Thread: Lokar Oil Dipstick

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Originally Posted by Henry Rifle

Penicillin works wonders, doesn't it?

Hello, Sailor...

Originally Posted by IC2

Roger - if it's a chromed original pan as most are, even my SVT rear sump pan, you will only need 5 quarts. I use the short Motorcraft FL 300 and still use the 5 quarts as a wee bit of overfill wont hurt a thing. Oh and historically - Ford dipsticks were seldom accurate, showing about a half quart over filled

I pulled the dipstick assembly and called Lokar. They say that the "factory" dimension from the bottom of O-Ring to "Full" is 6.25". Mine, referenced to five quarts in a dry pan is 5.25", and I trimmed 1.75" from the cable (seem to have had some extra length originally). We talked through my process, and Lokar agreed that the advice from Sehr makes perfect sense and should be right. This fits with Dave's observation that stock Ford dipsticks generally show an over filled condition with the proper volume of oil. Lokar will send me a new inner assembly (cable & end) for about $10 if I find I need the length back....

Hey Roger
I had similar problems with a Lokar in my 460, only in that case, the tube diameter wouldn't fit the passthrough hole in the timing chain housing. I sent it back to Summit with no problems. Now I have to buy a Lokar transmition dipstick to clear space for when I mount my headers. Right now the stock tube goes way out into the manifold area. Lokar seems to be one of the few companies out there with aftermarket options. All in all most of their stuff seems pretty darn good, but expensive. My throttle cable/gas pedal assembly costs more than I want to think about, but worked like a charm!

Originally Posted by stovens

Hey Roger
I had similar problems with a Lokar in my 460, only in that case, the tube diameter wouldn't fit the passthrough hole in the timing chain housing. I sent it back to Summit with no problems. Now I have to buy a Lokar transmition dipstick to clear space for when I mount my headers. Right now the stock tube goes way out into the manifold area. Lokar seems to be one of the few companies out there with aftermarket options. All in all most of their stuff seems pretty darn good, but expensive. My throttle cable/gas pedal assembly costs more than I want to think about, but worked like a charm!

Steve, I agree 100%. At this point I have Lokar's oil dipstick, e-brake handle and cable kit, and throttle cable kit. The first throttle cable kit I got had the wrong end prep so I called Lokar and talked to them about it. They told me to order a Chevy LT cable and it would be just right for my SBF/Edelbrock combo. Seems to be true They are indeed expensive, but built right with lots of options.

Originally Posted by rspears

Steve, I agree 100%. At this point I have Lokar's oil dipstick, e-brake handle and cable kit, and throttle cable kit. The first throttle cable kit I got had the wrong end prep so I called Lokar and talked to them about it. They told me to order a Chevy LT cable and it would be just right for my SBF/Edelbrock combo. Seems to be true They are indeed expensive, but built right with lots of options.

Thats pretty fuuny since I had a similar problem with my accelerator linkage having a fitting missing from one end, just a package omission, but the cable wouldn't retract without it.

Treat that cable assembly with TLC. I've cracked a couple carb ends which they replaced, but it sure makes driving the car interesting. I used a string to operate the throttle the last time to get home Try that in a 1400# T-bucket with a bit more then a warm 351W.

Between Lokar and Billet Specialties, my guess is I've paid the employees salaries for at least a year at each company. And of course Summit