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Old February 18th, 2014, 11:05 AM
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braided oil dipstick tube

I do not and will not mess with a stock dipstick .i want to know who has made a braided one work .one that you can bolt on the header bolts .i was told a 5008 ls1 will work if you cut down braided part .i have 3902 headers and want something to work and bolt on .anybody done this before
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Old February 18th, 2014, 01:28 PM
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I called lokar and they said they couldn't help me.
I would also like to know what works.
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Old February 18th, 2014, 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted by cmd1971
I do not and will not mess with a stock dipstick .


Whyever not?.


Roger.
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Old February 19th, 2014, 12:46 AM
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I'm guessing difficuilty of removal, more so in the rust belt.
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Old February 19th, 2014, 05:58 AM
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I ran a Lokar, but changed back to a stock dipstick. Do a search on ROP for details on how to modify the Lokar for an Olds engine.
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Old February 21st, 2014, 05:45 PM
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Get the Lokar braided LS1 dipstick, then cut to length. It's what I use, bolts to the header flange just fine.
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