Did you have to make any special bends in your dip stick tube for crank clearance issues?

The reason I ask is I can't get my dip stick out of my 396. I don't want to drop the pan if I don't have to.

Thanks Jeff
96 SS BLOWN
96TA 396 D1

 

not sure what you mean? its a very tight fit.. just pull straight out.

 

Sorry i should have provided more details. What i need to know is if the dip stick tube had to be bent inside the crank case to clear the larger crank.

This is just one of my Theories because it is so hard to get out. I will get mean with it and get it out but I will destroy it in the process and just replace it with a new one.

If a bend is needed i will have to drop the oil pan to duplicate the bend with the new dipstick tube.

Thanks

Jeff

 

If you went with 4bolt splayed caps you might have to do a little bending, mine was hitting the side of one of the caps.

Travis

 

well, did you pull the pan to bend it when you installed it?

The right way is to cut it off so that it doesn't hit the main cap, but I guess its possible you could bend it once its installed..

 

Funny you should ask i actually had the pan off when i installed it and saw that it was hitting the caps i bent a little but with my caps it still would not go in so out came the saw.