Hi,
I just spent better than an hour looking at old post, got most of what I need answered, but still need some one to chime in..
I am replacing the clutch on my 60' Lark..BUT I started first by addressing what a lot of Studebaker owners complain about, oil leaks.. Last winter, I successfully replaced the felt seal, and fixed the stripped filler block on my 259, so far, the front of the engine is dry. Before I pull the tranny, I decided to replace the pan gasket.. everything has gone fine, the pan is out, cleaned, ready to go..
Hear is my challenge, It looks like the 4 bolt filler block will have to come out, to get the length wise pan gaskets in place, then reinstall the filler block. (in other words, the end of the pan gasket is sandwiched between the filler block and the engine block) I will most likely rip my front cover gasket doing this. my Stude shop manual says one can splice a piece of new gasket on the front cover.. Well, can you do this? Or should I bite the bullitt and take the front of the engine apart and replace the front cover gasket in one piece.
I should have done this last winter, but being relatively new to Stude's I did not see the connection.
Thanks for the help.
Dave
I just spent better than an hour looking at old post, got most of what I need answered, but still need some one to chime in..
I am replacing the clutch on my 60' Lark..BUT I started first by addressing what a lot of Studebaker owners complain about, oil leaks.. Last winter, I successfully replaced the felt seal, and fixed the stripped filler block on my 259, so far, the front of the engine is dry. Before I pull the tranny, I decided to replace the pan gasket.. everything has gone fine, the pan is out, cleaned, ready to go..
Hear is my challenge, It looks like the 4 bolt filler block will have to come out, to get the length wise pan gaskets in place, then reinstall the filler block. (in other words, the end of the pan gasket is sandwiched between the filler block and the engine block) I will most likely rip my front cover gasket doing this. my Stude shop manual says one can splice a piece of new gasket on the front cover.. Well, can you do this? Or should I bite the bullitt and take the front of the engine apart and replace the front cover gasket in one piece.
I should have done this last winter, but being relatively new to Stude's I did not see the connection.
Thanks for the help.
Dave
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