| engine dipstick [message #62390] |
Fri, 30 October 2009 07:50  |
BROJIM
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Registered: August 2004
Location: Prince Albert, Sk. Canada
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OK I am tired of pulling that looooong thing called a dipstick out, then trying to feed it back in to read the oil level.
Will a dipstick & tube from a 455 Toro work & read properly in my 23'. I don't mind flippin the lid up to check the oil as I check under there anyways.
Jim Brown
73-230 Painted-D
76-Corvette
91-Nissan Figaro
Prince Albert, CANADA
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| Re: [GMCnet] engine dipstick [message #62404 is a reply to message #62396] |
Fri, 30 October 2009 09:57  |
hertfordnc
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Location: East NC
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I just looked at my Revcon (unmodified Toro) and the 74 GMC. On the Revcon, the hatch is wider and the stock dipstick angles to the left a bit. It will be annoying navigating it out of the opening on the GMC (i think)
Might be just as easy to modify the existing dipstick and tube. THe one i'm looking at is coupled about 6" up.
Let me know if pictures would help.
Dave
Dave & Ellen Silva
Hertford, NC
76 Birchaven, 1-ton and other stuff
Currently planning the Great american Road Trip Summer 2021
It's gonna take a lot of Adderall to get this thing right.
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| Re: engine dipstick [message #62435 is a reply to message #62390] |
Fri, 30 October 2009 14:22 |
Ken Burton
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Location: Hebron, Indiana
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You might want to just build a new dipstick. I have seen speedometer cable used. I bought some stainless wire rope at TSC that I intend to use.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: [GMCnet] engine dipstick [message #62554 is a reply to message #62390] |
Sat, 31 October 2009 09:03 |
GMC_LES
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Registered: October 2009
Location: Montreal
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I have the short toro dipstick on my coach and hate it. It angles to the
side in such a way that I have to bend the dipstick to remove or install it,
causing it to bind in the tube. Yes I could re-align the tube, but I am
fussy about knowing my oil levels and like the idea that I can check it
quickly while pumping gas. Having to open the hatch is a nuisance for me.
Les Burt
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Sent: October 30, 2009 8:50 AM
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Subject: [GMCnet] engine dipstick
OK I am tired of pulling that looooong thing called a dipstick out, then
trying to feed it back in to read the oil level.
Will a dipstick & tube from a 455 Toro work & read properly in my 23'. I
don't mind flippin the lid up to check the oil as I check under there
anyways.
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Jim Brown
73-230 Painted-D
76-Corvette
91-Nissan Figaro
Prince Albert, CANADA
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1975 Eleganza 26ft
A work in Progress
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| Re: [GMCnet] engine dipstick [message #62593 is a reply to message #62554] |
Sat, 31 October 2009 16:28 |
tphipps
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Location: Spanish Fort, AL
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I have an unmodified 455 from a Revcon in my GMC. I have the Revcon dipstick. It is a pain to remove and replace the dipstick. Tried to replace the dipstick with the stock GMC motorhome dipstick, but the end into the block that Revcon used and the block end from The GMC dipstick are two different diameters. Does not make sense, but so it is.
Good Luck,
Tom Phipps
2012 Phoenix Cruiser model 2552
KA4CSG
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