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So this is awesome: Fixed Starter...Broke Dipstick Tube. :-(

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Old 12-16-2010, 06:26 PM
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As long as you keep the assemblies matched you can use either setup. The dipstick port on the block is at the same height so the oil level will still be correct as long as the tube matches the dipstick.
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Went to the local Freight Liner shop this morning and picked up the goods.

My plan at this point is to clean my oil drainpans, just push the metal piece stuck in the block all the way through, drain the oil, pull the plug out and put the oil back. Only have 1000 miles on 4 gallons of Amsoil, so it's definitely going back in the engine.
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different oil pans from 1st to 2nd so it makes sense the sumps are different so is the dipstick.
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Just a thought but could you use a drift to kink or collapse one part and pull it out with needle nose pliers?
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