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MikeJones16 · 12-17-2011, 05:17 PM

Well installing my header i broke my dipstick inside the block..

Does anybody have any advice? I tried to get it out from the bottom of the oil pan but it ended up breaking there too... So now its literally all in the block.

How do i get this thing out!

kcsa75 · 12-17-2011, 05:26 PM

I had a dipstick break off on a 283 in my 66 Chevelle. Went to the salvage yard, got another one and went on down the road. Never had a problem.

travis401 · 12-17-2011, 06:20 PM

droping the pan is about the only way to get it out. luckily since its metal and heavier than the oil, itll sink to the bottom on the pan and not cause issues.

ratrod67 · 12-17-2011, 06:44 PM

PB Blaster and an EZ out. Done a couple that way.

ont_guy_38 · 12-17-2011, 06:56 PM

I have always got a 3/8 tapered bolt (like a fender bolt) with a big washer and used a nut that the inside diameter is large enough for the piece to pull through and just put the nut over the hole and screwed the bolt in and has pulled it out every single time

travis401 · 12-17-2011, 07:02 PM

ah i was confused. i though he ment the dipstick broke and was in the pan. now i see its the tube thats broke in the block. the bolt idea is probably the best idea. just shoot with with some pentrating lube to loosen it up first.

MikeJones16 · 12-17-2011, 07:12 PM

Damn, this is going to be fun. I'll give that bolt idea a try. I thought our fender bolts were 1/2 inch though?

ont_guy_38 · 12-17-2011, 10:28 PM

I mean 3/8 diameter like the ones in the top or bottom at the cab , always had some in my toolbox and they always worked

12-17-2011, 05:17 PM	#1
MikeJones16 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Saskatoon, SK Posts: 244	Broke dipstick into block.. Well installing my header i broke my dipstick inside the block.. Does anybody have any advice? I tried to get it out from the bottom of the oil pan but it ended up breaking there too... So now its literally all in the block. How do i get this thing out! __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=429098

12-17-2011, 05:26 PM	#2
kcsa75 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kansas City Posts: 3,590	Re: Broke dipstick into block.. I had a dipstick break off on a 283 in my 66 Chevelle. Went to the salvage yard, got another one and went on down the road. Never had a problem. __________________ Willie Swamp Angel Truckers '72 C10 Highlander *People who blindly follow a GPS end up on television programs on The Weather Channel. Some survive, some don't.*

12-17-2011, 06:20 PM	#3
travis401 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Fort Worth, Tx Posts: 62	Re: Broke dipstick into block.. droping the pan is about the only way to get it out. luckily since its metal and heavier than the oil, itll sink to the bottom on the pan and not cause issues.

12-17-2011, 06:44 PM	#4
ratrod67 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 2,270	Re: Broke dipstick into block.. PB Blaster and an EZ out. Done a couple that way.

12-17-2011, 06:56 PM	#5
ont_guy_38 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 1,006	Re: Broke dipstick into block.. I have always got a 3/8 tapered bolt (like a fender bolt) with a big washer and used a nut that the inside diameter is large enough for the piece to pull through and just put the nut over the hole and screwed the bolt in and has pulled it out every single time

12-17-2011, 07:02 PM	#6
travis401 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Fort Worth, Tx Posts: 62	Re: Broke dipstick into block.. ah i was confused. i though he ment the dipstick broke and was in the pan. now i see its the tube thats broke in the block. the bolt idea is probably the best idea. just shoot with with some pentrating lube to loosen it up first.

12-17-2011, 07:12 PM	#7
MikeJones16 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Saskatoon, SK Posts: 244	Re: Broke dipstick into block.. Damn, this is going to be fun. I'll give that bolt idea a try. I thought our fender bolts were 1/2 inch though? __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=429098

12-17-2011, 10:28 PM	#8
ont_guy_38 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 1,006	Re: Broke dipstick into block.. I mean 3/8 diameter like the ones in the top or bottom at the cab , always had some in my toolbox and they always worked

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