Need To Change Dipstick Tube...

[Quarterwave]

Hi,

I need to install a different dipstick tube on my 5.7 GM engine. It was a truck engine that was converted for marine use.

To get the tube to line up into the port in the block, I need to remove my new exhaust manifold on that side of the engine.

Will I need to order a new gasket for the manifold or will the existing one be ok?

NOTE - they are BRAND NEW manifolds, never used.

Thanks.

 

[Bondo]

Ayuh,...... Marine dipsticks go into the oil pan,....

The hole in the block gets plugged,....

 

[bman440440]

looking at the parts diagram for a 1995 5.0 from mercruiser you need a "15296A2" #18 in the diagram... the 1995 vintage mercruisers used the dipstick tube that went into the block

 

[Quarterwave]

Thanks everyone. I actually have the tube - I pulled it from my old 5.0 Mercruiser. It's design hugs the block a lot more than the prior, dipstick (from a truck engine, converted for marine use).

.... and so when I was looking to install it this weekend, I noticed that it was impossible to angle it in with the manifolds in the way...

 

[Quarterwave]

Bolt Size For Dipstick Tube Holder-Tabs?

Hi everyone,

Can anyone advise what size bolts I need for the tabs that hold the dipstick tube in place?

They bolt into the block, but almost all of mine are rusted.

Thanks.

 

[Scott Danforth]

if it goes into the block, the tube is pounded in. I have a vice-grip that I modified years ago for driving in dip-stick tubes. as far as the flag goes, the ones that use the exhaust bolts are 3/8

 

[Bondo]

Can anyone advise what size bolts I need for the tabs that hold the dipstick tube in place?

They bolt into the block, but almost all of mine are rusted.

Ayuh,.... Bolts into the block, I believe, are 1/4"- 20, x 3/4" long,.... might be 1/2" long,.....

 

[Quarterwave]

Thanks everyone!