5.3 lm4 and vette oil pan problem
11-09-2008, 10:29 PM
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5.3 lm4 and vette oil pan problem Ive run into a small snag. Here lies the problem-The dipstick for the 5.3 lm4 goes straight into the oil pan. The vette dipstick goes into the bottom of the block right above the oil pan. The 5.3 has a boss where the hole for the vette dipstick should be. Do I drill this to the proper size and call it done? suggestions?
11-10-2008, 09:44 PM
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Im confident in being able to drill a straight hole. ha..just not confident that there may be something I dont know in the path of my drill! Ill throw it on the motor stand and check out the path I will be drilling.
11-10-2008, 11:22 PM
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Good. I heart metric. If I cant find a metric bit Ill get the closest thing in standard thats a touch smaller and then hone it out so that the rubber o ring on the dipstick is really snug.
