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doodah man · 06-28-2011, 02:19 PM

I got a OEM dipstick tube for my 350 SBC from a very generous board member recently, but I'm having a rough time trying to get it in the block. I gave up for fear I was going to break the end off the new one. Does anybody know a trick for getting these in? It goes in about 3/8" but I didn't get it further. I was gripping it with a pair of pliers just above the lip at the bottom and my nephew was tapping the pliers with a hammer.

It looks like there is a groove in the exhaust manifold (ram's horns) that the tube should rest against. Is that the correct placement or is that just a coincidence?

Here's what I'm working with:

06-28-2011, 02:19 PM	#1
doodah man Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 173	Got dipstick tube, but can't get it in I got a OEM dipstick tube for my 350 SBC from a very generous board member recently, but I'm having a rough time trying to get it in the block. I gave up for fear I was going to break the end off the new one. Does anybody know a trick for getting these in? It goes in about 3/8" but I didn't get it further. I was gripping it with a pair of pliers just above the lip at the bottom and my nephew was tapping the pliers with a hammer. It looks like there is a groove in the exhaust manifold (ram's horns) that the tube should rest against. Is that the correct placement or is that just a coincidence? Here's what I'm working with: Attached Images __________________ 1972 C-10 Deluxe 350 V8 - 350TH ------------------------------ We're not the jet set We're the old Chevrolet set



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