dipstick blocks fuel pump

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Gus Loza

Gus Loza

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installed a new chrome mopar dipstick the other day and it seems to block part of where the fuel pump will mount. should i bend it?

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Well yeah, you're gonna have to. I'd pull it back out and use a tubing bender on it. It'll probably kink if you don't.
 
I've had good results with putting the dipstick in the tube and bending it backwards....
 
Is that just a straight tube? The stock tubes weren't straight. I read on this site where someone recommended to install it first, then insert a long screwdriver into the tube and bend it back a little. I've only ever used a stock tube so I'm not sure which way is best to put the bend in it.
 
Hope Im not bending this thread sideways but has anyone on here ever tapped and threaded the dipstick hole and the tube?

Seems that if the dipstick tube could be threaded into the hole in the block it would help eliminate leaks and be much easier to service.

Just a thought LOL !!
 
If its bent it wont thread into block.
Careful bending, where they sit on block is a weak point, thats where they tend to crack and or break.
 
AAndrews said:
Hope Im not bending this thread sideways but has anyone on here ever tapped and threaded the dipstick hole and the tube?

Seems that if the dipstick tube could be threaded into the hole in the block it would help eliminate leaks and be much easier to service.

Just a thought LOL !!
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I've read that

Probably should do it with the engine apart though

I think I've heard of people tapping it for a brake or fuel line fitting, so you can secure it nicely
 
Tapping the dipstick hole? I don't know why people always insist on reinventing the wheel. I've never in my life had trouble with a dipstick leaking where it presses into the block. Put a little sealer of your choice on it and press it in.
 
New factory tubes are straight. You just bend as needed. I just installed one and had to bend it quite a bit to clear the fuel pump. Just use some sealer on the block end of the tube and carefully pound it in. Then slowly bend it for clearance. If you're reinstalling a good used one. You'll want to determine which way the bend is before you install it. Hopefully, you took photos before you removed it.
 
Take it out and plug the hole, almost all race engines come that way anyhow, mine are all plugged, never an issue, street drive too. I put back in what the vacuum pump may pull out and life goes on, I mean unless your leaking it all over the ground or burning it and hopefully you would know that........wheres it gonna go?
 
Mine has a bubble-swedge at the bottom and it stretches just enough to allow a small bend;but really not enough. So I bent mine in three places just a lil, to go around the corner.
 
Just tighten the bolt down. The dipstick will move
 
If you're going to use a block-off plate, install that first then put in the dip stick tube.
 
I typically take a large philips screwdriver and bend it towards the timing cover, the screwdriver keeps it from bending in the wrong place and gives you something to push with.
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RustyRatRod said:
Tapping the dipstick hole? I don't know why people always insist on reinventing the wheel. I've never in my life had trouble with a dipstick leaking where it presses into the block. Put a little sealer of your choice on it and press it in.
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It was just a thought I expressed Rusty Rat Rod, Was wondering if anyone had done it , that's all. Not trying to re-invent anything. Be a piss poor hobby if everyone left things the way they left the factory and didn't try mods. !
 
cudamark said:
New factory tubes are straight. You just bend as needed. I just installed one and had to bend it quite a bit to clear the fuel pump. Just use some sealer on the block end of the tube and carefully pound it in. Then slowly bend it for clearance. If you're reinstalling a good used one. You'll want to determine which way the bend is before you install it. Hopefully, you took photos before you removed it.
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cudamark said:
If you're going to use a block-off plate, install that first then put in the dip stick tube.
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im installing a pump. the machine shop installed thw plate since i didnt have a pump yet
 
Good luck. Be careful. The chrome makes the tube harder to bend, and they brake easier right where they meet the block. I bent mine before install last year the way RustyRatRod suggested. I think you can see the bend in my picture.
Mancini Racing sells chrome or plain steel, but they only had chrome in stock when I was looking for one.
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