Sunday, April 3, 2022

56 Stude

 





19 comments:

  1. You can actually get to all sparkplugs without using multiple universals!
    Things could get messy changing that oil filter.

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    1. The oil filter drained back into the engine in that position, when engine off.

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    2. Why didn't I think of that? lol

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    3. I guess the downside would be when you re-start the engine, if the filter has to re-fill before the oil can reach the journal bearings and other moving parts. Maybe it's not significant; my oil filters have always been port-side-up, and on oil changes I always fill the new one with fresh oil before installing it.

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    4. I don't think it's significant. Subarus have had inverted oil filters on top of the engine for years...that and a Fumoto drain valve make oil changes a snap. The filters also have an internal anti drain back valve.

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  2. A fantastic rural workhorse compared to the highly expensive, ego-boosting, WiFi equipped, cruising toys that clog the streets in thousands of urban neighborhoods today. And it's way more aesthetically pleasing to the eyes.

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  3. Dad had one. Older sister called it "The Stupidbaker".

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  4. Friend of mine has one a little later than that I think. Went in the grocery store for beer,10min maybe, someone stole the tailgate. Those things don't grow on trees ya know.

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  5. My Dad said his early 50's stud could smell a hill coming a half a mile away and started slowing down.....that was empty....with a little bit of a load that went out to a mile away....

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  6. My Uncle Sidney in West Paducah, Kentucky (deceased) wouldn't have anything but Studebakers.

    I'm guessing this one won't be disabled by an EMP detonation.

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    1. Nope. It'll still run fine.

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    2. That dash wiring is hilarious. I can remember working on cars like that. You don't even need a schematic - you can just follow each wire....

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  7. That distibutor is in a really bad place.

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    1. I;m thinking every Chev v8 I've ever had and the dist. was back there too!
      Never had a problem and even loved it more when the newer point sets were introduced.........

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    2. Little slider door for inserting the allen wrench to adjust the dwell.
      The backs of my legs still ache.

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  8. Looks like that heater wouldn't have any problem running you out of the cab on a cold winter's day.
    I don't recall ever seeing a two-tone Steadybreaker before. Seems like all the ones I ever saw were a solid color.

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  9. LOL....RAT NEST WIRE JOB and that filter doesn't back drain, you'll learn that when you remove it!! LMAO!!

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