Chrome Mr. Gasket Oil Dipstick for Small Block Chevy (SBC) 1965-1979 Review

Dipstick fitted for 1 day and half of the dipstick fell into the oil pan. I am angry. They are two pieces attached to each other. Only gave one star because I had to!

I bought this to replace an old pipe and dipstick as I have been replacing the manifolds. The pipe had to be ground down and then the second time I checked the oil it broke. If I could put a negative star I would. Previously the initial shipment was delayed, Revane did a great job of helping me get the product.

It was for 64 Corvette 327/300 CSB. The original pipe broke in the engine block (there's an easy way to remove it if you're curious) and this was the replacement. The pipe is about 4 inches shorter than stock but was the same length at the junction with the engine block. Be sure to re-measure the oil level lines from the old crank to the new crank from the flush mounting point of the cylinder block. It was about 1/2 inch flat. and thus cause a false "low" reading. I noticed that I had drawn a…

I installed this in my SBC. To do this I had to grind about 1/16 inch to get it up to the bubble. I had to sand, possibly because of the block I used for my build. An oil pan was initially installed on the engine. the dipstick that I discarded along with the non-original oil pan. So the guide tube in the dipstick hole in the block was never pushed in all the way. The guide tube started slightly less than flush with the top of the dipstick hole in the block. I had to push it into place with a…