In my fooling with different dip sticks in digging through junk yards, I
saw some difference in length between cars that used an alternator opposed
to cars that used generators. If the generator was mounted high, it
appeared to use a long dipstick to clear that. The cars I was viewing were
non
Tigers. Is that the same situation in MKI's and LA's as opposed to MkII's?
The later dipsticks that are mounted on the driver's side were much longer.
In a message dated 5/26/2010 5:18:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
rfraser@bluefrog.com writes:
Here is an email I send out a couple years ago.
The Rootes parts list shows Part # 1224808 which is superseded by
#6100743 which is also the number I have listed for the MKII engine. I
don't have a Ford number for these parts but here is what David Franchi
wrote.
"The later MKIA and MKII dip stick (short finger pull) is shown in the
Tiger
parts book with a Ford Part # C4JZ-6750-A (the Tiger MKI Rootes # 1224808
stick was superseded by this later short finger pull stick). I was never
able to buy one of these short finger pull dip sticks from Ford. The "C4JZ"
is an industrial part number and not available through the regular Ford
Dealer, it also wasn't available from my local Ford Industrial Dealer."
Can the C4JZ part still be found; probably not.
I recommend that with your next oil change you mark the dipstick;
1st with just 4 quarts, run the engine to fill the oil filter; mark
dipstick
after it sits for a time; this is the 1 Qt low mark, add 1 Qt; this is the
full mark. There are other ways to do this; if you already did an oil
change then mark the full mark and siphon out 1 Qt and mark the 1 Qt low
mark.
Most of us are in the same position; few of us have the original dip in
our
Tigers.
Ron Fraser
-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of mcdangerous@verizon.net
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 2:54 PM
To: tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: [Tigers] 289 Dipstick (and 260 clutch) Questions
Hi all. I'm just wrapping everything up before installing the Mk2 289
engine
and HEH-CF transmission into my Mk1A. The car is still untouched with its
original engine and transmission, being driven in its original
configuration. The clutch is beginning to slip a bit, which would be the
impetus to just install the 289 setup because I understand there are no
adjustments for the 260 clutch and the engine has to be dropped to replace
the clutch. THIS IS TRUE, RIGHT? Please let me know if the clutch can be
worked on with the engine in the car (and what exactly is involved to do
that). I will appreciate ANY advice re.
The original reason for this email was to ask about the Tiger's dipstick.
The dipstick that was on my 289 was bent up like a chicane. I'm pretty sure
that's not the way it should look. I have a 1960s Cal Custom cast aluminum
oil pan on the engine as well as the pressed steel one just in case I even
need it. Does anyone know if the Tiger's dipstick was unique to the Tiger?
If not, when buying a new dipstick, what should I buy? Is the right one the
same one that was used on the 1966 or 1967 Ford Mustang / Falcon / Galaxie
/
Fairlane? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. M
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