don't have it attached to a header bolt? Look down the tube to the block see if it's just sliding up and down in the hole or broken off at the block.
 

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ok a shot in the dark....I just drove the car....faintly smelled the electrical smell...sniffed around the engine right away and only smelled it from this area...or could it be cause I've been extremely lazy about buying dryer sheets on a normal basis the last month and a half, which could explain the smell, or the ozone smell?

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Is the smell most prominent inside the car or under the hood?
 

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justin82 said:
ok a shot in the dark....I just drove the car....faintly smelled the electrical smell...sniffed around the engine right away and only smelled it from this area...or could it be cause I've been extremely lazy about buying dryer sheets on a normal basis the last month and a half, which could explain the smell, or the ozone smell?

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cause my clothes are super staticky... like cause hovering my hand over the clothes I can feel the static
 

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Can you stick a light bulb in your pocket and it lights up?
 
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Can you stick a light bulb in your pocket and it lights up?
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lol...probably could of!
 

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The heater/AC fan or the resistor pack that controls the fan speed is the most likely culprit.

 
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