Something I learned as an apprentice mechanic in the late 1960's was simply this. Whenever an engine is removed for any reason that involved re-using it, then replace ALL the Welch/Core/Freeze plugs with brass in iron engines or stainless in alloy engines/heads. The TOP priority is always the ones in the back of the block, behind the flywheel, and/or cylinder head. I can absolutely guarantee you that if one of these steel rear plugs are not replaced, particularly in older cars, it will begin to leak as you reverse down the drive for the first time after major work. The chances of a rear welch plug leak is directly related to the degree of difficulty in replacing it once the engine [or trans] is back in place & the car is back in service. Murphy has no mercy for the lazy & cheap repairers.
Jamie correctly recognized a core plug, and not a freeze plug. Trainer at my first engine rebuild shop told me straight up. If he heard me call it a freeze plug, he would throw a wrench at me with deadly accuracy. Never called it that, lol.
We grew up calling them frost plugs, that’s just what everyone around here called them, we knew that’s not really what they were for but that’s the name that stuck.
@ I’ve heard Welch plugs here before but not in this application, on like a chainsaw carb where there’s passages necessary for machining but not for function the passages would be capped off with what we called Welch plugs.
I agree.. not a dodge.. buy I love old iron regardless of make... some are just higher on the list lol... dad's old lark had a 327 chevy with a muncie..next looking car.. wished I'd got to ride in it.. the stories of all the cars he had over the years.. I was born in the wrong generation lol
Once again I am totally impressed with your enthusiasm, eloquence and skills, you are the only person between so many wrecks and the crusher! Keep up the good greasy work!
This video is a great reminder for me to replace at least one, if not two, of the freeze plugs on the back of the 318 going into Llama Barn. I do not want to take it all apart again once its back in the car. Really cool to see that car get a new lease on life with your neighbor. Glad the previous owner hoarded all those extra parts and pieces for it.
My God! You have a sixties Studebaker and a 1st Gen Barracuda … in the same garage! I haven’t seen that since the last time I was in my garage! I thought maybe I was exclusive to that situation! Those Jeep interchange clutches will fit the Studebaker V8s. They are a heavy duty clutch and require that a couple of the springs get removed; otherwise, you’ll need an “Incredible Hulk” strength leg muscle to operate the clutch. In fact, they have been known to damage Studebaker clutch linkage parts (which the Jeep clutch was never engineered to work with) if you don’t get some spring out of it first. Probably a blessing in disguise that you couldn’t use it an the six.
“Freeze plugs” etc was an invention of salesmen and marketing departments so people wouldn’t fret and complain about obvious holes in their engine blocks. Anyone knowledgeable knew they were related to sand-casting iron. But people didn’t want to hear that their engine was cast in sand, either. Clever.
Yep, It made people feel that big companies loved and cared about them! 😁Of course, no factory service manual or any other official factory literature ever called them that. Only car magazines and maybe a Chiltons manual. The manufacturers didn't want to be liable when your block froze and busted !!
I had a 77 cutlass automatic with a center consaul shift , the cable broke so I would grab the steering column sleeve with both hands to get it in gear . Not even the other curb mechanics could drive it .
Funny, the "freeze plug" term fooled unschooled, shadetree boys in Western VA in the late 80s while fighting with a pair of 60s era Britts, a Silver Ghost & a Bentley. Imagine the power of the innernets that I've only just learned that 35 years later....
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As an FYI, Studebaker put a plate in the transmission tunnel near the firewall to make access to the top bellhousing bolts easy. The crossmember under the bellhousing is really a bellhousing mount, but also stiffens the frame. Studebaker started using those in 1954 due to frame flex in earlier cars. All of the bolts in those things are a pain but necessary to make the crossmember do its job. If you haven't found a clutch disc, check with Studebaker International, they should have one.
I assumed that’s what it was still used in these cars - to act as a frame brace. Good to know there is a plate, but it was no problem to get them from underneath with the engine drooped.
The freeze plug on the rear of the block rusting through was the reason my Challenger got parked back in the early 90s. I had lost access to the shop where I had access to a lift and I just didn’t think I could handle pulling and reinstalling a transmission in the driveway.
It's simply a Chevy Nova 194 / 153 clutch, not Studebaker. This was very late in the game and the whole engine, flywheel , bellhousing and clutch are standard Chevy parts.
