Oil dipstick tube...

[Huw Powell]

> This is probably an odd question, but how does one remove the oil
> dipstick tube from the block of an MC? Is it screw in or
> compressed/pinched into the hole? Just want to remove it for some
> cleaning before I paint the block.

To the best of my knowledge it is a press-fit (simply slides in, but
very tightly).  Which means it might be difficult to pull out, and you
might want a new one on hand just in case.  Or experiment on a bad or
junkyard block.

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Huw Powell

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