dipstick tube

[onebadmopar]

hi everyone yearone sent me my nice new shiny dipstick tube and dipstick for transmission only thers no o-ring on the end ... is ther suppose to be one and if so anyone know what size so i can get one?

[Brock Samson]

i got the chrome one from them too, and yes the "o" ring is flimsy i have to watch i don't lose it whenever i pull it out...
they should replace it i would think.. 

[onebadmopar]

i didnt get one at all

[onebadmopar]

there is suppose to be an o ring where the tube slides into the transmission correct?

[Brock Samson]

it acts as a stopper, yes..
i'll take a pic..

[onebadmopar]

thanks brock mine didint come with one so no idea what to get

[John_Kunkel]

The O ring is .750" OD by .100" thick, any hardware store should have it.

[Fast_68_440]

I got the same dipstick from yearone last summer it didn't have an o-ring either but the autoparts store had it for $0.25    I do suggest you paint the "shinny dipstick tube"  because it won't be shinny for long.  Mine got coated with surface rust from condensation. If you don't want to paint it, just spray some clear coat on it to keep the shinny look.  Would have saved me some time if I did that first.

[superduperbee]

Don't use any of those dipsticks where the dipstick itself is chrome plated. I was looking inside a guys engine, and we discovered the spun bearing was caused by the chrome plating coming off the chrome plated dipstick. It was everywhere. $8 dipstick caused over $1000 in damage.

[GreenMachine]

  This is the only type of seal I've seen for trans dipsticks. Was the o-ring style just used on certain years?

[andy74]

i got a chrome one for my  engine oil, but i ground the chrome off where it goes into the block,it was a hair to thick to fit properly,and i worried that the chrome would flake off also-just as an fyi

[Nacho-RT74]

i got a chrome one for my  engine oil, but i ground the chrome off where it goes into the block,it was a hair to thick to fit properly,and i worried that the chrome would flake off also-just as an fyi

my main deal was try to fit on to a 74... THEY SIMPLY DON'T FIT... where designed to earlier engine mounts... did need to be bend to "fit"

[Ghoste]

The engine or transmission dipstick?

[Nacho-RT74]

engine... sorry, the thread was suddenly "twisted"