Trick to make Kustom clutch alignment tool.... Take a socket extension and wrap with electrical tape to match ID of splines and then, the pilot bearing / bushing. Works perfect every time !
Ok, now I watched the entire video- very good one as always. Nice driver. You are very deliberate in your info in the videos. Very knowledgeable and nothing of a hack. Keep them coming and almost 🎉 50,000 subscribers!!! Bet you never thought you would get there so quick !
Even in the 50's and early 60's Studebaker was in some ways still advanced but not in other ways. The Avanti was an amazing car and was extremely fast. It set 29 speed records and was the worlds fastest production car until the Lamborghini Miura came out.
Not true, the record holder Avanti did 170. I have a pal that has his dads 57 Hawk with Bonneville time slip that did 173 in 1964. Neither were even remotely stock. Stock Avantis were pathetic for the time due to bad intake/exhaust design. I was next on the chassis dyno after a super charged avanti that did 183 hp tire HP. My non pumped 57 ebird did 228. Modifieds are not a production car power basis.
@danontherun5685 you need to research your facts before you make such claims. What I posted is all very easily verified with simple online searches. Any of the articles that were written on them from introduction to present are there and every one of them give basically the same thing.....right down to the issues they had with body production that delayed production and resulted in canceled orders and higher costs. Any of the people wanting to see which of us is correct just has to do a search for Studebaker Avanti speed records, Studebaker Avanti top speed, Studebaker Avanti, etc. to verify what I posted as there are hundreds of articles about it.
Somewhere there's a guy named "Stuart D. Baker" who owns a Studebaker... and remember, you can't have a Studebaker without a "Stud." (Jamie? Steve? Tom from Rocket? All three?)
Nice to see you using a brass replacement core plug. So many RUclipsrs use a steel one. Ugh. Whenget you DO get the correct clutch disc for replacement, highly recommend you get the flywheel resurfaced. Looks like heck!
My 18 year old son has trouble with a standard 5 speed, not so much the shifting but the clutch. He seems to think it’s an on/off switch rather than something that has to be gradually released 🤣
🇺🇸👍 My neighbors while growing up in Lakewood CA had a 2 door 65-66 Lark while my Mom had a 55 2 door Champion god cars. Good Video like your narrations, but don’t be to hard on yourself, for we all have been there, No one is Perfect.
That Studie had just the correct amount of crud slathered all over the back of the engine, starter, bell housing, transmission, etc. It was just as I remembered every car my friends and I worked on back in the '70's. The cars were 7-8 years old with 70,000 - 80,000 miles. One step from the boneyard!
A late 50's Golden Hawk or a supercharged 60's Avanti & I be very happy man! Too bad - they don't make Studebakers like they. used to... in fact, they don't make them at all.
Looking good J. That Stude was not recognizable and I’ve seen a few. Compliments on your willingness to work on that in that condition Under those conditions. (Damp and cold)
I used the NAPA version of the aviation forma gasket on a couple of intake manifold mounting studs that go into the cooling system of my 1952 Plymouth. 10 years later, not a hint of a leak.
I'm surprised that Studebaker was still using the Hill Holder at the end of their production,they offered them for many years and I remember Dad telling me that one of the late forties Chevrolet coupes had one on it too,there was one that hung on the wall in our outbuilding for years, I've been trying to remember what company manufactured these, I keep thinking Bendix but not sure
thank you for another great story, i think down here we called that 6 a red motor, 186 and 202 ci's in what we called Holdens. dunno, looks very familiar.
I had a friend.a lot of years ago..who loved old chevys..57 in peticular..he allso had a studebaker just like the one you have..only difference he allso loved 409.chevy motors..so he had that same studebaker only he put a 409.with tti power.and a 4 speed..wicked meen.
I do really enjoy your videos and I’m definitely a Mopar guy but I think I like this car a little too much I never knew I wanted one until now strange days indeed
Dangit !! I knew what would happen when you said Jeep !! Chevy is 1 1/8" ten spline, Jeep is 1". Go buy a clutch disc for a mid 1960's Chevy Nova with the 194 six or the 153 4 cylinder. It's 9 1/4" with 1 1/8" 10 spline.
This car was never expected to last nearly 60 years, but it has. Looks like there's a lot more work to undo the ravages of Father Time. IMHO now's the time to hot water pressure wash the entire undercarriage/underside and start putting together a parts list for further projects.
