just tore down the engine out of 63-3623 and found 1 broken piston skirt and a damaged pinch bolt, i guess someone didnt tighten it properly, so i am in need of a pinch bolt and i have to find out what pistons these are. also how hard is it to find a R3 style oil pan, this one has alot of pitting on the bottom, I was cleaning the rust off and found holes , Can i use a regular oil pan and drill out the area for the extra oil fill. if so , anyone have one, i looked on SI but didnt see any.
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I've got a bucket full of pinch bolts and you can have one for the postage.
A photo of the piston would help identifying it. A standard R2 would be flat top. A standard 289" would be dished.
If we needed to repair a few pinholes in the bottom of an R3 pan, thorough caustic washing, neutralizing and then spray welding is one option.
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Sad news--did the piston damage the cylinder walls? The oil pan, if it is a R3, it is simply a standard pan, with an extra sump from another pan spliced and welded on, drilled for an extra filler. Probably could take a saw, cut off the bottom and weld on the bottom of a good pan, easier than spray welding or trying to patch the old one. R3 experts will chime in, don't think it would affect value either way as yours is a clone anyway.
I'd be tempted to get a good pan, and put it on and forgo the extra filler.
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Doesn't the R3 Oil pan also have the Crankcase Breather Tube welded on the right side, like the R1 and R2? Also the Windage Trays are inside. I would repair it by welding it up, these are way too rare to find or toss.StudeRich
Second Generation Stude Driver,
Proud '54 Starliner Owner
SDC Member Since 1967
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Last edited by Endl98; 09-21-2016, 12:45 PM.1 Family owned 63 Studebaker Avanti 63r-1705 White with Orange interior , R2 4 speed.
Just purchased 63r-3623 R2 was a auto now dressed to a R3 with a4speed.
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yes .030 , and the skirt is broken off at the end, no cracks, im glad it didnt come apart and that i decided to pull the engine down to see what is inside. who sells the silvolite pistons on here?1 Family owned 63 Studebaker Avanti 63r-1705 White with Orange interior , R2 4 speed.
Just purchased 63r-3623 R2 was a auto now dressed to a R3 with a4speed.
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Yeah, that is not an R3 Pan, it has no Oil Filler Pipe just the Breather Tube Pipe, also no deep sump, just an R1/R2 Oil Pan.StudeRich
Second Generation Stude Driver,
Proud '54 Starliner Owner
SDC Member Since 1967
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Originally posted by Endl98 View Postyes .030 , and the skirt is broken off at the end, no cracks, im glad it didnt come apart and that i decided to pull the engine down to see what is inside. who sells the silvolite pistons on here?
EMAIL: http://studerich@yahoo.comStudeRich
Second Generation Stude Driver,
Proud '54 Starliner Owner
SDC Member Since 1967
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really, it has a long filler tube that goes up to the valve cover and a dipstick just above it. the other R2 engine ive seen do not have it. everything else on the engine is cloned pretty good. the tube has a welded on piece that goes to the valve cover. i actually think this extra filler is stupid, there is 4 oil caps on the engine as it is, why need a 5th?Last edited by Endl98; 09-21-2016, 01:51 PM.1 Family owned 63 Studebaker Avanti 63r-1705 White with Orange interior , R2 4 speed.
Just purchased 63r-3623 R2 was a auto now dressed to a R3 with a4speed.
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ok. that settles that, are oil pans expensive to where I should repair this one or are the cheap like a chevy?1 Family owned 63 Studebaker Avanti 63r-1705 White with Orange interior , R2 4 speed.
Just purchased 63r-3623 R2 was a auto now dressed to a R3 with a4speed.
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