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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
Category Archives: Repair and Upgrades
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
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
There has not been a lot of Studebaker work this summer because I have been working on this: We build a new 40’x26′ shop with a BendPak lift. It is going to rock but has sucked up all of my … Continue reading
Friday night Maria and I took the Stude into town. We left at dusk and when I turned the headlights on nothing happened except the instrument lights got really dim. Parking and taillights work fine. So today I started tracking … Continue reading
So this happened… … Continue reading
The weather was SO nice that I decided to take care of a couple of little things. The first is this defroster vent hose. It has been falling out from under the dash for years. The hose is fabric soaked … Continue reading
It turns out that it was actually 2006 (14 years ago) that I did the front brakes. I put fresh parts in the NOS cylinders a while ago. But my Dad’s passing in the midst of a pandemic has meant … Continue reading
The front wheel cylinders I installed 12 years ago (!!!) are leaking. There is a kit to put disk brakes on this car but I have a set of new shoes and two NOS wheel cylinders so I will defer that decision … Continue reading