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10-29-2019, 06:47 PM
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Location: Fort Mill, SC
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Leaky Dipstick Tube
Oil is leaking from the base of the dipstick tube on my 250inline 6. How do I fix this? It looks a little different than other photos I've seen but maybe since the engine came off a 1970 camaro. I have been unable to find much info online nor a replacement on any websites. Suggestions?
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10-29-2019, 07:03 PM
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Location: ON, Canada
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Re: Leaky Dipstick Tube
Remove tube, clean everything with brake cleaner, put a smear of Ultra Black around the tube base, shove back into block.
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10-29-2019, 07:12 PM
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Location: Fort Mill, SC
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Re: Leaky Dipstick Tube
So just carefully pull out tube with pliers clean and tap back in? How do I know how far to go?
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10-29-2019, 08:53 PM
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Location: Fort Mill, SC
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Re: Leaky Dipstick Tube
ok I got it. I started to dent the tube with pliers so I stuck a similar diameter screwdriver in the tube and pried it out. Cleaned it, use red gasket (all I had) and tapped it back in. Hopefully that will do it.
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