1960 lark on Ebay

[jedmu0940]

I am interested as to why the supercharger that's from a G.Hawk has a
dipstick?,and not a connection to the engine.Did anybody notice this?
Jack

1955 SPEEDSTER LEMON/LIME
1955 SPEEDSTER RED & WHITE
1964 R2 GT HAWK (SID)
http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n...f3061sized.jpg
http://s337.photobucket.com/albums/n...er/th_A3-1.jpg
http://s337.photobucket.com/albums/n...r/th_5f_12.jpg

[mbstude]

Didn't all VS57's have dipsticks?

Matthew Burnette
Hazlehurst, GA

[JeffDeWitt]

OK... what about the Lark on eBay?

Jeff DeWitt
http://carolinastudes.net

[jedmu0940]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1960-...1%7C240%3A1318

1955 SPEEDSTER LEMON/LIME
1955 SPEEDSTER RED & WHITE
1964 R2 GT HAWK (SID)
http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n...f3061sized.jpg
http://s337.photobucket.com/albums/n...er/th_A3-1.jpg
http://s337.photobucket.com/albums/n...r/th_5f_12.jpg

[rockne10]

That lark was built in 1060 A.D. and, like all VS57's, has a dipstick.

[StudeRich]

Well Jack, maybe you better run outside and check the oil on your dipstick on the R2 Hawk! [:0]


StudeRich at Studebakers Northwest -Ferndale,WA

[bams50]

Much discussion on this car here:

http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.c...TOPIC_ID=27751

Robert (Bob) Andrews Owner- Studebakeracres- on the IoMT (Island of Misfit Toys!)
Parish, central NY 13131

"Some people live for the rules, I live for exceptions"- 311

"Do they all not, by mere virtue of having survived as relics of a bygone era, amass a level of respect perhaps not accorded to them when they were new?"

[jedmu0940]

To StudeRich; I know my R2 has a dip stick however, my thinking was that all adjustable belt
model superchargers were engine oil fed, that is why the bearings failed from bad oil resulting
in the change to a closed systems,that brings me back to my origional question,were all VR units engine oil fed?
Jack

1955 SPEEDSTER LEMON/LIME
1955 SPEEDSTER RED & WHITE
1964 R2 GT HAWK (SID)
http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n...f3061sized.jpg
http://s337.photobucket.com/albums/n...er/th_A3-1.jpg
http://s337.photobucket.com/albums/n...r/th_5f_12.jpg

[Gary1953]

Rockne10,
Are you sure it was built in 1060 A.D.?


Gary Sanders
Nixa, MO
President Toy Studebaker Collectors Club. Have an interest in Toy Studebakers? Contact me for details.

[rockne10]

quote:Are you sure it was built in 1060 A.D.?

You're right, Gary. It may have been built before that and only registered in 1060.[)]
That's what the ad says!

Just adding some levity at the expense of the seller's typo.

[BobPalma]

quote:Originally posted by jedmu0940

To StudeRich; I know my R2 has a dip stick however, my thinking was that all adjustable belt model superchargers were engine oil fed, that is why the bearings failed from bad oil resulting
in the change to a closed systems,that brings me back to my original question, were all VR units engine oil fed?
Jack

In a word, Jack: No. All Studebaker superchargers 1957-1964 model years, regardless of model, had their own oiling system independent of the engine oiling system. There was virtually no difference between variable-ratio and fixed-ratio blowers in that regard.

You may have been confusing this with the McCulloch supercharger used on 300 HP 1957 Fords and Thunderbirds. The Ford unit shared the engine's oiling system, but was a completely different supercharger that bears little resemblance to the Studebaker type. BP

[Gary1953]

I'm sorry Rockne10 I should have read the add.


Gary Sanders
Nixa, MO
President Toy Studebaker Collectors Club. Have an interest in Toy Studebakers? Contact me for details.

[jedmu0940]

Thanks Bob, for clearing this oiling issue up.
Jack

1955 SPEEDSTER LEMON/LIME
1955 SPEEDSTER RED & WHITE
1964 R2 GT HAWK (SID)
http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n...f3061sized.jpg
http://s337.photobucket.com/albums/n...er/th_A3-1.jpg
http://s337.photobucket.com/albums/n...r/th_5f_12.jpg

[BobPalma]

You're welcome. BP