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Dipstick tube broken,any Ideas? #1643733 07/07/14 11:43 PM 07/07/14 11:43 PM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 310 western Ky CraigS OP enthusiast
CraigS OP enthusiast Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 310 western Ky	Help!? The dipstick tube in my 273 broke off flush with the block. This is in my 65 Belvedere driver,it appears it was cracked for a long time,but the other day I had to take off the timing cover to fix a water leak,and I noticed the tube was kinda wobbling aroundand.... Well I tugged on it a little and it came off in my hand.The part where it bulges out split all the way around.I have pretty much tugged all the remnants of the bulge off now trying to get a grip,but no dice.Any ideas short of pulling the motor and oil pan?I am planning a 383/4-speed swap,but that's a while and a couple thousand dollars down the road,but this may hasten the change over.

Re: Dipstick tube broken,any Ideas? [Re: CraigS] #1643734 07/07/14 11:46 PM 07/07/14 11:46 PM
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 6,906 IL, Aurora A ademon master
ademon master A Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 6,906 IL, Aurora	Use a easy out, lightly tap it in and turn ccw

Re: Dipstick tube broken,any Ideas? [Re: ademon] #1643735 07/07/14 11:48 PM 07/07/14 11:48 PM
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 14,889 up yours Supercuda About to go away
Supercuda About to go away Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 14,889 up yours	It's a light press fit, if you can lightly thread a tap into it and pull on the tap with vice grips. Use grease in the flutes of the tap so as to not put metal shavings in the oil. They say there are no such thing as a stupid question. They say there is always the exception that proves the rule. Don't be the exception.

Re: Dipstick tube broken,any Ideas? [Re: Supercuda] #1643736 07/08/14 12:01 AM 07/08/14 12:01 AM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 310 western Ky CraigS OP enthusiast
CraigS OP enthusiast Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 310 western Ky	I will try those ideas guys. Pulling the motor is such a chore for a dipstick tube!!!

Re: Dipstick tube broken,any Ideas? [Re: CraigS] #1643737 07/08/14 12:15 AM 07/08/14 12:15 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,436 Blair County,PA 62maxwgn master
62maxwgn master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,436 Blair County,PA	Quote: I will try those ideas guys. Pulling the motor is such a chore for a dipstick tube!!! No need to go that route if the above don't work,just remove the oil pan.

Re: Dipstick tube broken,any Ideas? [Re: ademon] #1643738 07/08/14 12:15 AM 07/08/14 12:15 AM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 310 western Ky CraigS OP enthusiast
CraigS OP enthusiast Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 310 western Ky	ADEMON,Great advise!!It worked and came out without dropping any chunks or anything into the pan.I thought about that ,but could not find my easyouts,so your suggestion got me on the hunt and I found em ....and it was out in seconds. Once it started spinning ,I pulled it up with just the crescent wrench.Thanks a bunch!

Re: Dipstick tube broken,any Ideas? [Re: CraigS] #1643739 07/08/14 02:29 AM 07/08/14 02:29 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 136 AZ, USA moon member
moon member Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 136 AZ, USA	Save your old broken tube because some replacement tubes are different lengths. That way you can measure the old one and cut the new one off if the size is not the right one. I went through this with my 360 when I had to replace it. You can then reuse your old dipstick.

Re: Dipstick tube broken,any Ideas? [Re: CraigS] #1643740 07/08/14 01:17 PM 07/08/14 01:17 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,272 Bend,OR USA C Cab_Burge I Win
Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,272 Bend,OR USA	I have had dipstick tubes weleded back together once the short piece is out, as long as it is still usuable Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: Dipstick tube broken,any Ideas? [Re: Cab_Burge] #1643741 07/08/14 05:00 PM 07/08/14 05:00 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,791 Hamilton, Ontario Canada Magnum master
Magnum master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,791 Hamilton, Ontario Canada	If it's a driver and the labour involving dropping the pan is outweighed by risk. If pulling offending tube is unsuccessful. Consider knocking the offending tube into the oil pan with a drift. The chance of the offending tube causing any problems is pretty thin. You may even try using a boroscope and magnet to fish it out. 69 Super Bee, 93 Mustang LX, 04 Allure Super

Re: Dipstick tube broken,any Ideas? [Re: Magnum] #1643742 07/08/14 07:39 PM 07/08/14 07:39 PM
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 6,906 IL, Aurora A ademon master
ademon master A Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 6,906 IL, Aurora	Quote: If it's a driver and the labour involving dropping the pan is outweighed by risk. If pulling offending tube is unsuccessful. Consider knocking the offending tube into the oil pan with a drift. The chance of the offending tube causing any problems is pretty thin. You may even try using a boroscope and magnet to fish it out. You'll never get it back out the dipstick hole on the block if you push it into the pan !!

Re: Dipstick tube broken,any Ideas? [Re: ademon] #1643743 07/08/14 07:46 PM 07/08/14 07:46 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,971 Grand Prairie,Texas stumpy I Win
stumpy I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,971 Grand Prairie,Texas	No but a flexible magnet may fish it out through the oil drain plug hole. But it's still best to thread something into it and pull it out of the block.

Re: Dipstick tube broken,any Ideas? [Re: stumpy] #1643744 07/08/14 10:16 PM 07/08/14 10:16 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,791 Hamilton, Ontario Canada Magnum master
Magnum master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,791 Hamilton, Ontario Canada	Thanks Stumpy, that is actually what I was thinking, but not was I was typing. 69 Super Bee, 93 Mustang LX, 04 Allure Super

Re: Dipstick tube broken,any Ideas? [Re: Magnum] #1643745 07/08/14 11:35 PM 07/08/14 11:35 PM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 310 western Ky CraigS OP enthusiast
CraigS OP enthusiast Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 310 western Ky	guys I did get it out(see above post).Acually ,the timing cover is off so getting the stub out would be fairly easy out the front of the block.But now ,I cant find my original tube ,it was here last night.....what did I do with it????

Re: Dipstick tube broken,any Ideas? [Re: CraigS] #1643746 07/09/14 06:33 AM 07/09/14 06:33 AM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 7,274 s.w.fl B bonefish master
bonefish master B Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 7,274 s.w.fl	Quote: guys I did get it out(see above post).Acually ,the timing cover is off so getting the stub out would be fairly easy out the front of the block.But now ,I cant find my original tube ,it was here last night.....what did I do with it???? look over by the drill press,leaning up against the stand.

Re: Dipstick tube broken,any Ideas? [Re: bonefish] #1643747 07/09/14 05:35 PM 07/09/14 05:35 PM
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 406 California City, CA dart440 mopar
dart440 mopar Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 406 California City, CA	Still on the dipstick??? When you work on Spaceships for a living, how bad can a workday be?

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