Oil Dipstick, am I crazy?
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Oil Dipstick, am I crazy?
1977 Ford F150 300 4x2
I took my truck into a shop to have come work done by some old timers that seemed to know there stuff with older vehicles. It wasn't until a week or so later that I looked under the hood to find oil everywhere in the driver side engine bay, I didn't know what to think at first, then I noticed that the oil dipstick was missing. I called them and they claimed they didn't have it... Okay. Either way, I have been looking everywhere for a dipstick to replace the missing one and for the life of me I cannot, absolutely cannot find one. Seriously? These engines were made for 35+ years and I can't find one? I tried a couple "universal" dipstick from Autozone and the like but each one comes in contact with an unknown spinning object in the pan and makes a metal on metal noise. Should I be looking outside the usual 73-79 range for another dipstick? If someone could point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks
I took my truck into a shop to have come work done by some old timers that seemed to know there stuff with older vehicles. It wasn't until a week or so later that I looked under the hood to find oil everywhere in the driver side engine bay, I didn't know what to think at first, then I noticed that the oil dipstick was missing. I called them and they claimed they didn't have it... Okay. Either way, I have been looking everywhere for a dipstick to replace the missing one and for the life of me I cannot, absolutely cannot find one. Seriously? These engines were made for 35+ years and I can't find one? I tried a couple "universal" dipstick from Autozone and the like but each one comes in contact with an unknown spinning object in the pan and makes a metal on metal noise. Should I be looking outside the usual 73-79 range for another dipstick? If someone could point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks
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It is a stock oil pan, no modifications.
The universal dipsticks would "rub" on something, it sounded like metal on metal to me. they also would not fit the top of the tube properly.
Does anyone have a dipstick that they could take a pic of or tell me if it has any particular bends in it?
The universal dipsticks would "rub" on something, it sounded like metal on metal to me. they also would not fit the top of the tube properly.
Does anyone have a dipstick that they could take a pic of or tell me if it has any particular bends in it?
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