L78 Dipstick finish

[m22mike]

Thanks for all the responce. It was my guess that the tube was added after paint. Thats the way I will go with it.
Thanks Phil, I knew you would be there.
Great shot of the engine paint line, thats cool.
ref to the cicarette... in the early 70's at my first job as a A & P mechanic (Aircraft mech) I worked for a small fixed base operator here at CAK, we all had ashtrays on our tool box's. We mostly did not light up if there was open fuel around.
Thanks Mike A

[Unreal]

I was in a power plant 8-10 years ago, and I asked a guy who was removing some asbestos from a valve, to move his truck. He flipped me the keys and told me to move it. When I went to return his keys, he was inside the negative pressure tent installed around the valve. I held my breath and entered the double airlock doors. The guy was inside with his full-face air supply mask down around his neck, smoking a cigarette!!