Two dipsticks
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Laughing Gas
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Two dipsticks
So I noticed something for the first time that is really odd while working on my truck yesterday- it has two dipsticks. No, one of them is not the owner, lol. It seriously has two oil dipsticks. First off, has anyone else seen this before? Because the second question that I can't figure is WHY?
I want to remove the superfluous one that is buried under the master cylinder so I am looking for ideas to plug off the hole. Moving a dipstick has to have come up before on hotrods or engine swaps before, but this is the (as far as I know) original 360. Do they make some kind of dipstick plug?
I want to remove the superfluous one that is buried under the master cylinder so I am looking for ideas to plug off the hole. Moving a dipstick has to have come up before on hotrods or engine swaps before, but this is the (as far as I know) original 360. Do they make some kind of dipstick plug?
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Is your vehicle 4wd. 4wd drive trucks used a rear sump pump for the dipstick so this was normal. The front goes to the timing area. The one in the back is the better bet to keep or not plug. You could just plug the front near the front of the engine but it's not going to hurt anything to leave it there.
If it's not a 4wd, than a po changed the oil pan and put in a rear sump that came with the dipstick
If it's not a 4wd, than a po changed the oil pan and put in a rear sump that came with the dipstick
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It is 4x4. That begins to make me wonder if the engine was swapped. It seems just weird that they would have had two from the factory. I might just have to pop a spark plug and check the stroke. Maybe I got lucky and it is actually a 390.
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My stock 4x4 with the original 360 has only the rear dipstick.
My Crew Cab 4x4 came with a car motor and front sump oil pan. This had the front dipstick. I swapped the oil pan to a rear sump and it has the dipstick in the rear so I plugged the front.
I am guessing you have the same situation - if so use the rear dipstick and plug the front. If you use the front dipstick with a rear sump oil pan it will show incorrect oil levels.
My Crew Cab 4x4 came with a car motor and front sump oil pan. This had the front dipstick. I swapped the oil pan to a rear sump and it has the dipstick in the rear so I plugged the front.
I am guessing you have the same situation - if so use the rear dipstick and plug the front. If you use the front dipstick with a rear sump oil pan it will show incorrect oil levels.
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Thanks for the part number Bill - I have a makeshift plug now but was hoping to get the right plug eventually.
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