Dip Stick Install HELP
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09/10/10 07:45 PM
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Pulled out the tube with the stick earlier today. How do you re-seat that puppy ?? There is a small wire looking ring on block end of the tube ? Thanks in Advance
Faster Horses, Younger Women, Older Wiskey, More Money --- Tom T
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Re: Dip Stick Install HELP
[Re: Butt Ugly]
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09/10/10 08:17 PM
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RapidRobert
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slip an open end wrench on it and tap that to seat it and if little room might need a crows foot. I'd clean the tube and carefully spray a bit of starting fluid in the block hole to clean it (it evaporates right out) & possibly expanding the end (slightly) of the tube w your flaring tool so it grips tight in there and loctite it & drive it home.
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Re: Dip Stick Install HELP
[Re: stumpy]
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09/10/10 09:56 PM
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Not broken, don't think so any way, bottom of tube is flared. Looked again and it's a tight squeeze to get at the block end of the tube ?
Faster Horses, Younger Women, Older Wiskey, More Money --- Tom T
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Re: Dip Stick Install HELP
[Re: 1_WILD_RT]
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09/11/10 01:06 AM
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There is a specialty tool made for this application. The tool has half of the bottom part open about 3 inches to fit over the tube down to the ring or ridge part. Now the top half of the tool part is like a chisel so you can use a hammer on it to tap the tool, driving the dip stick tube into the block.
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Re: Dip Stick Install HELP
[Re: SNK-EYZ]
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09/11/10 02:47 AM
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If he is saying the end of the tube is flared, and there is a ring at the oil pan rail, I'll throw my bet into the pot that it's broken off.
From his description that's what i sounds like to me too.
See the ring around the tube about an inch from the end at the end that goes in the block.
Here's another picture. Even though it's an RB pan rail and dipstick, that stamped ring is the same on the smallblock tube. When it's stamped, it thins that ring really well and it's usually broken right there.
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Re: Dip Stick Install HELP
[Re: Pat_Whalen]
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09/11/10 08:00 AM
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Thanks all, got me a broken tube.
Faster Horses, Younger Women, Older Wiskey, More Money --- Tom T
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Re: Dip Stick Install HELP
[Re: stumpy]
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09/11/10 08:19 PM
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Off comes the alt and fuel pump to get at that unit??
Faster Horses, Younger Women, Older Wiskey, More Money --- Tom T
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