[Fot] TR6 Dip Stick Tube

[Jason Ostrowski]

The 6 cylinder configuration we are talking about here has all that stuff
on the opposite side.
So, it has nothing of the sort in the way.
Anyway, Like I said "to each his own"
Both options allow for the hole to be closed and the oil to be checked.
One of my race cars is yellow and the other is green.
I love them both the same.

Jason Ostrowski
Friendly Ghost Racing .


On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 3:39 PM, Rocky Entriken <rocky at spitfire4.com> wrote:

> Is it a race car? Of course it requires tools. there’s all kinds of things
> you simply never bother with on a street car (or leave to the mechanic) for
> which you need/want tools on a race car.
>
> That dipstick tube is a street car item (and the stock exhaust manifold is
> not in the way). My race car has headers (which *are* in the way), an oil
> cooler, Accusump, remote oil filter, baffled pan, an oil pump with a filter
> screen, exterior (steel-braided) plumbing a street car does not have (and
> which has its own special wrenches), and 7.5 quarts of not-street-legal
> synthetic oil. Not gonna get married to a street-car item like a frickin’
> tin tube sticking out of the engine block.
>
> --Rocky
>
> *From:* Steven Belfer <steve at artwithcars.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 12, 2016 10:27 AM
> *To:* rjl at gt-classics.com
> *Cc:* Robert Lang <robertlangtr6 at yahoo.com> ; FOT List
> <fot at autox.team.net> ; Rocky Entriken <rocky at spitfire4.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [Fot] TR6 Dip Stick Tube
>
> Really? It seems to be a pretty good invention in its designated place.
> Checking the oil level shouldn't require tools.
>
> ~Steve
>
>
> On May 12, 2016, at 5:24 AM, R. John Lye <rjl at gt-classics.com> wrote:
>
> I second that suggestion.  That's what I did as well.
>
>
>
> John
>
> On Wed, 11 May 2016 21:44:49 -0500, Rocky Entriken <rocky at spitfire4.com>
> wrote:
>
> Option 2.
>
> All you need is a plug. Best kind is one where the hex head is actually
> smaller than the plug, so you can reach it with a socket extension and
> remove it easily when the headers are still hot.
>
> My dipstick is a toolbox item. My two race engines have the dipstick tubes
> removed ... on purpose.
>
> --Rocky Entriken
>
>
> *From:* Robert Lang <robertlangtr6 at yahoo.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 11, 2016 5:21 PM
> *To:* FOT List <fot at autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Fot] TR6 Dip Stick Tube
>
> Hi,
>
> I somehow managed to lose the dip stick tube for my latest engine. So,
> what's the consensus:
>
> 1. fabricate a tube from some aluminum
> 2. drill / tap the block for an AN fitting and fab up a dip stick of the
> proper length
>
> ???
>
> In other words, I'm looking for suggestions.
>
> Oddly, three engine block cores and no dip stick tubes. What's up with
> that?
>
> Regards,
> Bob Lang
> 339-927-449
>
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