Kind of hard to tell from the pictures, the rusted one blends into your work bench.
But they do look very simular, with the exception of the finish .. and the way the bracket looks on the early model tube.
When I pulled mine out, it looked like it had some silicone sealer around the base, which is probably one of the reasons it broke, I have the Ford shop manual, but I havent looked into it yet, I dont know if thats normal to do or if somebody had a problem with the engine before I got it.
... so, if the Early style is actually longer where it goes Into the block, it can be trimmed and bent to match the Late model tube ??
As long as it clears the windage tray everything should be fine is what I am thinking ?
The bracket looks to be bent somewhat different, but it should still mount to the exhaust manifold stud the same way as the late model tube ??
And lastly, the late model Dipstick itself will seal into the Early model tube just as good as the late model ??
Sorry for all of the questions, I just want to be pretty specific with what I am doing here before I try to TIG weld and re-use my old tube, buy a new one and splice the two together, or just use an older style tube alltogether.
- Dan