<div>                Rick at Sunbeam Specialties sells a dip stick for around $20.  It has the short curved handle.  Part # TM50.  This worked with the generator out of the box but had to bend the tube slightly when changed over to alternator with the old CAT alternator bracket.<br><br>            </div>            <div class="yahoo_quoted" style="margin:10px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid #ccc;padding-left:1ex;">                        <div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;">                                <div>                    On Sunday, March 1, 2020, 10:44:07 AM EST,  <tigers-request@autox.team.net> wrote:                </div>                <div><br></div>                <div><br></div>                <div><div dir="ltr">Send Tigers mailing list submissions to<br></div><div dir="ltr">    <a ymailto="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">tigers@autox.team.net</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br></div><div dir="ltr">    <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/tigers" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/tigers</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br></div><div dir="ltr">    <a ymailto="mailto:tigers-request@autox.team.net" href="mailto:tigers-request@autox.team.net">tigers-request@autox.team.net</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">You can reach the person managing the list at<br></div><div dir="ltr">    <a ymailto="mailto:tigers-owner@autox.team.net" href="mailto:tigers-owner@autox.team.net">tigers-owner@autox.team.net</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br></div><div dir="ltr">than "Re: Contents of Tigers digest..."<br></div>Today's Topics:<br><br>   1. Re: dipstick tube 260CID engine (Buck Trippel)<br>   2. Re: dipstick tube 260CID engine (Ron Fraser)<br><div id="ymsg70278" class="ymsg8668011757" src="mid://ACQU6No7AFuRXlvYRwyDIJrM49o/3.1"><div id="yiv0161590434"><style><!--#yiv0161590434   _filtered {} _filtered {} _filtered {}#yiv0161590434  #yiv0161590434 p.yiv0161590434MsoNormal, #yiv0161590434 li.yiv0161590434MsoNormal, #yiv0161590434 div.yiv0161590434MsoNormal       {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;}#yiv0161590434 a:link, #yiv0161590434 span.yiv0161590434MsoHyperlink    {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv0161590434 p.yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal, #yiv0161590434 li.yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal, #yiv0161590434 div.yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal     {margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;}#yiv0161590434 .yiv0161590434MsoChpDefault      {font-size:10.0pt;} _filtered {}#yiv0161590434 div.yiv0161590434WordSection1    {}--></style><div><div class="yiv0161590434WordSection1"><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal">There are two part numbers in the Parts Manual for dipsticks.</p><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal">  </p><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal">I found a drawing of the earlier version (1224808) but was unsuccessful on the latter (6100734).</p><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal">  </p><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal">The drawing I found referenced Ford part number C20E-6750-A, but I doubt they differed very much.</p><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal">  </p><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal">Buck</p><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal">  </p><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal">  </p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Tigers <tigers-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>D or G at sbc via Tigers<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 27, 2020 5:23 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Ron Fraser' <rfraser@bluefrog.com>; rick@atmospherebuilders.com<br><b>Cc:</b> tigers@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Tigers] dipstick tube 260CID engine</p></div></div><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal">  </p><div><div><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;">Scott Drake has them but you can't purchase them directly from him, you have to go through one of his dealers (they are all over the US).</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;">  </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;">I find it strange that Rootes shows the Ford part number for the dip stick tube which has to be bent to work in a Tiger, but they don't show a Ford number for the long finger pull dip stick which is a regular Ford stick with the end bent to about 85 degrees, way easier to do than the tube.</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;">  </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;">David Franchi</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;">  </span></p></div></div><div id="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yahoo_quoted_2941072196"><div><div><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">On Thursday, February 27, 2020, 4:58:02 PM PST, Ron Fraser via Tigers < > wrote: </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">  </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">  </span></p></div><div><div id="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060"><div><div><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">Darn I forgot to include</span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">Most of the Mustang and Falcon catalogs should carry these parts.</span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">I believe Scott Drake is making them.</span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">Ron Fraser</span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p><div id="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060yqt36126"><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor;"><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> Tigers <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net">tigers-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ron Fraser via Tigers<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 27, 2020 7:51 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:rick@atmospherebuilders.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:rick@atmospherebuilders.com">rick@atmospherebuilders.com</a><br><b>Cc:</b> <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:tigers@Autox.Team.Net" target="_blank" href="mailto:tigers@Autox.Team.Net">tigers@Autox.Team.Net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Tigers] dipstick tube 260CID engine</span></p></div></div><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">Here is some additional info</span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">Tube – C2OZ-6754-A</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> is listed by Ford at 15.83” long, for 260 and 289 engines with generator</span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">I measured my tube at very near this length with about 14 ¾” above the timing cover to its end.</span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">Dipstick -</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> <b>C30Z-6750-B </b></span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">This is the Ford part number listed for 1964, 260 and 289 engines with generators.</span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">22.48"</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> shield to FULL</span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">23.32"</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> shield to ADD </span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">24.44"</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> shield to end</span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">This is extremely close to the measurements I took on my dipstick.</span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">Additionally:     Width = .295”    Thickness = .060”</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;"></span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">Ron Fraser</span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor;"><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> Tigers <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net">tigers-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Richard Hyatt via Tigers<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 27, 2020 5:27 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">tigers@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Tigers] dipstick tube 260CID engine</span></p></div></div><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">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.</span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">Rick</span></p></div></div></div></div><div id="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yqt66163"><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">_______________________________________________<br><br><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">tigers@autox.team.net</a><br><br>Donate: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Archive: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers%20">http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers </a><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://autox.team.net/archive">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br><br>Unsubscribe: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/orr4sale@sbcglobal.net">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/orr4sale@sbcglobal.net</a><br><br></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div id="ymsg12669" class="ymsg8668011757" src="mid://ACQU6No7AFuRXlvYRwyDIJrM49o/3.2"><div id="yiv0161590434"><style><!