| Oil dipstick. Looking for education before i proceed [message #307820] |
Sun, 25 September 2016 21:13  |
lqqkatjon
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Registered: October 2010
Location: St. Cloud, MN
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Helped a friend pick up a Gmc this weekend. It seems his 455 eats the last 2" of oil dipsticks. The po had some issue with dipstick not going in before we picked it up, but he fixed it. I checked the oil fine once, but second time I pulled the dipstick out, the flat bottom couple inches were missing. This was done with engine running because we has a starter issue and did not want to risk turning it off at that location. I did not force the dipstick either.
When i got home, i pulled my dipstick out that has been an issue on my coach for some time and only goes fully into the tube when turned the right way.
I put that dipstick into the new coach(this time engine off). Snd when i pulled it out, the bottom 2 inches were missing on mine!
Anyway, looks like i have two 455's to fix the oil dipsticks on. I have seen Ken H's great pictures and just done sone quick reading. His pictures are good, but are engine with oil pan off and pulled from coach
What should i know about replacing dipsticks and tubes so i have trouble free oil level checking into the future. My coach is a 75 and looks to have a 1 piece tube with stock exhaust manifold, The other is a 77 and looks like there is a joint in The tube(2 piece) and has headers.
Thanks.
Jon Roche
75 palm beach
EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
St. Cloud, MN
http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/
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