I just read the post about the guy with the short dipstick which reminded me that I still have a broken dipstick.
A few years ago I was replacing my headers and forgot to remove the dipstick. After I had them bolted in, I noticed the dipstick was bent over, tried to carefully pull it out but it had split and the outer housing broke off flush with the block arrrgh.
I have tried several times to extract the remainder of the tube with no success, now I just have the broken end of the tube with the dipstick pushed into the hole which actually stays put and seems to keep water out.
Has anyone else done this bonehead move, any way to get that piece out short of pulling out the block etc. It is a lousy angle to get anything into.
Frank
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A few years ago I was replacing my headers and forgot to remove the dipstick. After I had them bolted in, I noticed the dipstick was bent over, tried to carefully pull it out but it had split and the outer housing broke off flush with the block arrrgh.
I have tried several times to extract the remainder of the tube with no success, now I just have the broken end of the tube with the dipstick pushed into the hole which actually stays put and seems to keep water out.
Has anyone else done this bonehead move, any way to get that piece out short of pulling out the block etc. It is a lousy angle to get anything into.
Frank

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