Threaded Oil Pan Dipstick Tube Plate

[msommer001]

Does anyone know if any vendors make a threaded oil pan dipstick plate. I need to replace the leaking gasket at the plate where the dipstick tube enters the oil pan. I would like to replace the plate with one that has a threaded insert and not the slip style.


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[56f100bbw]

Drill and tap the cast iron plate bought some high-quality gasket material and made my own gasket. No leaks now the button head Alan are 1/4 fine 1/2” long use thread sealant also . I haven’t heard of any vendor that makes a threaded plate for the 4 screws

 

[msommer001]

What is the cast iron part name and number?


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[56f100bbw]

What is the cast iron part name and number?


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The cast-iron part is original Ford part from the early bronco oil pan. I drilled out the rivets and used to bold in

 

[serial car restorer]

Is the plate upside down in the picture in place on the pan? Looks like the stick would point down.

 

[Broncobowsher]

Also been known to get the gas ax out and braze the cast to the stamping.

 

[56f100bbw]

Is the plate upside down in the picture in place on the pan? Looks like the stick would point down.

I was test fitting it in the picture above shows the final

 

[msommer001]

I have searched the part number and was not able locate. Where did you purchase this or do you know the manufacturer?


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[56f100bbw]

I have searched the part number and was not able locate. Where did you purchase this or do you know the manufacturer?


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This part came on my original bronco oil pan from my 76 bronco so any bronco that has the threaded dipstick tube will work you just have to drill and tap the four holes to hold it in place and make a gasket with sealer. You have to drill out those original rivets to get the part out of the oil pan first

 

[msommer001]

This part came on my original bronco oil pan from my 76 bronco so any bronco that has the threaded dipstick tube will work you just have to drill and tap the four holes to hold it in place and make a gasket with sealer. You have to drill out those original rivets to get the part out of the oil pan first

I see. I don’t have that option so I will need to try to find this part. I thought everything was on the internet, maybe not.

Thanks again, this is a great idea.


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[Broncobowsher]

That cast part is not a seperate part. It comes attached to the oil pan. To replace that cast part, you replace the whole oil pan. The gasket was never intended to be serviced.

For a project many years ago I ended up using some 3/8 tubing as the dipstick tube and pipe threads into the pan on a welded in bung. Stuck the dipstick in, figured how far off it was, adjusted the tube length until the oil level on the stick matched the old stick (pan rail to full mark). Now I had a screw in dipstick tube that was also the correct length. And had a factory dipstick.

 

[serial car restorer]

Based on the part number prefix (D3) Ford started using the threaded style in '73 or '74 Broncos.

 

[msommer001]

I posted something in the parts wanted section, maybe someone will have one just laying around…

Thanks again for all the help.

 

[56f100bbw]

I posted something in the parts wanted section, maybe someone will have one just laying around…

Thanks again for all the help.

Or if somebody had a junk bronco oil pan that had that part, you can drill it out