broken dip stick tube

Hall (and probably the other vendors) carry a polished stainless steel one that fits right in (about $85 I think)It slips right in the front of the block and bolts to a valve cleaner bolt.

Good Luck
Gary #06984

The tube is specific to Panteras, because it bends towards the rear of the block. A stock one for, say a Mustang, just comes straight up. That 'flare' you see at the block is just the top of about a six-eight inch tube which may prove to be trouble getting out. A fellow PCNC member added a custom unit he bought from Lokar made of flexible, braided stainless steel/aluminum machined ends, with SS dip stick rod this year. He had some trouble getting it all dialed in, had to have Lokar redo the tube that drops into the pan, but once it was dialed in, it works great, bends to any shape desired, and looks way cool. Think the total cost was $65, both pieces. I will try to get the name of the Lokar guy he worked with, and a contact # posted to this BB later in the day. You could just look up Lokar and try on your own, also. Save all your old pieces, so you can match the rod length that projects into the oil pan with whatever you buy for a replacement. Your use of a stock or aftermarket pan does not matter, but stock pans with low oil levels will starve the oil pump pickup in heavy cornering, toasting your bearings; you do not want to recalibrate oil level markings incorrectly when you fix this problem. The critical length is INSIDE the pan.

Larry Finch

If you want to try out the Lokar solution, contact 'Denver' at www.lokar.com

He should still have all the specs. He built the first one for Greg Jacobs here in California. It will take some cutting of the braided tube and the rod - that is why you need to keep your old pieces and transfer measurments from them.

Larry Finch

[This message has been edited by LF - Teach Peace (edited 09-10-2002).]