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Well I painted the new heavy duty front sway bar hoy Pink to match the other suspension highlight and thought I would get it installed this weekend. Oddly the straps that hold the new bushings to the control arms and frame brackets are not deep enough to hold the bushing and make the connection. I called SI and sent pictures and am awaiting an answer / response from the shop that fashioned them..... Anyone have any insight??

Thanks Zedman. My bellow/seal is hard but I simply put it in backwards for now.... My washer bottle removal didn't work as well as I wished. One of the bolts came out fine. The other (outboard) just spun and spun. I ended up cutting the bolt with a hacksaw blade. Found out that the bottle split allowing the embedded nut to spin.... Couldn't find a replacement bottle so after some YouTube search I found an epoxy & gauze patch idea that holds water. I will reinstall the tank with the one bolt and some heavy duty Velcro on the other side....

I have 5 Grand Daughters........ 4 of the 5 think it to be very cool also (#5 is only 6 month old....) It all started w/ Hot Pink rear seat belts.... LOL

Just found that out, thanks....

They did post an outage warning a couple of days ago. If you just hit the main page, https://studebakerdriversclub.com/ you get the following:

I can't even get the page... tried to email the webmaster and got this Sorry, we were unable to deliver your message to the following address. <webmaster@forum.studebakerdriversclub.com>: 525: 5.7.13 Disabled recipient address

That's pretty darn good, especially for a machine to write it. It goofed the picture, but the line about going down the highway running hot, is dead on!!

look on page 40 of the parts book. part numbers 1558666 and 1558315. the diagram does not show this explicitly.

Thanks. That’s the conclusion we reached, however I haven’t seen that part on a diagram in the parts catalog. I’ll look to see if it’s addressed in the shop manual Our diesel motorhome also returns unused fuel to the tank. In this situation the returning fuel is warmer than the fuel in the tank. Over time and as the fuel level in the tank decreases the fuel temperature can increase to a point where performance can be negatively impacted. We’ve made a practice of filling the tank after we’ve used about half the fuel, or about 60 gallons, particularly on hot days. Just need to find a new kicker.

your high idle could be caused by a throttle kicker with a vacuum leak. replacing it should help. the way the stock kicker works is that high vacuum in the engine pulls the plunger back. as vacuum drops, like when the engine is about to stall, the plunger goes back out to increase engine rpm.

the smaller line that goes to the tank is the fuel return line. it helps cool the fuel, and, at least in theory, helps with vapor lock.

Dave’s voicemail box is full. I’ll try the kicker adjustment suggestion when the car is back on the ground. I’m fortunate to have a friend/neighbor/car enthusiast who has a nice shop setup in his pole barn and has a retired mechanic who works a few hours a day at a reasonable rate to do most of the work. We were under it yesterday and found a few more parts that are in need of replacing. For lack of a better description, the plunger on the kicker feels sticky, crusty and requires quite a bit of effort to push in. Maybe that’s normal and a small adjustment will resolve the issue? Another peculiarity we discovered is a second fuel line running alongside the fuel line shown in the parts diagram, with the drain plug on the driver’s side, that goes from the fuel pump back to the fuel tank. I didn’t see a tread that covered the subject, so I’m adding it to this one. Should I start a separate thread for that or are a fuel line and a throttle kicker close enough relatives for the same thread?

RQB3263/81/305 .... LOOKS great ... i want to do it to3263 in 2026 yaaaaa. since it doesnt look like i will be doing a rear disc brake conversion ... where did you get the headers ?? and valve covers ?? i wonder if the valve covers will fit with A/C ?? i will check today ....best wishes BILL IN FLORIDA

If you have a replacement MC it could be metric threads and you will need an adapter.

Get one from Myer’s Studebaker, Nostalgic Motors or Studebaker International…at least you’ll know they’re correct. Also…you may well need to bleed the brakes after opening the system up. The best thing to do is convert it to a mechanical brake switch.

...."and there ya have it"

The brake lights no longer work on my 63 Avanti. I checked the fuse, it looked fine but I replaced it with a new one. That did not solve the problem. So I ordered a brake light switch and went to install it and discovered that the threaded part is too small in diameter and does not fit or match the old part. I checked a couple different sources and they all give me the same part numbers and the same part as the one I already have in my hand. What’s going on? Is it possible? I have a non-standard master cylinder? I don’t think so. Here’s the new part that I have that does not fit.

Dave’s Tel#. 978 897 3158

Dave Thibeault is the ‘go to’ guy for a new throttle kicker…. They are not rebuildable .

It uses a special resistor, not the stock resistor. Also requires a new bracket for the resistor. The condenser is removed from the distributor. The stock coil is replaced with a Transigniter coil. The tachometer sending unit needs to be replaced. Did you try adjusting the plunger on the throttle kicker?

Thanks. I’ll measure the voltages to confirm. The transistorized ignition I plan to install it the factory option #196. It is not a full electronic ignition. To my original questions. Does the installation of the transistorized ignition eliminate the ignition resistor? If not, where can I order one? Can the throttle kicker be reconditioned/rebuilt? If not, where can I order one?

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Hello Dwight, let’s first wait for Jim’s reaction. / Thanks, Paul

Hi, Paul, For some unknown reason I never thought to look under the rubber boot. I have sent pictures of my second Avanti booster to Jim Lime and am waiting to hear back from him. The pix of the second booster are below. --Dwight