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Nov 11, 2013 | 02:42 PM

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Just got a new Dip stick tube and new O ring ordered and supposed to be here by next Monday, hoping Friday though so that I can put it in over the weekend.

Nov 11, 2013 | 03:43 PM

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Anyone know if you can put a SD dipstick on our trucks? They come up not the very front of the valve cover and much easier to get too, as well as mount easier without that silly little two piece thing ours use.

Nov 11, 2013 | 04:03 PM

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I thought about buying one to experiment and see if it would, but for now I just decided to get what I know would get me up and running

Nov 11, 2013 | 09:32 PM

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I wish I could relocate my auto dipstick, its in the way of my DP.

Nov 12, 2013 | 07:09 AM

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Maybe bend it a little?

Or pull it install dp then bend dipstick around it.

Nov 12, 2013 | 03:16 PM

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this thread is about the leaking dipstick adapter in the engine oil pan, right?

I just occurred to me - would it be possible to carefully tig weld the dipstick adapter to the oil pan? with the engine out and pan off the engine obviously... or is the dipstick adapter aluminum?

Nov 12, 2013 | 04:01 PM

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No it was about the dipstick tube not the bung in the.pan

Nov 12, 2013 | 04:07 PM

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The dipstick adapter is brass. But….thats not a bad idea….i wonder if i could make or buy something that would work that is steel…..and Tig that on…..hmm.

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Nov 13, 2013 | 06:44 AM

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The dipstick adapter is brass. But….thats not a bad idea….i wonder if i could make or buy something that would work that is steel…..and Tig that on…..hmm.

what, you can't weld brass to steel? you must not have the right wire :-)

I bet there is something steel out there that could be made to work, though. once I get my oil pan off, maybe i'll put some work into a search - unless someone beats me to it.

Nov 13, 2013 | 01:31 PM

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Mines off already

Ill probably take a closer look today. I can envision machining a lip to go into the pan. Only part I can't really see is the part where the dip stick goes in.