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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 →

Posted in Repair and Upgrades | Tagged Wiring | Leave a reply

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

Replaced the fuel line

Posted on July 30, 2022 by nvonadaJuly 30, 2022
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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 →

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Headlights are out

Posted on September 13, 2020 by nvonadaSeptember 13, 2020
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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 →

Posted in Repair and Upgrades | Tagged Wiring | 1 Reply

Broken window crank handle

Posted on September 5, 2020 by nvonadaSeptember 5, 2020
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So this happened… … Continue reading →

Posted in Repair and Upgrades | Tagged Plastic, Window crank | Leave a reply

Defroster hose and door pin

Posted on June 25, 2020 by nvonadaJune 25, 2020
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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 →

Posted in Repair and Upgrades | Tagged Defroster, Door check | Leave a reply

Front brake job 2020 edition

Posted on June 1, 2020 by nvonadaJune 1, 2020
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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 →

Posted in Repair and Upgrades | Tagged brakes | 1 Reply

Front brake cylinder rebuild

Posted on April 25, 2020 by nvonadaApril 25, 2020
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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 →

Posted in Repair and Upgrades | Tagged brakes, wheel cylinder | 2 Replies

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