The elemental design engineering premise for Studebaker was "weight is the enemy". This was handed down by Raymond Loewy, Loewy Design Studios, who held the Studebaker design account for decades. Studebaker was always scaled down, minimal, smaller.
I drove over my work light thinking it was in FRONT of the rear wheel as I was just backing it up a couple of feet in the garage so I can use the jack on the front. still works plastic cover broke in half all leds are fine.
Where I live we have a place that rebuilds drum brake shoes and clutch disks. They mostly do big trucks but they take in classic car stuff too. It's a nice local option for me.
I really dig old Stoodes, must be the rooting for the underdog thing I suffer from. Hey, congrats on finding a pair of scissors! Did they toss you down and "sheep shear" you? Don't knock it 'til you're tried it. Hell of a Friday night, right there.... Now 11% more aerodynamic! Ok, I'll stop.... 🙂 - Ed on the Ridge
A tip that might help in the future: unless it’s for a gigantic clutch like say, on a semi truck, you don’t need a clutch alignment tool for Any vehicle as long as the pressure plate has the typical Three or four ‘windows’ That’ll allow you to see the outer edge of the clutch disc and pressure plate. Mount up the pressure plate and clutch to the flywheel and tighten just enough to still allow the clutch disk to be moved with your fingers on the outer edge. Make sure the edge of the clutch disc and the edge of the pressure plate are exactly the same at every window, you can see, Then torque down the pressure plate The transmission will stab in smooth as glass every time. That one second moment with the new challenger next to the Mitsubishi: Boy, that new challenger looks like a big fat pig(!) If only Dodge would’ve made the new challenger about the same size, as that Mitsubishi, that would be perfect!
never used one, till couple yrs ago.. ausie.. cos we don,t have specialized tools in aus, just tree wood..roo,s wombats, & casawarri,s that like to kill you, like every other plant anima in this country..
@@DeadDodgeGarage Had 5 alignment thingies mostly used once. every time somebody said you don't need one I was ready to go to the parts store $3 saves hours of cussing especially lying in a gutter under a car. This was late 70's early 80's on 60's and 70's junk
Groomed less furry pale face looking good. I am liking this Studebaker more and more as I see it more on your channel. I hope the Chevy II 6 shooter, 3 on the tree and that cool old Borg-Warner R10B overdrive AND the hill holder break lock stay around in that car, which I hope are made fully functional. While not as fun as a V8 car, I like this more modest power configuration car.
I’ve run into this a couple of times. I just visually check that the clutch disk is showing evenly at the side of all three facets of the pressure plate with the bolts hand tight. I’ve actually had more luck with that than using the proper tool on occasion. 22:38
So Jamie; Your wife make you shave your beard for the holiday? In passing, love the pictures of those two Challengers. P.S- That sure did look a lot like oil in that water pan. Oil and water don’t mix. From your video, that gunk you were screwdriving out of the freeze plug sure looked like muck/mud. I don’t know if radiator fluid left over time can break down things in the radiator to look like mud but it can’t be long with that crap will start circulating through the engine then…Kaput…one dead engine. Car probably Sat a long time and the gunk solidified.
I would love and this is kinda on my list of life things to do is buy like a /6 dart or something from someone like you fly across the country pick it up and have like new tires brakes and bearings and just gun it home with a socket set and a tuna sandwich. Every day i fire up that slant 6 truck and every day it starts no problem even with the pistons rattling in the bore. I like love it so much and i found out i can start it without a choke at 7 out because i have to pop the hood and manually adjust the choke since its a 318 chinese carb not the correct carter 2 barrel so the choke rod attach point is not right at all. Its actually about 2k miles one way and i bet i could do it in one go and only overheat like 10 times going up mountains.
Measure twice, order once... I think that's how the saying goes. I've even ordered the same wrong part twice. I'm still working on getting that one down.
Jamie you just could have cleaned up the old clutch and got the part number off it and cross referenced it and found a cheaper clutch and that pressure plate will have a part number too
Doin 1, might as well do them all while easy to access. 👍 garden hose flush and shop vacuum to help remove debris. You need a 14 yo son flunky 😅 it's how my dad trained me 😂. So that by the time I was 16 I could totally rebuild my 66 barracuda bumper to bumper.
