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Re: Hemi dip stick.
[Re: BB65Barracuda]
#1455019
06/25/13 01:52 PM
06/25/13 01:52 PM
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Posts: 1,805 ky hills
thehemikid
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top fuel
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ky hills
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Don't take this the wrong way, Ive just ran into the same issues with my coronet. Have you put the dipstick in it yet? Looks good but putting the dipstick in and out may be a little tough with such a sharp bend. How is removal of the tube? It being on the side with the starter if you ever have to loosen up the header to change the starter " and you will!" that tube may have to come out so you can finagle the starter out and back in.
If this ? was for me, ...yes I mentioned in my 1st post it's a little tuff for the stick to get past the last bend, but by choking up on the stick it gets past that, then its fine.
Had to loosen the header to remove it (also made the tube part that's in the block 1/4" shorter so it doesn't have to come out as far), but like you say, if I'm changing the starter, the header has to come loose anyway.
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Re: Hemi dip stick.
[Re: 71birdJ68]
#1455023
06/27/13 04:00 PM
06/27/13 04:00 PM
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Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 2,715 closer to Canadian beer!
torkrules
I'm neurotic
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I'm neurotic
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closer to Canadian beer!
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Does anybody make a pre bent oil dip stick and tube for use on a 426 hemi with TTI headers? I'm tried of trying to bend one up. Help.
Milodon or Lokar make a flexible, braided steel sheath for that combo with the Schumaker mounts. You have to make your own levels though.
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Re: Hemi dip stick.
[Re: billohio]
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07/27/13 02:05 PM
07/27/13 02:05 PM
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astjp2
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Utah and Alaska
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Get a 1/8" pipe to 1/4" compression fitting, tap the block and then you will never have a problem again. I reamed out the fitting some because the dipstick was getting caught, but now it is smooth and I will never have to worry about breaking off the end of the dipstick again when I remove it from the block. I also used the $80 repop and broke it, made another from fuel line, broke it, so this was the next step....Tim
1941 Taylorcraft 1968 Charger 1994 Wrangler 1998 Wrangler 2008 Kia Rio 2017 Jetta
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