Dipstick!! please help!!

[88ranger2.95sp]

ok here's the DL

i bought my truck last summer, for a cheap vehicle, and since then, i've obviously done some things to it. roughly two months ago, it started leaking a little oil. VC gaskets. worked for a little. then started to PISS oil. degreased, adn couldnt find the leak. then it hit me. when someone put the body lift on my truck, the person sliced the dipstick/dipstick tube to make it more concealed in the engine compartment.... dumb dumb idea. split right down the middle, and cracked below exhaust manifold. I cant get the darn thing out!!! even if i do, i cant replace it since i went to the dealership and the part was discontinued three years ago. all at junkyards are ruined; cannot remove without destroying one. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE TO FIND A NEW DIPSTICK AND TUBE??!??!? I'm located in Western New York, outside of Buffalo, btw....

ROb

 

[blackwood87B2]

well here's what we did

well my buddy had the same problem so we cleaned it spotless and mixed up some JB weld and put it on there ad fixed it and it hasnt leaked since it's been about six months

 

[88ranger2.95sp]

i'll give it a try. ill do anything at this point. thanks!

 

[mossyoak03]

it that doesn't work i would go with epoxy

 

[MAKG]

I'd go to the JUNKYARD.

It's not like these tubes are that hard to find.

It's a tube. You can tell in an instant if it's worth using.

Just keep the tube and dipstick together or you'll get an inaccurate reading.

 

[martin]

It's only a tube, just find a piece of tube and make a new one. Make sure its the right length though.