Ive never used that aviation sealant but i have always used Indian Head sealant on freeze plugs. It may be the same thing, not sure. Its a old school shellac.
Something I learned as an apprentice mechanic in the late 1960's was simply this. Whenever an engine is removed for any reason that involved re-using it, then replace ALL the Welch/Core/Freeze plugs with brass in iron engines or stainless in alloy engines/heads. The TOP priority is always the ones in the back of the block, behind the flywheel, and/or cylinder head. I can absolutely guarantee you that if one of these steel rear plugs are not replaced, particularly in older cars, it will begin to leak as you reverse down the drive for the first time after major work. The chances of a rear welch plug leak is directly related to the degree of difficulty in replacing it once the engine [or trans] is back in place & the car is back in service.
Murphy has no mercy for the lazy & cheap repairers.
Smart!
Jamie correctly recognized a core plug, and not a freeze plug. Trainer at my first engine rebuild shop told me straight up. If he heard me call it a freeze plug, he would throw a wrench at me with deadly accuracy. Never called it that, lol.
We grew up calling them frost plugs, that’s just what everyone around here called them, we knew that’s not really what they were for but that’s the name that stuck.
Here in the land of Oz*, we call them 'Welch' plugs, ... lens type & cup type.
[*Oztralia]
@ I’ve heard Welch plugs here before but not in this application, on like a chainsaw carb where there’s passages necessary for machining but not for function the passages would be capped off with what we called Welch plugs.
Well that seems extreme. Haha.
@@DeadDodgeGaragebased on it’s location and what came out of it we could get away with calling this one a butt plug, no?
I like this Stude. Not love as in Mopar, but theres just something cool about it. Im glad to watch you repair it and glad Steve is saving it.
It isn’t a bad looking car!!I kind of like it also!
I agree.. not a dodge.. buy I love old iron regardless of make... some are just higher on the list lol... dad's old lark had a 327 chevy with a muncie..next looking car.. wished I'd got to ride in it.. the stories of all the cars he had over the years.. I was born in the wrong generation lol
The sheer VOLUME of cars you work on (and video for us) is impressive. I'm not even a "Dodge" guy but I just subbed after lurking for a while.
Once again I am totally impressed with your enthusiasm, eloquence and skills, you are the only person between so many wrecks and the crusher! Keep up the good greasy work!
I think you just disclosed the secret sauce in the Sea foam,
And I use often, good Stuff...👍🇺🇲🏁
Popping the block plug opened a portal to hell. Another great vid. Tks.
Another great video Jamie!👍🏻
Cars like this have really grown on me over the years. I love that roof line in contrast to the body. ❤
Mr. Kilmer trades exclusively in outrage so, I discount his views.
Yep, Scotty is an outrage artist. But, there are plenty of "not-smart people" out there to be suckers for his show.
As high strung as he is does anyone else wonder if he is on cocaine or some other drugs?
@@todddenio3200 I think he just drinks a lot of coffee.
and clickbait titles 😂
Based on his titles I thought he died of some awful disease years ago and stopped looking for new content.
That car is going to be really fun. I love driving my 68 Valiant 225 slant.
This video is a great reminder for me to replace at least one, if not two, of the freeze plugs on the back of the 318 going into Llama Barn. I do not want to take it all apart again once its back in the car. Really cool to see that car get a new lease on life with your neighbor. Glad the previous owner hoarded all those extra parts and pieces for it.
Yeah, do that. Haha.
My God! You have a sixties Studebaker and a 1st Gen Barracuda … in the same garage! I haven’t seen that since the last time I was in my garage! I thought maybe I was exclusive to that situation!
Those Jeep interchange clutches will fit the Studebaker V8s. They are a heavy duty clutch and require that a couple of the springs get removed; otherwise, you’ll need an “Incredible Hulk” strength leg muscle to operate the clutch. In fact, they have been known to damage Studebaker clutch linkage parts (which the Jeep clutch was never engineered to work with) if you don’t get some spring out of it first. Probably a blessing in disguise that you couldn’t use it an the six.
“Freeze plugs” etc was an invention of salesmen and marketing departments so people wouldn’t fret and complain about obvious holes in their engine blocks. Anyone knowledgeable knew they were related to sand-casting iron. But people didn’t want to hear that their engine was cast in sand, either. Clever.
