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Oil dipstick holder....

:mad:  Ive been trying to replace my oil dipstick holder and cant seem to get it to fit right. I located the hole where the end goes, but when i try to slide it in, the holder stops and i cant get it to go any farther (im guessing its supposed to got to the lip in the holder) i cant beleive how something that seems so simple can be stumping me this bad.... anyone ever have this problem before or have any suggestions?
FOXLESS!!

1994 Lincoln Mark VIII

Oil dipstick holder....

Reply #1 –
Did part of the old dipstick tube break off in the hole?Perhaps that is what's holding you back.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Oil dipstick holder....

Reply #2 –
Nah, the whole old dipstick came out rather easily, seems like my headers are in the way of me getting the correct angle for it to slide in, its really geting to be a pain
FOXLESS!!

1994 Lincoln Mark VIII

Oil dipstick holder....

Reply #3 –
What kind of headers do you have?I have BBK shorties and had to do a little grinding on the mounting tab but other than that,pretty easy.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Oil dipstick holder....

Reply #4 –
Just stock mustang shorties, i really dont even remember which exhaust port it goes by ive just tried as many positions as i could
FOXLESS!!

1994 Lincoln Mark VIII

Oil dipstick holder....

Reply #5 –
Try getting a piece of sandpaper and going over the bottom of the tube and smoothing it a little.Maybe there's a little burr on it.Also,make sure there's no debris on the block where the tube goes in.Are you sure this new tube is the same kind?
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Oil dipstick holder....

Reply #6 –
Well i bought it from autozone and it said it would be a direct replacement for a 302/351, the boneyard here dosent have any 302's they only have 3.8's
FOXLESS!!

1994 Lincoln Mark VIII

Oil dipstick holder....

Reply #7 –
Most dipsticks from the stores are for the front mount tubes.I bet that's what you have.I may be wrong though.I may have a replacement in the garage.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Oil dipstick holder....

Reply #8 –
Here is a pic of the one i got, not sure if it is a front mount or not though
FOXLESS!!

1994 Lincoln Mark VIII

Oil dipstick holder....

Reply #9 –
Well its not a very good one but you can see the bends in the tube
FOXLESS!!

1994 Lincoln Mark VIII

Oil dipstick holder....

Reply #10 –
Front mount.The factory one curves forward.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Oil dipstick holder....

Reply #11 –
That sucks, wish i would have known that before i bought it lol, if you have a spare would you be willing to part with it?
FOXLESS!!

1994 Lincoln Mark VIII

Oil dipstick holder....

Reply #12 –
I think so.I'll let you know later today when I get to the garage.Gotta find Daminc some springs if I have them as well.Stay tuned...........
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Oil dipstick holder....

Reply #13 –
Ok thanks ill be waiting....
FOXLESS!!

1994 Lincoln Mark VIII

Oil dipstick holder....

Reply #14 –
Oh man I remember when my dipstick tube got all messed up and I had to get a new one...what a pain couldnt find the right one...ended up going to ebay...check there you might just find one. It was kinda a bunch of hand-waving I just messaged the guy asking him to measure it to compare with mine becuase the mustag one was different than ours or sooommmething stupid like that. :rolleyes: But it's worth a shot anyway.  http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MUSTANG-COBRA-GT-LX-5-0-Dipstick-Tube-1986-1993-OA6_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ46098QQihZ017QQitemZ270330168056QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW  That one I would *think* is fine...looks right to me but again I seem to recall issues with length, I dunno. Just something to keep in mind so you get one that fits and gives you an accurate reading.
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane