Need dip stick tube

[chev4life]

Hey all...I am doing a header/head/etc.. job on my 87K5 and when pulling the dipstick tube out of the block to pull the headers I snapped it in two. I got the busted half out of the block but now I am stuck without a tube. I have looked everywhere for a replacement and cant anything. The stock tube is roughly 30" long...what have you guys been using as replacements, a place to find one?...maybe a brand to look for. I need help, I am so close to getting the truck running again and this is the only thing in my way.

 

[4X4HIGH]

The dealer still has them and they are cheap.

 

[onetonbb74]

pick n pull, see them there all the time, way cheaper then the stealership. When im building a motor, i just order those from summit. Stay away from chrome ones, they fit like crap.

 

[4X4HIGH]

AFAIK no one makes a chrome tube for a passenger side dipstick. I think i paid $18.00 for the tube brand new from the dealer.

 

[Muddytazz]

I paid around $20 for a new tube and new dipstick on my old suburban from the dealer last yr.

 

[chev4life]

Sweet, I didnt even think about the dealer for some reason. I will give them a call monday. Thanks guys.

 

[onetonbb74]

mr gasket has one http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1∂=MRG%2D6237&N=700+115&autoview=sku

 

[dremu]

Dealer, dealer, dealer. The aftermarket tranny one I got didn't fit for squat, and the dealer had them in stock and the same cost as the aftermarket. I'm sure the same goes for engine dipsticks.

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[Avery4jc]

yeah just go with the dealer...I snapped the tip of my dip stick off and it fell down in the engine...I dropped the pan and luckily found it so I went and bought a new one that was supposedly a perfect fit (a chrome one from the parts shop) and it fit terribly...so yeah another vote for the dealer...