Topic: Dipstick clamp?
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Depends on if it's a big block or small block, too....the big block would have a small tab on it to bolt it to the exhaust manifold.
If it's a small block, then it is strictly a press fit into the engine block.
If you can get the tube out, you can take a tubing cutter, and lightly spin it around on the lower edge of the tube, about an inch from the bottom....you don't want to actually cut the tube. I usually will do this in a couple of spots right next to each other. What you're doing is making a raised area on either side of the cutting wheel. This will make the tube fit tighter in the hole in the block.
If it's a small block, then it is strictly a press fit into the engine block.
If you can get the tube out, you can take a tubing cutter, and lightly spin it around on the lower edge of the tube, about an inch from the bottom....you don't want to actually cut the tube. I usually will do this in a couple of spots right next to each other. What you're doing is making a raised area on either side of the cutting wheel. This will make the tube fit tighter in the hole in the block.
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Getting the tube out will not be a problem. The problem is keeping it in. Right now it comes out when I pull out the dipstick. Thanks for the help!
BTW -- it is a small block 350.
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