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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 07:08 PM
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Real Easy question for you guys

Earlier in the year I replaced the manifold gaskets and I bent the dipstick tube, do you think this one would work? I have a 92 camaro with a 305tbi. The stock replacement tube is something like 60-70 bucks so seeing if this one would work. I'm guessing it would cuz its the same block size but i could be wrong-what do you think?

http://www.jegs.com/i/Spectre/865/5728/10002/-1
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 08:59 PM
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Re: Real Easy question for you guys

How bad is your dipstick bent? To be honest you could probably bend it back with a wooden dowel for free.
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 09:15 PM
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Re: Real Easy question for you guys

That one might could be made to "work", but it isn't a replacement. Original one must be an "odd" one. Even the parts houses only offer a "universal" for that setup.
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 10:00 PM
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Re: Real Easy question for you guys

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That one might could be made to "work", but it isn't a replacement. Original one must be an "odd" one. Even the parts houses only offer a "universal" for that setup.
I'm not really sure what you mean by that...whats "odd"?

And the dipstick tube is more like mangled than bent, so there's no salvaging this one
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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 10:16 PM
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Re: Real Easy question for you guys

"odd", uncommon, as in only used on a few models.
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