> > Some months ago, I asked members of "the list" for
> > help with determining the proper length of the oil
> > dipstick. I received varying responses, none of which
> > really seemed to make any sense on my car. My
> > conclusion is that there's a lot of variability out there, or
> > my car is a "mutant" Tiger.
> There's considerable difference between the length of the
> dipstick for the 6-bolt 289 beater currently in the snake
> and the one for the 5-bolt HiPo. Anyone know if the length
> for the 260 and the early 5-bolt 289s were the same?
Seems to me like the length of the dipstick is a function of the
length of the dipstick tube. The distance from the bottom of the
block to the top of the oil level is the same. As long as your
"stick" matches your "tube" you should be just dandy.
Ramon
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