Yep, It made people feel that big companies loved and cared about them! 😁Of course, no factory service manual or any other official factory literature ever called them that. Only car magazines and maybe a Chiltons manual. The manufacturers didn't want to be liable when your block froze and busted !!
Yes Jaimie let’s keep The Secrets of the Column Shift just between us. Others are not allowed to know these secrets…
I had a 77 cutlass automatic with a center consaul shift , the cable broke so I would grab the steering column sleeve with both hands to get it in gear . Not even the other curb mechanics could drive it .
Funny, the "freeze plug" term fooled unschooled, shadetree boys in Western VA in the late 80s while fighting with a pair of 60s era Britts, a Silver Ghost & a Bentley. Imagine the power of the innernets that I've only just learned that 35 years later....
As an FYI, Studebaker put a plate in the transmission tunnel near the firewall to make access to the top bellhousing bolts easy. The crossmember under the bellhousing is really a bellhousing mount, but also stiffens the frame. Studebaker started using those in 1954 due to frame flex in earlier cars. All of the bolts in those things are a pain but necessary to make the crossmember do its job. If you haven't found a clutch disc, check with Studebaker International, they should have one.
I assumed that’s what it was still used in these cars - to act as a frame brace. Good to know there is a plate, but it was no problem to get them from underneath with the engine drooped.
The freeze plug on the rear of the block rusting through was the reason my Challenger got parked back in the early 90s. I had lost access to the shop where I had access to a lift and I just didn’t think I could handle pulling and reinstalling a transmission in the driveway.
Looking respectable, I hope you’re not getting a real job 😂
It's simply a Chevy Nova 194 / 153 clutch, not Studebaker. This was very late in the game and the whole engine, flywheel , bellhousing and clutch are standard Chevy parts.
JAMIE, the plug on plugs was a good plug.😂
Nailed it. Haha
@@DeadDodgeGarage another reason we enjoy just listening (not just hearing) to you 👍
Love Studebakers !!
Thank you for not sharing the sacred 🙏 secrets , of the
3 on the tree , Jamie .
Trick to make Kustom clutch alignment tool.... Take a socket extension and wrap with electrical tape to match ID of splines and then, the pilot bearing / bushing. Works perfect every time !
Ok, now I watched the entire video- very good one as always. Nice driver. You are very deliberate in your info in the videos. Very knowledgeable and nothing of a hack. Keep them coming and almost 🎉 50,000 subscribers!!! Bet you never thought you would get there so quick !
I sure didn’t. Haha. I reckon it’s going to happen tomorrow…
Even in the 50's and early 60's Studebaker was in some ways still advanced but not in other ways. The Avanti was an amazing car and was extremely fast. It set 29 speed records and was the worlds fastest production car until the Lamborghini Miura came out.
Not true, the record holder Avanti did 170. I have a pal that has his dads 57 Hawk with Bonneville time slip that did 173 in 1964. Neither were even remotely stock. Stock Avantis were pathetic for the time due to bad intake/exhaust design. I was next on the chassis dyno after a super charged avanti that did 183 hp tire HP. My non pumped 57 ebird did 228. Modifieds are not a production car power basis.
@danontherun5685 you need to research your facts before you make such claims. What I posted is all very easily verified with simple online searches. Any of the articles that were written on them from introduction to present are there and every one of them give basically the same thing.....right down to the issues they had with body production that delayed production and resulted in canceled orders and higher costs. Any of the people wanting to see which of us is correct just has to do a search for Studebaker Avanti speed records, Studebaker Avanti top speed, Studebaker Avanti, etc. to verify what I posted as there are hundreds of articles about it.
Jamie, you look useful as well as decorative now. Love the content.
Somewhere there's a guy named "Stuart D. Baker" who owns a Studebaker... and remember, you can't have a Studebaker without a "Stud." (Jamie? Steve? Tom from Rocket? All three?)
Looks like a fun car to drive! Great to see this one getting saved. Personally, I like oddball cars and this is one for sure.
Problem with rare and oddball cars is that parts can be hard to come by and mostly on the expensive side.
Such a cool little car... love it and good work... but boy you were up against some bad luck but worked through it so well.
