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question on oil check tube (installing)

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  • Start date Start date Apr 22, 2004

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i have a ford chrome oil dipstick tube. my original one got all bent up after installing new headers. do i have to remove the headers from the head. i can slide it in but when i get to the flared part it will not budge. im on my second one, wrecked the other trying to install it.whats the trick.
 

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The stock tube has a rolled section about 1" from the end of the tube. This serves as a stop to keep the tube from going any farther into the block. I haven't seen any of the replacement tubes, but my guess is that they would be made the same way.
 
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