denf221

Just installed long tubes on my 72 cs, went to check oil and noticed dipstick was really hard to get out and put back in. Anyone else experience this? Any way around it?

442Harv

Yes, you may have to bend it a little.

70W-32

Did you remove the dipstick tube before installing the headers?

71OldscutlassS

When i installed my long tube headers on my 350, i had to remove the dipstip to mount the headers. Afterwards, i bent it slightly and carefully tapped it back in. The tube of the dipstick is now on the outer side of the plate of the headers.

because of the bent i make, the dipstick doesnt slides in as it did before, but its not really a problem if it goes the whole way down.

Hope this helps

Dream67Olds442

I have noticed the same thing on my 400ci big block in my 67' 442 with long tube headers. The headers were already on the car when I bought it. Between the header, the steering shaft, and hard brake lines coming off the master cylinder, it's a very tight fit, and I suspect the dipstick tube was bent to get it into the only position where you can get the dipstick out at all. It is a real pain in the arce to get it in and out. I wish a manufacturer made a thinner, more flexible dipstick that would not bind as tightly inside the tube. I think that would solve the issue. Maybe someone else on here knows of a manufacturer who makes one like that and will chime in???

olds 307 and 403

I ran into the problem on installing the tube back on my 88 and just doing the top end on my Dodge Magnum 360. The Olds, must have a bend, I used a different stick, now go up to the SF mark for full. The Dodge is completely ignorant. The other V6 Magnum and Olds dipsticks are too short. I even ground on the dipstick, barely made a difference. I took a pry bar and pushed where it looked bent, now goes in with a couple of tries, no 25 tries. Carefully bend and test, remember, they can be fragile and break off, good luck.