Dip stick tube

waterboy1976 · 09-20-04, 05:48 PM

Is your dip stick tube one or two pieces? My parts guy at the dealership here says its two. I can only remember it being one.....

Vettehead Mikey · 09-20-04, 06:02 PM

one piece on mine.

Ken · 09-20-04, 06:04 PM

There are three pieces actually: one is the dipstick itself of course; then you have the tube which inserts into the block; plus there is shorter, straight, piece of tubing that goes into the block but extends into the pan to keep the dipstick from contacting the crankshaft.

waterboy1976 · 09-20-04, 06:33 PM

that makes sense...the shorter tube has a flared end on it and a straight cut off end...thats the one that goes into the block right? with the flare side out right?

any o-rings or anything? Or does the flared end when in contact with the curved upper tube seal together?

Ken · 09-20-04, 06:52 PM

No O-rings or anything: just a press-fit for the tube, while the inner pieces simply drops in, flared (or wider) side out. The inner tube is installed first of course.

waterboy1976 · 09-20-04, 06:57 PM

Thanks Ken, I re'did" mine and forgot the smaller tube down below.....the tube leaked like crazy and was blowing oil out of the base. Prolly cause without the lower tube I could not get the upper tube to properly seat in there to seal....