I had to modify the way the dipstick curves, and now it just slides easily inside and out of the block. What can I use to seal it a bit better? Will gasket maker work around it? Thanks

 

get a thicker O-ring on the handle... that should solve it...

 

^^^ What he said... The only problem is you might not be able to find the perfect size to fit it in the hole, so you may have to trim it alittle. By that I mean trim some rubber off the outside to make the OD smaller..

 

I mean where the tube goes into the block, not the stick going into the tube... thanks

 

then yeah, a touch of gasket maker (the copper stuff) ought to do the trick. go easy on it, its easy to use too much...

 

i'd pass on the gasket maker, it's just too messy for the application, and also creates a bond, than once you pull the dipstick back out, it will pull away, leave excess...

just got to lowes or Home Depot, look for a larger O-ring, buy a couple of em, hell they're like $.40 each, and see which one fits, and if you're a jew, return the ones you didn't use, that way you don't have to trim, RTV, or any bullshit....

 

There's no o-ring where he's talking about.

Yeah, a dab of any sort of sealant or adhesive will do it. It doesn't take much of anything.

 

oh, okay, just saw that..... my bad....

yeah copper gasket maker might fix that....

my bad!!

 

ok thanks guys that's what I would do... its because I had to bend the dipstick because of the top mount manifold I'm going to use and it got really loose on the block. And I will need to even trip the power steering bracket because the manifold is even hitting that... thanks again for the great help!

 

you should think with it...Jimmy!!