Should the FE dipstick stick go into the shoulder on the guide tube?

[Whaler]

Hi
I am putting my stock guide tube and dipstick back on the block. I waited until my headers were coated and back on the engine.

I have pushed it in somewhat now. It seems to have a 1/4 to a 3/8 " of travel still if it had to go all the way in until it's seated on the tube shoulder. However if you went by the guide tube tab that's meant to bolt on to the lower header bolt, it seems lined up now.

I want to use a sealer on the tube and then drive it in finally...if it goes lower yet and does not line up on the header bolt then I guess I won't be attaching it with the header bolt.
* The only difference I can see is that there are now edelbrock aluminum heads used where as there were stock cast heads before.

If the tube is too high, the dipstick will read in error( falsely less), as the guide tube is not where it should be seated.

Thanks
Tim

[SCOBRAC]

It should completely seat on the shoulder of the tube.. UNLESS.. It was not seated that way before you took it out.. Like you were looking that far ahead right..

Why reuse a stock stick? Lokar makes a really cool billet and stailess steel braided unit.. Search lokar in the forum and you will find the part # and Their phone number. It is a brand new product mostly produced by popular demand mostly by pople here in club cobra.. I have a photo up in my gallery of the one I put in.. It makes the top of the stick almost vertical and it mounts further back off the #5 header bolt.. Good luck!