Help! Piece of Lokar Oil dipstick broke off in block, how to get it out??
04-04-2003, 04:25 PM
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Help! Piece of Lokar Oil dipstick broke off in block, how to get it out?? I changed out my stock dipstick (that was bent up) for a nice Lokar braided line flex LS1 Oil dipstick, the whole tip is aluminum and uses an o-ring to seal.
When i was installing it, i was just working it into the block by turning it back and forth slowing working it down into the block, then the tip broke off inside the block!
Its about a 1/4 inch down in the block and its about a 1/4 inch long. I can get to it pretty easy with the header off since my engine bay (ls1 swap) is wide open.
Its kinda wedged in, so i cant pull it out easy, whats the correct tool to remove it from the block??
When i was installing it, i was just working it into the block by turning it back and forth slowing working it down into the block, then the tip broke off inside the block!
Its about a 1/4 inch down in the block and its about a 1/4 inch long. I can get to it pretty easy with the header off since my engine bay (ls1 swap) is wide open.
Its kinda wedged in, so i cant pull it out easy, whats the correct tool to remove it from the block??
04-04-2003, 05:06 PM
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Re: Help! Piece of Lokar Oil dipstick broke off in block, how to get it out?? Is the tip round all the way around so it totally fills the hole, or does it have a flat side so you could get past it with some stiff piano wire, hook it and pull it out? Piano wire is very stiff and comes in all different sizes, you would just have to bend a small hook on the end.
If you can't get past it, try using JB Weld epoxy to attach a wire to it. Clean the aluminum well with acetone first. Or another thing you could do is weld the end of some aluminum MIG welder wire to it and pull it out. If you pull the trigger quick on the right heat setting it's not that hard to do. Experiment on some scrap aluminum or have a professional welder do it. Oh and be sure to unhook the battery before you use a welder or the PCM could be damaged.
<small>[ April 04, 2003, 05:38 PM: Message edited by: Cal ]</small>
If you can't get past it, try using JB Weld epoxy to attach a wire to it. Clean the aluminum well with acetone first. Or another thing you could do is weld the end of some aluminum MIG welder wire to it and pull it out. If you pull the trigger quick on the right heat setting it's not that hard to do. Experiment on some scrap aluminum or have a professional welder do it. Oh and be sure to unhook the battery before you use a welder or the PCM could be damaged.
<small>[ April 04, 2003, 05:38 PM: Message edited by: Cal ]</small>
04-04-2003, 06:38 PM
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Re: Help! Piece of Lokar Oil dipstick broke off in block, how to get it out?? A pair of hemostats would probably fit down there
far enough and give you a good grip. If you can't
find them at a Harbor Freight or such, you might
at a store that sells fine products "for
tobacco enjoyment only". <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
far enough and give you a good grip. If you can't
find them at a Harbor Freight or such, you might
at a store that sells fine products "for
tobacco enjoyment only". <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
04-04-2003, 10:27 PM
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Re: Help! Piece of Lokar Oil dipstick broke off in block, how to get it out?? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by jimmyblue:
<strong> A pair of hemostats would probably fit down there
far enough and give you a good grip. If you can't
find them at a Harbor Freight or such, you might
at a store that sells fine products "for
tobacco enjoyment only". <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hemostats are great! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> Now that the medical industry is concerned about aids, they don't clean and recycle them anymore. Rather they use disposeable tools which are still pretty high quality and just throw them away after being used once. If there is a doctor or dentist you know he will probably give more of them than you can use for free.
<strong> A pair of hemostats would probably fit down there
far enough and give you a good grip. If you can't
find them at a Harbor Freight or such, you might
at a store that sells fine products "for
tobacco enjoyment only". <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hemostats are great! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> Now that the medical industry is concerned about aids, they don't clean and recycle them anymore. Rather they use disposeable tools which are still pretty high quality and just throw them away after being used once. If there is a doctor or dentist you know he will probably give more of them than you can use for free.
