First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... Daniel, Sounds like the dipstick tube might be too long (but I can't imagine why)... If that's the case, couldn't you carefully cut off some of the excess length of the dipstick tube? I would take a .22 caliber rifle cleaning rod and put an oiled patch down the tube to catch any metal shavings, then cut the dipstick tube off with a small tubing cutter and then extract the rod and patch. I'm sure many on this list could measure how far the dipstick tube sticks up out of the block. I will be glad to measure what I have on my 455 and my 350 engines. David Learner
----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel O'Brien" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "First Generation Firebird-L" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 1:19 PM Subject: [FGF] 400 RA III dipstick missing - ideas? > I bought a replacement, but the dipstick did not reach into the pan. I > thought I bought the wrong replacement, so I went to a different dealer > and bought another one -- it was the same as the first. > > Anyone out there been through this before? Any ideas? > > Thanks, > > DOB ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> Donations: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store/cart.mv?999999> FGF Merchandise: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store>
