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RE: Oil Dipstick Tube won't fit
By John - 11/02/2001 7:08:15 PM; IP 142.177.52.55
I've had this problem also. It appears that the dipstick hole is off two diameters. The first hole drilled in the block is too small for the tube. The second is counterbored and is too big for a snug fit of the tube. So, I can see how the tube could catch on the inner edge of the smaller hole. I never did reach a satisfactory conclusion about this. I tried to grind and taper the tube, but still no go. So finally I used silicone...very carefully so as not to get any inside the tube or in the block....and of course all I got was a leak. I suspect there's more to this than meets the eye. My tube was not originaly form the block I used incidentally.
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Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8957&Reply=8957><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8957" onclick="return false;">Oil Dipstick Tube won't fit</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Darren, <i>10/28/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8957', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8957') }); </script>  Oil Dipstick Tube won't fit -- Darren, 10/28/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8974&Reply=8957><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8974" onclick="return false;">Is the old tube busted off in the block?</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Dave Shoe, <i>10/28/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8974', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8974') }); </script>  Is the old tube busted off in the block? -- Dave Shoe, 10/28/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8996&Reply=8957><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8996" onclick="return false;">RE: Is the old tube busted off in the block?</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Darren, <i>10/29/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8996', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8996') }); </script>  RE: Is the old tube busted off in the block? -- Darren, 10/29/2001
 Also, if the oil pan is still off the engine... -- Dave Shoe, 10/29/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9043&Reply=8957><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9043" onclick="return false;">RE: Oil Dipstick Tube won't fit</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>tom, <i>11/02/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9043', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9043') }); </script>  RE: Oil Dipstick Tube won't fit -- tom, 11/02/2001
RE: Oil Dipstick Tube won't fit -- John, 11/02/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9334&Reply=8957><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9334" onclick="return false;">RE: Oil Dipstick Tube won't fit</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>dan, <i>11/16/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9334', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9334') }); </script>  RE: Oil Dipstick Tube won't fit -- dan, 11/16/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9350&Reply=8957><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9350" onclick="return false;">The flared tube is the busted tube.</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Dave Shoe, <i>11/18/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9350', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9350') }); </script>  The flared tube is the busted tube. -- Dave Shoe, 11/18/2001
 RE: The flared tube is the busted tube. -- dan, 11/18/2001
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