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12/17/2023 to 2/11/2024 When I was working on the brakes I found that the car would not idle. Stalled every time. It has been nearly 20 years (!!!) since I rebuilt the carb back in 2005 so I took it … Continue reading
Category Archives: Repair and Upgrades
I left off the last post with the passenger side front brake locking up when the brakes were applied. Time has been short but over the last week or so I have been pecking away at it. … Continue reading
The car is due for an oil change and the radiator is leaking so I figured I would get after it. … Continue reading
When I was working on the manifold leaks I noticed that there is an oil leak down by the oil pump. It is not streaming out, but the engine pan is wet and there was oil on the bottom of … Continue reading
Got the manifold back yesterday from M & M Head Service. They resurfaced the mating surface and it is nice and flat now. I am lucky to have a good machine shop in the area but they are super busy … Continue reading
The engine has not sounded right since I adjusted the valves. I already found one exhaust leak, which helped, but it still sounds wrong. Time to bite the bullet and figure out what is wrong. … Continue reading
I was taking my neighbor for a ride and the door did not want to latch. The problem was not hard to find. … Continue reading
Since I did the valve adjustment the car has sounded like it has an exhaust leak. I thought it was the manifold gasket. But I was only 1/2 right. After driving the car for a while I spotted this: Besides … Continue reading
I wanted to do a better job routing the wires for the new front turn signals. This is what I came up with. These are essentially the same as the clips Studebaker used to attach the wiring harness to the … Continue reading
My plan back when I did the wiring last year was to put a set of Unity vintage fog lights on the car for front turn signals. But I waited too long and Unity discontinued their vintage line. They make … Continue reading