I see the dipstick tube is pressed in to the block, is there a way to get this out without destroying it? Twist it while pulling out or? I tried a mild twist but it only seemed to want to stay in place.
I think I put some oil on it and used a block of wood and a BFH. It didn't go in as easily as I anticipated but it went in. Maybe a little penetrating oil ovenight might help too.@Stevehose , I am curious to know how your dipstick guide tube installation went. I got my tube from @sfdon and thought that it would go right in if I used a little "science."
I stuck the new tube in the freezer for several hours and used a propane torch to heat the hole in the block where the tube seats. I used my old tube, which is tapered at the bottom, as a driver to fit inside the lip of the new tube but the last few millimeters are fighting me.
I will apply more heat tomorrow to see if I can get the last few millimeters to seat.
This is always the problem with heat and cold. If the parts don't go together all the way, you're stuck, since you can't heat or cool them independently very well sfter theyare partly engaged. You might try wrapping some dry ice around the tube at the base. That's a LOT colder than the freezer (-109 F vs about 2 F), so, since the block has so much more thremal mass, ithe dry ice may shrink the tube faster that the block. If it goes in, then you're done, otherwise pull it out, and really chill the tube in dry ice while heating up the block a bit. I'd focus on the tube though, since you CAN get that really cold.@Stevehose , I am curious to know how your dipstick guide tube installation went. I got my tube from @sfdon and thought that it would go right in if I used a little "science."
I stuck the new tube in the freezer for several hours and used a propane torch to heat the hole in the block where the tube seats. I used my old tube, which is tapered at the bottom, as a driver to fit inside the lip of the new tube but the last few millimeters are fighting me.
I will apply more heat tomorrow to see if I can get the last few millimeters to seat.