I've got a 1991 Camaro with a 350 swapped in it. I put headers on it a couple weeks ago and of course, the oil dipstick tube bracket was rusted to a manifold bolt. And of course, I broke the tube off...in two spots....

THE FIX!

I tried looking up what other people did to get the tube out on here and other forums. I thought the idea of using a concrete anchor was a good one. It was extremely difficult to even get in the area to hold it down and expand the anchor. Don't try this...waste of time. Best thing was using a 3/8 bolt with a tapered tip. I threaded it in about an inch or so just to be sure and used a long flat screw driver under the head and tapped it right out with a hammer. Remove you starter first. Way more room to work with!

 

Great idea thanks for sharing that.

 

I did use an aftermarket tube for a replacement. I don't know who made it because my neighbor just gave it to me. I assume it was a standard SBC chrome tube. With some tweaking, it went right in no problem. Not a good time to be the Hulk though....

 

Appreciate the post dude, i would of never thought of that. My was broke almost flush on the block so not sure if that would have worked anyway.....had to drop the pan and tap out from the inside.

 

That was my problem to. The dipstick broke up flush with the block and at the bracket

 

Good call on using a bolt to pull it out. This happened to me two years ago on the 350 Olds in my boat. I tried pulling it out with the same method you used, and it ended up falling off inside the oil pan. It being a boat, and me not being able to pull the pan without disassembling the entire jet drive and pulling the motor out of the boat, I just left it down there.

2 years of tubing and water skiing later and it has never been a problem. I'm sure the end of the tube was heavy enough to go to the bottom of the pan, and that's where it's stayed, haha.