The French rebuilt engine has the longer Dipstick, Both look the same so beware you don't put the wrong Dipstick in your lump if you have several trucks or you'll end up being a Dipstick
Dipstick
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Chappers
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Dipstick
Whilst messing around with both my trucks I noticed that the oil dipsticks are of different lengths.after nearly a heart attack thinking one was 6" shorter and maybe I've been running the one with the longest dipstick in with very little oil in the sump I measured the pipe which goes onto the side of the sump and they are relevant to the size of the dipstick FEW.
The French rebuilt engine has the longer Dipstick, Both look the same so beware you don't put the wrong Dipstick in your lump if you have several trucks or you'll end up being a Dipstick
The French rebuilt engine has the longer Dipstick, Both look the same so beware you don't put the wrong Dipstick in your lump if you have several trucks or you'll end up being a Dipstick
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armydriver
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Interesting observation. As I only have one truck, not a problem here. 
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Former owner and restorer of CCKW353 " Betty Boop"
proud father of a career Army officer/Blackhawk pilot/ War in Iraq veteran
Retired high school history teacher at Lt. Colonel Robert G. Cole CMH High School, Fort Sam Houston Texas
proud great grandson of four Confederate soldiers.
great great grandson of a War of 1812 veteran
great great great grandson of 2 American Revolutionary war veterans
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Matt
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There were at least three different dipsticks used on CCKW's during WW2. Chappers,are the sumps on both your trucks the same or does one have the earlier one piece sump??
Matt.
Matt.
March 1942 Dodge WC-56 Command Car,1229th QM.
Oct.1943 Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier,854th BS.
Jan.1943 CCKW LeRoi Compressor.
Oct.1943 Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier,854th BS.
Jan.1943 CCKW LeRoi Compressor.