Locking Dipstick

Floyd Staggs · 01-22-2010, 05:40 PM

The Lokar unit is hard to put in on your back. The locking nut is a tight fit and there isn't much room for a wrench to turn the top piece on a t400. The trans brake selinoid is in the way. Doing it on a rack would probably be easier. Having someone else do it would be easier yet. Us old guys aren't as flexible as we once were.

Floyd Staggs · 01-22-2010, 06:36 PM

Update on Lokar dipstick. If you have a door car with not much firewall clearance the trans mount dipstick won't work. You can't get to it to fill with fluid or release the dip stick. Go with the firewall mount.
Anybody want to buy a Lokar locking dipstick trans mount for a turbo 400?

Bob Verwold · 01-26-2010, 12:45 PM

I now have an older B&M dipstick that has the rubber on top (inside) when you tighten up the handle on top it expands the rubber. Is this considered to be a locking dipstick or does it need to actually lock down ???

63corvette · 01-26-2010, 03:04 PM

Bob, that is exactly what my Hughes is and it is on the approved NHRA list.
The only difference is my Hughes is a cam expanded rubber seal like the later model GM dipsticks.
I guess we will see when we go to the first race.
I also am carrying a threaded B&M in case there is an issue.
My 2 Cents

01-22-2010, 05:40 PM	#1
Floyd Staggs VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cucamonga, CA Posts: 1,522 Likes: 156 Liked 229 Times in 99 Posts	Re: Locking Dipstick The Lokar unit is hard to put in on your back. The locking nut is a tight fit and there isn't much room for a wrench to turn the top piece on a t400. The trans brake selinoid is in the way. Doing it on a rack would probably be easier. Having someone else do it would be easier yet. Us old guys aren't as flexible as we once were. __________________ Floyd Staggs 787 SST

01-22-2010, 06:36 PM	#2
Floyd Staggs VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cucamonga, CA Posts: 1,522 Likes: 156 Liked 229 Times in 99 Posts	Re: Locking Dipstick Update on Lokar dipstick. If you have a door car with not much firewall clearance the trans mount dipstick won't work. You can't get to it to fill with fluid or release the dip stick. Go with the firewall mount. Anybody want to buy a Lokar locking dipstick trans mount for a turbo 400? __________________ Floyd Staggs 787 SST

01-26-2010, 12:45 PM	#3
Bob Verwold Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fayetteville Ohio Posts: 656 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Locking Dipstick I now have an older B&M dipstick that has the rubber on top (inside) when you tighten up the handle on top it expands the rubber. Is this considered to be a locking dipstick or does it need to actually lock down ???

01-26-2010, 03:04 PM	#4
63corvette Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canyon, Tx Posts: 552 Likes: 128 Liked 358 Times in 103 Posts	Re: Locking Dipstick Bob, that is exactly what my Hughes is and it is on the approved NHRA list. The only difference is my Hughes is a cam expanded rubber seal like the later model GM dipsticks. I guess we will see when we go to the first race. I also am carrying a threaded B&M in case there is an issue. My 2 Cents