Nice to see you using a brass replacement core plug. So many RUclipsrs use a steel one. Ugh. Whenget you DO get the correct clutch disc for replacement, highly recommend you get the flywheel resurfaced. Looks like heck!
Oh, I completely agree… what may be tricky is finding someone talented enough to cut the stepped flywheel precisely.
I'm enjoying this video, as I've enjoyed all your vids 👌 Thank you for continuing to share! Also, slightly premature congrats on 50K subs!
Thank you!!
You can try to explain how "3 on a tree" works and they still won't comprehend.
They’d have to actually watch my videos first 😂
My 18 year old son has trouble with a standard 5 speed, not so much the shifting but the clutch. He seems to think it’s an on/off switch rather than something that has to be gradually released 🤣
Great video! You look way better trimmed up! Happy holidays!
🇺🇸👍 My neighbors while growing up in Lakewood CA had a 2 door 65-66 Lark while my Mom had a 55 2 door Champion god cars. Good Video like your narrations, but don’t be to hard on yourself, for we all have been there, No one is Perfect.
"Giant Pain in the Hawk" sounds like a great slogan for a t-shirt. 😝
That Studie had just the correct amount of crud slathered all over the back of the engine, starter, bell housing, transmission, etc. It was just as I remembered every car my friends and I worked on back in the '70's. The cars were 7-8 years old with 70,000 - 80,000 miles. One step from the boneyard!
That undercarriage shot gave me flashbacks, I can almost smell the oil, sludge and general funk!!
Had a 62 2 door Stud, with 289 4bbl, great car!
Fine looking vehicle! Relatable trying to get parts and forgetting this or that. Especially like with this 50 year old hodge podge or parts car.
A late 50's Golden Hawk or a supercharged 60's Avanti & I be very happy man! Too bad - they don't make Studebakers like they. used to... in fact, they don't make them at all.
Looking good J.
That Stude was not recognizable and I’ve seen a few.
Compliments on your willingness to work on that in that condition
Under those conditions. (Damp and cold)
I used the NAPA version of the aviation forma gasket on a couple of intake manifold mounting studs that go into the cooling system of my 1952 Plymouth. 10 years later, not a hint of a leak.
I'd love to pick up that old Chevy, but I don't have the skills to put door handles back in it :) that was a great era of styling!
thank you for showing this sir.
oh, murphy lived in my pocket for a few years. nice guy.
I'm surprised that Studebaker was still using the Hill Holder at the end of their production,they offered them for many years and I remember Dad telling me that one of the late forties Chevrolet coupes had one on it too,there was one that hung on the wall in our outbuilding for years, I've been trying to remember what company manufactured these, I keep thinking Bendix but not sure
Did not realize that was a Chevy engine with Chevy bell housing. Nice!
thank you for another great story, i think down here we called that 6 a red motor, 186 and 202 ci's in what we called Holdens. dunno, looks very familiar.
I thought the hill start thing was net, never seen that before, good video cheers
Marvels Mystery Oil, seafoam, Lucas products, I use them all! Bullet proof high quality stuff from the 1920s till now!
I had a friend.a lot of years ago..who loved old chevys..57 in peticular..he allso had a studebaker just like the one you have..only difference he allso loved 409.chevy motors..so he had that same studebaker only he put a 409.with tti power.and a 4 speed..wicked meen.
That Valiant sign looks awesome
It’s in need of some paint based love, but I’ll probably just hang it up anyway. Currently it’s right in the way of everything. Checks out
In that specific example. If you're going fast enough to want a speedometer check, you're going too fast :-) It's improving exponentially!
I do really enjoy your videos and I’m definitely a Mopar guy but I think I like this car a little too much I never knew I wanted one until now strange days indeed
I must say, I've been using the steak sauce you so aptly named, on cork gaskets and, uh, may! It works fabulously on cork.
Dangit !! I knew what would happen when you said Jeep !! Chevy is 1 1/8" ten spline, Jeep is 1". Go buy a clutch disc for a mid 1960's Chevy Nova with the 194 six or the 153 4 cylinder. It's 9 1/4"
with 1 1/8" 10 spline.
This car was never expected to last nearly 60 years, but it has. Looks like there's a lot more work to undo the ravages of Father Time. IMHO now's the time to hot water pressure wash the entire undercarriage/underside and start putting together a parts list for further projects.
