[Tigers] dipstick tube 260CID engine

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Can't wait for you guys to get into key, back axle and gearbox numbers!.... Shouldn't be long now.
-------- Original message --------From: Buck Trippel via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net> Date: 2/27/20  3:34 PM  (GMT-08:00) To: tigers at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Tigers] dipstick tube 260CID engine 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.) Buck     From: Tigers <tigers-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of D or G at sbc via TigersSent: Thursday, February 27, 2020 3:10 PMTo: tigers at autox.team.net; rick at atmospherebuilders.comSubject: Re: [Tigers] dipstick tube 260CID engine 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.  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) 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. David Franchi  On Thursday, February 27, 2020, 2:27:08 PM PST, Richard Hyatt via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:   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.Rick_______________________________________________Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.htmlArchive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers http://autox.team.net/archiveUnsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/orr4sale@sbcglobal.net
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