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Old 05-16-2009, 11:42 AM
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How do I seal the stock dipstick hole in the block????????????
Please help, this is Bob's wife helping him, he is an hour away..

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Old 05-16-2009, 12:10 PM
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are you plugging it or just trying to get the stock dipstick not to leak? stock dipstick has a o-ring on it if memory serves, or if your trying to plug it, a little silicone will work
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Old 05-16-2009, 12:42 PM
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either way just put some silicone around it.
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Old 05-16-2009, 01:51 PM
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If he is just trying to get the stock dipstick to stop seeping just put a little locktight near the stop that is built on the stick and drive it in. If he is trying to plug the hole where the old dipstick was and using a pan mount stick just take the old dipstick tube and cut it off about an inch over the tube stop and put a 1/4X1 inch bolt in it and braze it to the tube then put a drop of locktight on it and drive it in.
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Thank you everyone for helping me I'll pass it on to him..
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Old 05-17-2009, 09:26 AM
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Thanks for trying to help my wife yesterday guys, i wound up buying a 7qt Canton oil pan and it has its own dipstick and i didnt even think of the stock dipstick hole until i was about to install it.

What I did:

Cut off the old dipstick tube 3/4" up from the rip with a pipe cutter so it stayed round. I brazed it shut, dapped some black RTV on it and filled the hole with it. Shouldnt be a problem right??

Thanks guys..
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