Oil Dipstick Problem

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2016: Oil Dipstick Problem
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mark Perkins on Saturday, January 16, 2016 - 10:06 am:

I installed one of the oil dipsticks found in the parts catalogues. It is attached to the lower hole on the oil pan and attached to the firewall. When checking the oil using the dipstick, the entire unit was pulled thus the fitting worked its way out of the oil plan and I had one quart of oil on the floor. Any advice on anchoring the unit more tightly so that just the checking stick is moved not the entire unit?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Tomaso - Longbranch,WA on Saturday, January 16, 2016 - 11:33 am:

The ones I've installed had an "anchor" piece that you bolt/screw to the firewall.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Norman T. Kling on Saturday, January 16, 2016 - 11:44 am:

Dangerous If it pulls out while driving, you will lose all your oil and ruin the engine!
Norm


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Brian Mettling - Dayton OH on Saturday, January 16, 2016 - 11:47 am:

mark - i think i had this same problem, it was detaching from the tube and the fitting connection. i thought it was a pretty poor quality unit. i ended up sightly flaring the ends of the tube and seating it in place with plenty of epoxy, then coating it on the outside too. i might just take the whole thing off....


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By arnie johansen on Saturday, January 16, 2016 - 12:11 pm:

Why not modify the system such that the dipstick outer tube mounts only to the engine. That way everything would move at the same time?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jeff Hood -Long Beach, California on Saturday, January 16, 2016 - 03:57 pm:

I put one on a car several years ago, and I think it anchored to the engine. The body and engine move independently and the tube could be pulled if attached to the firewall. I also seem to remember that the end connecting to the pan used a compression fitting which should not pull out if properly tightened.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Les Schubert on Sunday, January 17, 2016 - 01:27 am:

Realistically a flare fitting would be a much better choice than a compression fitting when it comes to fatigue resistance. Also steel tubing is much more fatigue resistant than copper tubing.


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