Dipstick question
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Dipstick question
I have a 1993 f150 5.8 my dipstick tube broke so I went off to the junk yard and all I could find is the yellow handled dipstick from another f150 5.8 but they seem to be different length because the dipstick I have that came with it is longer. Do they read the same level?
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You should be able to lay the broke tube & piece side by side with the newer tube (with it's stick) & see if the ends go the same distance into the block.
Just make SURE that it's a 5.8 tube because a 5.0 is decidedly different.
Just make SURE that it's a 5.8 tube because a 5.0 is decidedly different.
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wish I hadn’t thrown that out in the trash lol thanks for the reply
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There seems to have been a change in the length of the tubes (and sticks), making it easier to reach with the 95+ years, or possibly the 250s, 350s.
I know the trans stick/tube combos for both the E4 & AODE got longer & yellow caps & are useable on earlier years.
Plug it in & do an oil change, I bet it reads dead on.
I know the trans stick/tube combos for both the E4 & AODE got longer & yellow caps & are useable on earlier years.
Plug it in & do an oil change, I bet it reads dead on.
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