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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 127 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 127 | Can anyone tell me if the dipsticks for the 216 and 235 engines are interchangeable?
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,403 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,403 | No. They are different lengths. I found this out when someone offered me a dipstick from a 216 to replace my broken(I have since fixed it) one from the 235 and they are different lengths. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 388 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 388 | Pages 186-187 of the 1929-1957 Chevrolet Master Parts Catalog gives the lengths of most (all?) of the dipsticks and tubes for the 216-235-261 engines, at least through 1957. The early 216s had very short dipsticks. Hoyt | | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,554 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,554 | You got me curious,so i went out to the garage. My 1951 216 dipstick is the same length as my 1954 261 dipstick.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 127 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 127 | Pages 186-187. Sounds good. Does anybody sell them new?
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,403 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,403 | Well, that is a shocker. I was told by at least two different people that they all had different lengths. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 19 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 19 | Where would one find a replacement dipstick for a 235? Someone took the liberty of stealing the one from my '58 before I bought it... | | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 | On my 248 GMC the dipstick was broken so I took one off an old junker 350 and clipped about 7" off the end to stock length. Fit fine.
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