I did a reply instead of reply all. Oops. Anyway, my dipstick doesn't have a
Ford
number on it. The number that is on it is 1240523. I have no way of knowing
if it's the original one or not but it is accurate. More info just to
generate discussion.
Steve
>From: " Ron Fraser" <rfraser@bluefrog.com>
>Reply-To: " Ron Fraser" <rfraser@bluefrog.com>
>To: "'Richard'" <rcsphx@qwest.net>, "'Tiger List'" <tigers@autox.team.net>
>Subject: RE: Dipstick
>Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 18:04:52 -0500
>
>Richard
>
> The Rootes parts list shows Part # 1224808 which is superseded by
>#6100743 which is also the number I have listed for the MKII engine. I
>don't have a Ford number for these parts but here is what David Franchi
>wrote.
>
>"The later MKIA and MKII dip stick (short finger pull) is shown in the
>Tiger
>parts book with a Ford Part # C4JZ-6750-A (the Tiger MKI Rootes # 1224808
>stick was superseded by this later short finger pull stick). I was never
>able to buy one of these short finger pull dip sticks from Ford. The "C4JZ"
>is an industrial part number and not available through the regular Ford
>Dealer, it also wasn't available from my local Ford Industrial Dealer."
>
>
> Can the C4JZ part still be found; probably not.
>
>Most of us are in the same position; few of us have the original dip in our
>Tigers.
>
>Ron Fraser
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