This sounds like a dumb question I know, but I would like to know. My stock dipstick got steped on by a freind, so I got one of these chrome replacement ones for $5 or so. The only thing is now it doesn't have any oil at the end and I can't figure out if it is because the end is too slick and the oil doesn't stick to it so well (no notched grooves at the end) or if it isn't sticking out the other side of the dipstick tub because it is shorter then the stock one was (I didn't compair them... doh!).

If it is the latter, then how far should the dipstick stick out the other end of the tube so it sits in the oil and isn't hitting anything?

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1984 z28 w/ a 357 cu in. monster engine which is looking like the posterchild for Edelbrock... all the suspension stuff... 9-bolt posi disk is in... K&N filter... 93 octane...

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stick a bare welding rod, coat hanger, or wire in and see how far it goes before it hits the bottom of the oil pan and see how far the oil comes up on it. sorry that's the best i can come up with.

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A stepped on dipstick should be reususable. Why not compare the two ?

 

just make sure you get it right...in my new motor, i had the bottom of the dipstick ripped off by the crank. bad part is that i never got the bottom part out of the pan

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350, Comp 262, Edelbrock Performer intake 600 cfm carb and exhaust, headers