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Old 06-25-2004, 08:48 AM   #1
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Anybody with the oil fill tube ever remove it and just install a cap?

My tube has developed a leak and I beleive it is the seal between the tube and valve cover. I have had no luck locating a new seal....so I was wondering if the tube can be removed and the cap just screwed onto the vc?
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Old 06-25-2004, 10:42 AM   #2
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My tube has developed a leak and I beleive it is the seal between the tube and valve cover. I have had no luck locating a new seal....so I was wondering if the tube can be removed and the cap just screwed onto the vc?
Yep. Just pop it out.
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Old 06-25-2004, 11:16 AM   #3
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I just installed a Lokar Dip stick. Give this a try. It coast about $45.00
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Old 06-25-2004, 11:29 AM   #4
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time travel i dont think he is talking about the dip stick, though i thought the same thing when i saw the title. i beleive he is talking about a fill tube that is on his valve cover.
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Old 06-25-2004, 12:29 PM   #5
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The more I look at it. It's still early on the left coast. I'm still on my first pot.
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