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727 dipstick

Roger63

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Does anyone know by chance the length of 727 dipstick for a 71 b body 440? I have the tube but no dipstick and nobody I can find sell just the dipstick.
 
I'm 99% sure this is from a B body. The dipstick is 18 3/16" long. The tube is 18 1/8" long.

EDIT: It is from my '66 Satellite. Had to replace it with a locking dipstick, to pass tech.
 
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Does anyone know by chance the length of 727 dipstick for a 71 b body 440? I have the tube but no dipstick and nobody I can find sell just the dipstick.
How about this one?
https://www.amazon.com/MOPAR-Indicator-AUTOMATIC-TRANSMISSION-4202951/dp/B007NMFS1E
MOPAR DIP STICK Indicator FOR 727 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION # 4202951
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The same one on Ebay. Says it fits 1965 to 1985 727 Automatic Transmission. Measures 21-3/4" Overall. Fits Cars As Well As Trucks. NOS # 4202951
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2618638100...d5LKGFGMZrrHUt_2B8qZjc0a8CgZHBvYaAhaTEALw_wcB

Another on Ebay.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/402791717909?epid=1722271923&hash=item5dc841dc15:g:5i4AAOSwU2VZnbVm&vxp=mtr
 
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Cleared out my inbox. I have a few 727 dipsticks and tubes. I think the tubes might be for a small block, but I think the dipsticks are the same length?
 
Hi from germany :)
I have the same problem as Roger, I need a dipstick for an 904 transmission.
Or just the lenght from the tip to the tube cover. And the lenght of the measuring range of the dipstick.

My car is a 1975 Plymouth Fury Custom Sedan with the 318 motor.

Thanks

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Cleared out my inbox. I have a few 727 dipsticks and tubes. I think the tubes might be for a small block, but I think the dipsticks are the same length?

Not sure but I think there MAY be a difference in the small block sticks depending on which vehicle the trans came out of. I think my van 727's had a different one than the car versions, but not certain. The B & C body ones seemed the same.
 
Have you called A&A transmission in Indiana??.... I thought they still had a selection... and I'd bet they can point you in the right direction with the needed dimensions.

HTH, Lefty71

Hi Lefty71,
i´ll try to ask at A&A.
My plan is to make the dipstick by my own. It´s hard to get those small parts in germany.

Thanks
 
My plan is to make the dipstick by my own. It´s hard to get those small parts in germany.

Well, all that really matters is the location of the full mark in relation to the bottom of the housing tube..... that will show the level and should be universal across the board for any 904 or 727, regardless of modifications like pan depth..... I'll try to get a pic and post it up.
 
Well, all that really matters is the location of the full mark in relation to the bottom of the housing tube..... that will show the level and should be universal across the board for any 904 or 727, regardless of modifications like pan depth..... I'll try to get a pic and post it up.

This would be great, thank you
 
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So, my pix aren't the greatest by any means, but the important info is sound, which is the "ADD" mark is 1.2" up from the bottom of the dipstick. The "FULL" mark is 1.8" up from the bottom of the stick. Important to note, the stick protrudes down below the tube housing .5", so this number needs to be deducted if you are measuring up the housing tube to create your own homemade dipstick..... So, to clarify, when the trans needs one pint added, the fluid is .7" up the housing tube, and when it's full of fluid to MAX, the fluid is 1.3" up from the bottom of the housing. I used factory parts to take these measurements, and i verified them by comparing to other factory tubes and sticks different vintages to make sure the marks were in the same place. Please note an early bolt in tube housing may produce different measurements, but the dipstick should still be the same.

HTH,Lefty71
 
Hi Lefty,
thank you very much :thumbsup:.
I think this will help me to build a "new" one.

Again, thank you very much
 
I don't have any 904 stuff if it is even different and the remaining dipstick I have, the loop on top is bent up.
 
Well, all that really matters is the location of the full mark in relation to the bottom of the housing tube

I got to thinking and decided to measure this up a different way as well, just in case anyone else is making their own dipstick, or having trouble figuring the proper level..... So, I measured up the housing tube to the dimensions I mentioned in the earlier post, and I found that the actual full level is about 3/16" to 1/4" above the dipstick tube opening in the case itself, when the trans is sitting dead level. This certainly explains why many folks are fighting a little seepage at the tube/case connection, since that O-ring seal is submerged 100% of the time. HTH, Lefty71
 
Lefty, my dipstick and tube are a bit shorter than yours, but I think net combination seems real close. Mine also comes out with the "Full" level right about 1/4" above the top of the hole in the case.
 
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