I have a part that looks suspiciously POMed (Previous Owner Made) and wish to confirm. The part is a brace bolted to the valve cover that extends down to the tranny dipstick and bolts to it so as to keep it from rattling. It is aluminum and approx. 1" wide by 10" long and twisted. Original or POM?
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Transmission Dipstick Brace
- Thread starter howard
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RootesRacer
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Not sure if you have an automatic, but other than a hillman or rapier manual transmission in a series alpine, alpines didnt come with a manual trans dipstick.
Now if you have a BW35, then forgive, I have no clue what that should look like.
65beam
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dipstick brace
if you do have an automatic, there is a brace for the dipstick tube that bolts to the back of the head on the right side . if i remember correctly, the series 4 had a brace that was L shaped. the 69's have a longer brace that has a twist of sorts in it . series 1 alpines did have a dipstick for the transmission , but there was a rubber plug smaller than the one that is in the side to fill the trans with oil .it was located on top of the trans tunnel just to the right of the gas pedal . it had carpet in the center of it that matched the color of the tunnel carpet . you popped it out to gain access to the dip stick.
if you do have an automatic, there is a brace for the dipstick tube that bolts to the back of the head on the right side . if i remember correctly, the series 4 had a brace that was L shaped. the 69's have a longer brace that has a twist of sorts in it . series 1 alpines did have a dipstick for the transmission , but there was a rubber plug smaller than the one that is in the side to fill the trans with oil .it was located on top of the trans tunnel just to the right of the gas pedal . it had carpet in the center of it that matched the color of the tunnel carpet . you popped it out to gain access to the dip stick.
Beamin Dave
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Series 1 Alpine transmissions DID have a dipstick like the Hillman and Singer transmissions. It is listed in the parts book as #9 in the transmission plate.
George Coleman
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I may have one of these dipstick tubes in my parts bin, let me know and I will look. Good Luck