This, even just a rust reformer spray bomb would add years to the lifespan of this classic
The elemental design engineering premise for Studebaker was "weight is the enemy". This was handed down by Raymond Loewy, Loewy Design Studios, who held the Studebaker design account for decades. Studebaker was always scaled down, minimal, smaller.
3 on the tree? How about a 5 on the tree??? A Gen Z nightmare- urban legend of terror...
Are you talking about that french car? I've owned a few 3 on the tree cars but 5 blew my mind.
Yip 5 on the tree , I've driven a van or truck or 2 like that.
@@VC.valiant That's amazing! I only knew of a french car that had it. Didn't know there were more.
I believe Mercedes had a 4 on the tree .....have to re-research that....
@@StevenAndrews-r2vyep, a buddy had a 1953 Mercedes 300 with a 4 speed on the column, smoothest shifting trans ever.
I drove over my work light thinking it was in FRONT of the rear wheel as I was just backing it up a couple of feet in the garage so I can use the jack on the front. still works plastic cover broke in half all leds are fine.
I ran over my phone once…
Where I live we have a place that rebuilds drum brake shoes and clutch disks. They mostly do big trucks but they take in classic car stuff too. It's a nice local option for me.
Really wish I had one nearby. The closest is several hours. But I may contact them when the time comes.
my whole 21 years of living i always heard it as freeze plugs
I learned to drive on a column shift manual. So did my sister.
Who's Scotty Kilmer? Cheers! 😎👍🏎🏁🏁
This Studebaker reminds me of the AMC Rambler. Always wanted one, but were hard to find due to lack of social media.
I’ve heard that a lot - and I definitely see it.
I really dig old Stoodes, must be the rooting for the underdog thing I suffer from.
Hey, congrats on finding a pair of scissors! Did they toss you down and "sheep shear"
you?
Don't knock it 'til you're tried it. Hell of a Friday night, right there....
Now 11% more aerodynamic!
Ok, I'll stop.... 🙂
- Ed on the Ridge
A tip that might help in the future: unless it’s for a gigantic clutch like say, on a semi truck, you don’t need a clutch alignment tool for Any vehicle as long as the pressure plate has the typical Three or four ‘windows’ That’ll allow you to see the outer edge of the clutch disc and pressure plate. Mount up the pressure plate and clutch to the flywheel and tighten just enough to still allow the clutch disk to be moved with your fingers on the outer edge. Make sure the edge of the clutch disc and the edge of the pressure plate are exactly the same at every window, you can see, Then torque down the pressure plate The transmission will stab in smooth as glass every time.
That one second moment with the new challenger next to the Mitsubishi: Boy, that new challenger looks like a big fat pig(!)
If only Dodge would’ve made the new challenger about the same size, as that Mitsubishi, that would be perfect!
Hey, I’ve done that before. But I like the security the tool offers. Also… yeah, they’re not small cars.
never used one, till couple yrs ago.. ausie.. cos we don,t have specialized tools in aus, just tree wood..roo,s wombats, & casawarri,s that like to kill you, like every other plant anima in this country..
A piece of aluminum flashing rolled up makes a universal alignment tool ,
@@DeadDodgeGarage Had 5 alignment thingies mostly used once. every time somebody said you don't need one I was ready to go to the parts store $3 saves hours of cussing especially lying in a gutter under a car. This was late 70's early 80's on 60's and 70's junk
Water jacket stew, yum!- I know that smell!
That engine is running good, but like the clutch, probably not for long.
Groomed less furry pale face looking good. I am liking this Studebaker more and more as I see it more on your channel. I hope the Chevy II 6 shooter, 3 on the tree and that cool old Borg-Warner R10B overdrive AND the hill holder break lock stay around in that car, which I hope are made fully functional. While not as fun as a V8 car, I like this more modest power configuration car.
The 70's PULL TAB from a Pabst Blue Ribbon or some such in the trunk was telling a story...
I’ve run into this a couple of times. I just visually check that the clutch disk is showing evenly at the side of all three facets of the pressure plate with the bolts hand tight. I’ve actually had more luck with that than using the proper tool on occasion. 22:38
That works too. This worked perfectly though. It popped right in.
This would be so much fun with a few hop up goody’s on that six and a Tremec 5spd.
That new beard is LIT!
I know it wasn’t meant to but “A giant pain in the Hawk” just came off funny.