--#yiv0161590434   _filtered {} _filtered {} _filtered {}#yiv0161590434  #yiv0161590434 p.yiv0161590434MsoNormal, #yiv0161590434 li.yiv0161590434MsoNormal, #yiv0161590434 div.yiv0161590434MsoNormal       {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;}#yiv0161590434 a:link, #yiv0161590434 span.yiv0161590434MsoHyperlink    {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv0161590434 p.yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal, #yiv0161590434 li.yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal, #yiv0161590434 div.yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal     {margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;}#yiv0161590434 span.yiv0161590434EmailStyle20   {font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;color:windowtext;}#yiv0161590434 .yiv0161590434MsoChpDefault       {font-size:10.0pt;} _filtered {}#yiv0161590434 div.yiv0161590434WordSection1    {}--></style><div><div class="yiv0161590434WordSection1"><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal">Buck </p><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal">                I have 1 catalog that shows a C3OZ-6750-B dipstick which has almost exact measure as C2OZ-6750-B.</p><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal">I’m not sure why there is a suffix letter change from C2OZ-6750-A – the measurements look the same.</p><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal">There is no illustration of these parts to indicate differences.</p><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal">  </p><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal">C2OZ-6750-B before 8/20/64</p><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal">C3OZ-6750-B after 8/20/64</p><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal">  </p><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal">Ron Fraser</p><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal">  </p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Buck Trippel <bucktrippel@verizon.net> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 27, 2020 9:37 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'D or G at sbc' <orr4sale@sbcglobal.net>; 'Ron Fraser' <rfraser@bluefrog.com>; rick@atmospherebuilders.com<br><b>Cc:</b> tigers@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Tigers] dipstick tube 260CID engine</p></div></div><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal">  </p><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal">There are two part numbers in the Parts Manual for dipsticks.</p><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal">  </p><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal">I found a drawing of the earlier version (1224808) but was unsuccessful on the latter (6100734).</p><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal">  </p><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal">The drawing I found referenced Ford part number C20E-6750-A, but I doubt they differed very much.</p><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal">  </p><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal">Buck</p><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal">  </p><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal">  </p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Tigers <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net">tigers-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>D or G at sbc via Tigers<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 27, 2020 5:23 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Ron Fraser' <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:rfraser@bluefrog.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:rfraser@bluefrog.com">rfraser@bluefrog.com</a>>; <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:rick@atmospherebuilders.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:rick@atmospherebuilders.com">rick@atmospherebuilders.com</a><br><b>Cc:</b> <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">tigers@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Tigers] dipstick tube 260CID engine</p></div></div><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal">  </p><div><div><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;">Scott Drake has them but you can't purchase them directly from him, you have to go through one of his dealers (they are all over the US).</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;">  </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;">I find it strange that Rootes shows the Ford part number for the dip stick tube which has to be bent to work in a Tiger, but they don't show a Ford number for the long finger pull dip stick which is a regular Ford stick with the end bent to about 85 degrees, way easier to do than the tube.</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;">  </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;">David Franchi</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;">  </span></p></div></div><div id="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yahoo_quoted_2941072196"><div><div><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">On Thursday, February 27, 2020, 4:58:02 PM PST, Ron Fraser via Tigers < > wrote: </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">  </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">  </span></p></div><div><div id="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060"><div><div><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">Darn I forgot to include</span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">Most of the Mustang and Falcon catalogs should carry these parts.</span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">I believe Scott Drake is making them.</span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">Ron Fraser</span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p><div id="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060yqt36126"><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor;"><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> Tigers <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net">tigers-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ron Fraser via Tigers<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 27, 2020 7:51 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:rick@atmospherebuilders.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:rick@atmospherebuilders.com">rick@atmospherebuilders.com</a><br><b>Cc:</b> <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:tigers@Autox.Team.Net" target="_blank" href="mailto:tigers@Autox.Team.Net">tigers@Autox.Team.Net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Tigers] dipstick tube 260CID engine</span></p></div></div><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">Here is some additional info</span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">Tube – C2OZ-6754-A</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> is listed by Ford at 15.83” long, for 260 and 289 engines with generator</span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">I measured my tube at very near this length with about 14 ¾” above the timing cover to its end.</span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">Dipstick -</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> <b>C30Z-6750-B </b></span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">This is the Ford part number listed for 1964, 260 and 289 engines with generators.</span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">22.48"</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> shield to FULL</span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">23.32"</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> shield to ADD </span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">24.44"</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> shield to end</span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">This is extremely close to the measurements I took on my dipstick.</span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">Additionally:     Width = .295”    Thickness = .060”</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;"></span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">Ron Fraser</span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor;"><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> Tigers <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net">tigers-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Richard Hyatt via Tigers<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 27, 2020 5:27 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">tigers@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Tigers] dipstick tube 260CID engine</span></p></div></div><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;"> </span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">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.</span></p><p class="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yiv0939612060msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">Rick</span></p></div></div></div></div><div id="yiv0161590434ydp5bc9d1d1yqt66163"><p class="yiv0161590434MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica", sans-serif;color:#26282A;">_______________________________________________<br><br><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">tigers@autox.team.net</a><br><br>Donate: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Archive: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers%20">http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers </a><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://autox.team.net/archive">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br><br>Unsubscribe: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/orr4sale@sbcglobal.net">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/orr4sale@sbcglobal.net</a></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>Tigers mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:Tigers@autox.team.net" href="mailto:Tigers@autox.team.net">Tigers@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/tigers" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/tigers</a><br><br>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers " target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers </a><a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br></div>            </div>                </div>