The dipwad (me) succeeded in breaking my v/8 dipstick (don't ask). Anyone have one to sell before I order one from SI? I thought about getting one o'them chrome handles that are held on the blade with a set screw but I envision that coming loose thus causing me more anguish.
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Bob Shaw
Rush City, Minnesota
1960 Hawk - www.northstarstudebakers.com
"The farther I go, the behinder I get."
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Is the assumption that they are all the same throughout the years that Studebaker made V-8 engines? I would want to check that.
If you have the pieces of the old one, you can compare it to the replacement one and assure yourself that they are the same length.RadioRoy, specializing in AM/FM conversions with auxiliary inputs for iPod/satellite/CD player. In the old car radio business since 1985.
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Bob, I have a used one with chrome top if interested pm me.
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I know the dipstick on the C/K with the long shallow crankcase was just a hair shorter than the sedan version.Brad Johnson,
SDC since 1975, ASC since 1990
Pine Grove Mills, Pa.
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Couldn't it be welded????Comment
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Spring steel?Originally posted by Deaf Mute View PostBrad Johnson,
SDC since 1975, ASC since 1990
Pine Grove Mills, Pa.
'33 Rockne 10, '51 Commander Starlight. '53 Commander Starlight
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Bob, is it just the cap that came off the stick or did the stick itself actually break?sigpic
In the middle of MinneSTUDEa.Comment
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When my R-1 dipstick broke I was fortunate that the stick was out of the tube. A local fellow who was recommended as a welder wanted $20 plus. I ordered a new one. If you don't have to pay for the repair and you have confidence in the fix go with it."Growing old is mandatory, but growing up is optional." author unknownComment
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There is one on ebay.Comment
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Thanks, all. 63t-cab is gonna fix me up. BTW, it broke off at the cap.
Question: is the dipstick tube threaded? I need to take it off the old motor and put on the "new" one.sigpic
Bob Shaw
Rush City, Minnesota
1960 Hawk - www.northstarstudebakers.com
"The farther I go, the behinder I get."
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Not threaded, pressed in. Just grab it with pliers and pull straight out. You may need to twist it a little to break free.Comment
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Turns out the top half of the tube is press fit but the bottom half is threaded into the pan. Thing was, the old motor is sitting in a cradle and I couldn't see the "nut" at the pan. Anyway, got it out and installed on the new motor.Originally posted by Son O Lark View Post
My poor spinal discs (c1 through tailbone) are degenerating so I cannot work on stuff for long periods of time. So, today I decided I needed some eye candy while working on the car so I sat on the new rocker covers, valley cover and intake. At least I can have something to look at during "breaks".
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Bob Shaw
Rush City, Minnesota
1960 Hawk - www.northstarstudebakers.com
"The farther I go, the behinder I get."
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Good looking motor, Bob, I will mention, you will have a vacumn leak at your choke housing. Edelbrock claims that its there to cool choke, but the difference in the adjustment of the screws and the idle is amazing with the 10-32 hole plugged. Not saying to plug it,but if your mixture adjusting screws don't respond, try plugging and adjusting. Pictures show added 10-32 screw.Attached FilesRandy Wilkin
1946 M5 Streetrod
Hillsboro,Ohio 45133
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