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Oil change and radiator repair

Posted on September 22, 2023 by nvonadaSeptember 22, 2023
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The car is due for an oil change and the radiator is leaking so I figured I would get after it. … Continue reading →

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Oil leak hunt

Posted on June 4, 2023 by nvonadaJune 4, 2023
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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 →

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Re-installed the manifold

Posted on April 29, 2023 by nvonadaApril 29, 2023
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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 →

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Attempt #2 at the valve adjustment

Posted on April 16, 2023 by nvonadaApril 16, 2023
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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 →

Posted in Repair and Upgrades | Tagged Manifold, Valve adustment | Leave a reply

Passenger side door latch

Posted on April 2, 2023 by nvonadaApril 2, 2023
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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 →

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Found my exhaust leak

Posted on February 26, 2023 by nvonadaFebruary 26, 2023
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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 →

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Finished up turn signals

Posted on February 26, 2023 by nvonadaFebruary 26, 2023
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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 →

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Front turn signals

Posted on February 5, 2023 by nvonadaFebruary 5, 2023
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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 →

Posted in Repair and Upgrades | Tagged bumper, chrome, Wiring | Leave a reply

Troubleshooting a turn signal indicator

Posted on January 21, 2023 by nvonadaJanuary 21, 2023
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Back when I did the new wiring harness I said that everything was working perfectly. It turns out that was not correct. I did not realize at the time that the new turn signal switch had a light in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Repair and Upgrades | Tagged Wiring | 1 Reply

Valve adjustment and new starter cable

Posted on January 15, 2023 by nvonadaJanuary 21, 2023
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It has been more than 11 years since the last valve adjustment on the Studebaker and it is high time. Last time the engine was out of the car, this time I am not so lucky. … Continue reading →

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