Oil dipstick and tube, and engine stamp decoding

[Dleslie212]

77 K10 with a 350 here. Previous owner installed some crappy chrome AutoZone oil dipstick tube on the drivers side that doesn’t fit properly - it spins and moves and pulls right out. Does anybody know the proper dipstick I should buy? Looking on LMC doesn’t show me anything at all, and everything on Summit looks completely different, I’m not sure which I should buy

Also, I wanted to see if anybody could help with a stamp decode. I found this on the passenger side front, just behind the alternator. Two sets of numbers

First - 014740C138
Second - V0801CKD

Thanks!!

[MJN]

The GM part number for the upper dipstick tube is 3993359, the dipstick is 3981019. Take a look at some of the Corvette parts catalogs- they have a lot of these parts. https://www.corvettecentral.com/c3-6...tick/?count=26
Also, sometimes you can find NOS dipstick parts on EBay or other sites searching with the GM part numbers.

First - 014740C138- appears to be the partial VIN of the original vehicle it was installed in
Second - V0801CKD: V= Flint, Mi engine factory, 0801= August 1, CKD=
CKD 72 350 175hp 4BBL,TH CA,CH,EC,MC,NO
CKD 73 350 175hp 4BBL,CE,TH CA,CH,NO,PA
CKD 74 350 160hp 4BBL,CE,TH CA,CH,NO,PA
CKD 77 350 180hp 4BBL,HA,TH350 CO

TH- turbo hydramatic trans
CA- California emissions
HA- high altitude
CH- Chevelle
CO- Corvette
EC- El Camino
MC- Monte Carlo
NO- Nova
PA- Passenger Car

[Dleslie212]

Originally Posted by MJN

The GM part number for the upper dipstick tube is 3993359, the dipstick is 3981019. Take a look at some of the Corvette parts catalogs- they have a lot of these parts. https://www.corvettecentral.com/c3-6...tick/?count=26
Also, sometimes you can find NOS dipstick parts on EBay or other sites searching with the GM part numbers.

First - 014740C138- appears to be the partial VIN of the original vehicle it was installed in
Second - V0801CKD: V= Flint, Mi engine factory, 0801= August 1, CKD=
CKD 72 350 175hp 4BBL,TH CA,CH,EC,MC,NO
CKD 73 350 175hp 4BBL,CE,TH CA,CH,NO,PA
CKD 74 350 160hp 4BBL,CE,TH CA,CH,NO,PA
CKD 77 350 180hp 4BBL,HA,TH350 CO

TH- turbo hydramatic trans
CA- California emissions
HA- high altitude
CH- Chevelle
CO- Corvette
EC- El Camino
MC- Monte Carlo
NO- Nova
PA- Passenger Car

So it looks either way that this engine is not original to the truck, as the on,y options listed there are all cars?

[MJN]

Thats what it appears like- you can also see if that partial VIN stamped in the block matches the truck VIN but based on the suffix code it will not.

[Dleslie212]

Originally Posted by MJN

Thats what it appears like- you can also see if that partial VIN stamped in the block matches the truck VIN but based on the suffix code it will not.

Given that info, should I be looking for an oil dispute and tub for a 77 corvette?

[MJN]

Get one for a truck- the engine doesn't know what its in.

[Dleslie212]

Originally Posted by MJN

Get one for a truck- the engine doesn't know what its in.

I appreciate the info! Not questioning you at all, I’m just trying to learn... since the oil dip stick tube mounts onto the engine, I figured I’d need one for the specific engine I have