FE dipstick

[CJ428CJ]

I started out with the Lokar dipstick but I didn't like it. While it looks really nice from the outside, the blade is so narrow it's almost impossible to read your oil level if you have clean oil. Putting it back into the car one day, it apparently hit the windage tray and curled "up." The next time I pulled it out to check the oil, I found that it was about 4 inches shorter than it was supposed to be.

I solved the problem by going to a wrecking yard and pulling a dipstick and tube out of a Ford truck with a 360 or 390 in it. It works way better than the Lockar did.

By the way, make sure you have a lot of clearance to the windage tray. If it's close, I recommend that you trim the windage tray to give it at least a one inch clearance.

Chris

[428street]

ok, I'm more confused then before.....

First, thanks for all the replies..


I have a stock oil pan, not a Canton or aviad?? so I can't go direct like you show in the pic...again my understanding is I need the longer tab tube as the tube will attach to the primaries and not the EM like most...

Also, I am looking for the original look with tube and dipstick...

lastly, I have an oil bung installed in my pan so this should be for the oil temp or pressure correct?...Someone mentioned I would need a whole for mechanical oil temp bulb...this whole doesn't come stock on the engine?

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by 428street

I have a stock oil pan, not a Canton or aviad

You really should get an aftermarket pan. The stock pans are the weakest point on a 428 and are a ticket to oil-starvation, even with the extra quart that Ford recommended. It's only a couple of hundred bucks and it's the single most important upgrade you can make (plus you'll be able to use a dipstick like the one in my picture ). Seriously, don't go with the stock pan.

[SSSammy]

428, I have the Canton pan, but stayed with the OEM stick .. it works with the Ford windage tray also. It's just pressed into the block, no oil pressure at that location.

Sam