Oil dipstick and tube, and engine stamp decoding
 

77 K10 with a 350 here. Previous owner installed some crappy chrome AutoZone oil dipstick tube on the drivers side that doesn’t fit properly - it spins and moves and pulls right out. Does anybody know the proper dipstick I should buy? Looking on LMC doesn’t show me anything at all, and everything on Summit looks completely different, I’m not sure which I should buy

Also, I wanted to see if anybody could help with a stamp decode. I found this on the passenger side front, just behind the alternator. Two sets of numbers

First - 014740C138
Second - V0801CKD

Thanks!!

Re: Oil dipstick and tube, and engine stamp decoding
 

The GM part number for the upper dipstick tube is 3993359, the dipstick is 3981019. Take a look at some of the Corvette parts catalogs- they have a lot of these parts. https://www.corvettecentral.com/c3-6...tick/?count=26
Also, sometimes you can find NOS dipstick parts on EBay or other sites searching with the GM part numbers.

First - 014740C138- appears to be the partial VIN of the original vehicle it was installed in
Second - V0801CKD: V= Flint, Mi engine factory, 0801= August 1, CKD=
CKD 72 350 175hp 4BBL,TH CA,CH,EC,MC,NO
CKD 73 350 175hp 4BBL,CE,TH CA,CH,NO,PA
CKD 74 350 160hp 4BBL,CE,TH CA,CH,NO,PA
CKD 77 350 180hp 4BBL,HA,TH350 CO

TH- turbo hydramatic trans
CA- California emissions
HA- high altitude
CH- Chevelle
CO- Corvette
EC- El Camino
MC- Monte Carlo
NO- Nova
PA- Passenger Car

Re: Oil dipstick and tube, and engine stamp decoding
 

So it looks either way that this engine is not original to the truck, as the on,y options listed there are all cars?

Re: Oil dipstick and tube, and engine stamp decoding
 

Thats what it appears like- you can also see if that partial VIN stamped in the block matches the truck VIN but based on the suffix code it will not.

Re: Oil dipstick and tube, and engine stamp decoding
 

Given that info, should I be looking for an oil dispute and tub for a 77 corvette?

Re: Oil dipstick and tube, and engine stamp decoding
 

Get one for a truck- the engine doesn't know what its in.

Re: Oil dipstick and tube, and engine stamp decoding
 

I appreciate the info! Not questioning you at all, I’m just trying to learn... since the oil dip stick tube mounts onto the engine, I figured I’d need one for the specific engine I have