V8 crankshaft end play check

[M-Webb]

Now that I have the crank installed by in my 289 and the bearing clearances checked out to good, I went to check the end play clearance, suppose to be...

[Tturley]

Planning on pulling the heads from my 289 Hawk this winter for some maintenance. The one item that I don’t see online is head bolts, are they readily...

[Tturley]

Planning on pulling the heads from my 289 Hawk this winter for some maintenance. The one item that I don’t see online is head bolts, are they readily...

[M-Webb]

Anybody know what the seemingly extra casting parts are for on the standard V8 exhaust manifolds? I don't think they have any use after install, but maybe...

[JoeHall]

Many here are aware of our Stude's pistons' markings for correct installation; usually a notch on top of the piston, which is to be pointed to front of...

[Kato]

Last summer I had a local shop that works on many classic cars pull the 289 from my 62 Hawk to do a refresh. The bottom end was solid and we rebuilt the...

[M-Webb]

As most of you guys know, I'm rebuilding my 289 full flow V8. I had everything ready to put the crank back in today, which I did. I decided to go ahead...

[M-Webb]

And crazy as it seems, it worked!

I am putting a NV4500 trans behind my 289 motor and the trans has a Chevy type input shaft. As such, it...

[M-Webb]

For the crank main bearings, for putting in new ones, does it matter what order the 3 middle ones go in, and also top vs bottom? It looks to me that...

[mrkstudebaker]

Good evening everyone,
been having some rough idle, and popping out of the tailpipe. Did compression test. I had four cylinders that were 120 pounds,...

[thehotrodder]

I have a Studebaker V8 in a champ pickup that will not hold a front main seal. I have ordered a new stock front hub/damper (the flat plate style) but......

[M-Webb]

I've watched all the Jim Maxey videos a few times and am starting on putting my V8 back together. 1 question I have is the order sequence of how to do...

[M-Webb]

I'm finally done tearing my motor apart and now getting to actually going the other way putting it back together. I got the cam bearings replaced and...

[DougHolverson]

Has anybody converted a 232 V8 engine to a neoprene front seal? What are the parts numbers?...

[Skip Lackie]

This may have been asked before, but I'm too lazy to try to find it. I have a couple of gallons of Shell Rotella synthetic 15W-40 Diesel motor oil left...