RH oil dip stick
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RH oil dip stick
did any of the later C3's come with the right hand oil dip stick that goes into the pan itself and not through the block.
if so will it work in my 73 chassis.
the engine I plan to swap in doesn't have the left hand block dip stick.
if so will it work in my 73 chassis.
the engine I plan to swap in doesn't have the left hand block dip stick.
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From: Sebastian FL
Dip stick location
I have a '72bb original motor with dipstick on rh and into pan.
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From: Tuttle OK
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I've got an '88ish roller in mine with a right hand dip stick (through the block). No fitment problems at all. Not sure, but I bet there's not a ton of engine compartment differences in yours.
I've never seen a dipstick go just through the pan.
I've never seen a dipstick go just through the pan.
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I can't answer if any came stock, but it should fit. My 80 has a passenger side, but I don't know if the engine is original. (I wanted the 4 speed, so I knew I was getting an L48 for a stock motor.)
I have a crate engine for my dirt track Camaro, and it came with the option of either side. I've never understood why GM moved it, it doesn't appear to hit anything or offer any advantages.
Here's an 80 with a passenger side dipstick that looks stock:
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/265810...olet-corvette/
here's a shot of the oil pan gasket:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=433567
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just went out and double checked the motor, no dip stick provisions on either side
block number on front pass pad:
VO318UFC
CA41342J7
can anyone decode those numbers
the motor is a 4 bolt block, but the oil pan is a wide bottom dirt lat model pan.
block number on front pass pad:
VO318UFC
CA41342J7
can anyone decode those numbers
the motor is a 4 bolt block, but the oil pan is a wide bottom dirt lat model pan.
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And I apologize for going off on the "it should fit" tangent. I didn't realize they ever made a block that had the dipstick ONLY go through the pan.
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St. Jude Donor '15-'16
The dipstick moved to the passenger side in 1980. Truck blocks did not have the hole drilled for the dipstick tube but had a different setup that allowed easier access when leaning across the tall, wide truck fenders. It was a tube that was integral with the pan and allowed the engine to be serviced from the front or more easily from the side. Any truck block that I ever tried to reuse had a bad rear main cap due to the wear and tear from the thrust bearing pounding back and forth from the extreme usage (big clutch, heavy weight of the vehicle and cargo, etc.). I threw away a really nice appearing steel crank and four bolt block recently that came from a 50 series truck. Perfect cylinders, nice and clean inside, but the crank and main caps were garbage. It was going to cost more to fix it than replace it.
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