[Tigers] dipstick tube 260CID engine

[Rob Hogan]

What should the oil depth be in the stock 260 oil pan after adding 5 quarts
and runup to fill the filter; in other words, the normal static after a run
oil depth?

On Thu, Feb 27, 2020 at 6:34 PM Buck Trippel via Tigers <
tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Rootes cut the top of the dipstick 2-1/8” from the top of the dipstick’s
> hat, rounded the end and bent it into a curve with a 7/16” radius. (Thanks
> to the Rootes Archive in the UK for preserving this information for us.)
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> *From:* Tigers <tigers-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *D or G at
> sbc via Tigers
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 27, 2020 3:10 PM
> *To:* tigers at autox.team.net; rick at atmospherebuilders.com
> *Subject:* Re: [Tigers] dipstick tube 260CID engine
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> The long handle Tiger dip stick is a standard Ford part (originally from a
> 1962 Fairlane, it was used on early small block Fords until around early
> 1965) with the handle bent to clear the Tiger hood.
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> The short handle (finger pull) Tiger dip stick is the same as the long
> handle, except Rootes cut off the handle and had it made shorter, this is
> easy to do with a jig (I have done it without any problem)
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> The tube is a Ford part C2OZ-6754-A, it has to be bent slightly to fit the
> Tiger. Neither are available from Ford, but they are reproductions
> available made for early Mustangs etc.
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> On Thursday, February 27, 2020, 2:27:08 PM PST, Richard Hyatt via Tigers <
> tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> When I got my engine back from a high performance machine shop, they
> happily pointed out the new chrome dipstick and dipstick tube they had
> obtained and installed in the process. Unfortunately this will not fit
> correctly as you can imagine. Mysteriously although they had returned some
> other parts, the dipstick was missing and the old tube battered to the
> point of no use. I am hoping to find a solution…….not sure if anyone has
> ever made a pattern of the original tube or has any ideas. Thanks.
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> Rick
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