Haha. Nice.
Ahhh,Gasket Goo,Aviation as you call it.Swear buy it for thermostat housings and waterpumps,With the paper gasket of course.
Don't be so hard on your self 💪😊
That's the result of stop leak
Hey....that was my missing 10mm that you vacuumed up!
Noooooo!
So Jamie;
Your wife make you shave your beard for the holiday? In passing, love the pictures of those two Challengers.
P.S- That sure did look a lot like oil in that water pan. Oil and water don’t mix.
From your video, that gunk you were screwdriving out of the freeze plug sure looked like muck/mud. I don’t know if radiator fluid left over time can break down things in the radiator to look like mud but it can’t be long with that crap will start circulating through the engine then…Kaput…one dead engine. Car probably Sat a long time and the gunk solidified.
How much are you asking for the Impala
$4000 or best. DeadDodgeGarage@gmail.com
I would love and this is kinda on my list of life things to do is buy like a /6 dart or something from someone like you fly across the country pick it up and have like new tires brakes and bearings and just gun it home with a socket set and a tuna sandwich.
Every day i fire up that slant 6 truck and every day it starts no problem even with the pistons rattling in the bore. I like love it so much and i found out i can start it without a choke at 7 out because i have to pop the hood and manually adjust the choke since its a 318 chinese carb not the correct carter 2 barrel so the choke rod attach point is not right at all.
Its actually about 2k miles one way and i bet i could do it in one go and only overheat like 10 times going up mountains.
10 times? That ain’t so bad.
3 on the tree? Where is this tree and why is there two brake pedals? 😂😂
Lol
Enjoyed thanks again.
I learned to drive stick on a 45 Willys Jeep. 3 speed on the tree.
I too have had to reassemble things with worn out parts, it hurts the sole.
Measure twice, order once... I think that's how the saying goes. I've even ordered the same wrong part twice. I'm still working on getting that one down.
I’m sure you’re right. I’ve never been one for listening to good advice…
Looks like the inside of my 360..I really have to try and power wash that out while I’m replacing my core plugs
Lucky the donk's oK, looks about right size for a Jag 6. Pitty ya sold it .But evem them chev 6s sound good with a Cam. (doesnt everything)
Personally, I keep my beard short in summer and long in winter but you do you 😂. (In reality I trim it when it starts to annoy me or my wife)
Yeah that last one is what happened. Lol.
Should have kept it, never would have failed.... Note, I love Studebakers...even the Chevybakers.
This will make a nice little hot rod.
Please consider getting a laser pointer to point at the greasy parts you are talking about.
Brilliant! But I’m probably not going to do that honestly.
I had forgotten how much those 60's model Chevrolet 6's leaked oil.
The valve cover on this one was loose for… I’m guessing years? It doesn’t look too greasy elsewhere.
Just saying Scotty Kilmers name will make a person nauseous! lol Seafoam is great , just added the high mileage to my gas and oil the other day!
In my neck of the woods, we have a shop that will rebuild clutch plates.
I’m looking for one…
Like Freddy Fender sang, Wasted days and wasted nights! I'm sure we'll be seeing more of the Stude. I guess you don't play drums for CCR anymore.
Jamie you just could have cleaned up the old clutch and got the part number off it and cross referenced it and found a cheaper clutch and that pressure plate will have a part number too
Or use the clutch from the parts car
Seafoam and B12 are preferable, with the Lucas stuff also fine.
Love bingo reference 😅
see also song Studebaker by Warren Zevon.
this old guy thanks you for the laugh's.
Yeah that clutch has seen things. Missing two springs and another broken one.
Given that the springs are opposite of eachother, I think that was intentional.
Your block has dysentary
🤢🤮
Doin 1, might as well do them all while easy to access. 👍 garden hose flush and shop vacuum to help remove debris. You need a 14 yo son flunky 😅 it's how my dad trained me 😂. So that by the time I was 16 I could totally rebuild my 66 barracuda bumper to bumper.
No. Lol. All of the side plugs looked fine, and they are no easier to do from underneath. Yeah, I do need a flunky.
@@DeadDodgeGarage Wait don't you have an Allen and a Jordan?
Good job Fancy pants.
Ive never used that aviation sealant but i have always used Indian Head sealant on freeze plugs. It may be the same thing, not sure. Its a old school shellac.