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Sherwood Egbert’s salary at Studebaker was about ….?…. the amount of the man he replaced, Harold Churchill. 1) Half…..2) Same….3) Double….or…..4) Triple

Anyone thinking of separating their Paxton supercharger ‘halves’ for a thorough clean out of the fluid reservoir may want to purchase (ahead of time) the two o-rings that seal the halves. Those two large o-rings are fairly easy to nick or break, and I doubt if replacements could be found locally. Paradise Wheels in California stocks them… Ed

Thanks AG. I have a diagram for an 82, probably the same? Looks like it shares a fuse with the power window relays. I’ll have to try and trace it out. Just strange it all of a sudden came on. Mike

1982 Chevy shop manual is great idea. I live in a condo and another tenant has a beautiful restored 1956 Chevy. He went as far as to have a shop replace the carb with fuel injection. I might do that. Working on this Avanti is nigh impossible not having my shop tools handy. I am considering selling it on consignment where I bought it.

@mfg I’m afraid so two.

That’s worth a try!

If the bubbles return…you might try pricking the bubble with a fine point. It could allow the moisture or whatever it is to evaporate and you can lay the bubble down.

You got it!

To me, that indicates it was moisture…. Unfortunately, if the moisture couldn’t escape, it probably retreated back into the fiberglass, and chances are will return.

I think I read he was up there in age when he retired, so I think 87

Expansion Tank SOLD.

While I was on a holiday, the weather was very hot. To my great surprise: The blisters are completely gone, not trace left! Question is now; will they be back when it starts raining again?

From my notes, the fuse box on an 83 shows the fuse for the Brake Emergency Circuit is a 10Amp. If this is the one controlling the power to that light, it's the fifth row up from the flasher end and center position. If you can see what the wire colors are behind that point, one of them goes to the device that triggers the light and then on to the light....

Stan Gundry, Avanti Publishing 4142 Burton St SE Grand Rapids, Mi 49546 Email Stan.gundry@gmail.com

Go look at the forum. Theres an email to respond to.

Only if it’s exactly the correct length… which it probably isn’t! Universal cores that can be cut to size should probably still be available though.

Will a 63-64 speedeometer cable core fit the 72 using the GM TH400 transmission?

Our hero, Raymond Loewy, went into retirement at the age of …..?….. 1) 69……2) 76……3) 80….or……4) 87

That was a prudent move!… Although an Avanti’s power window motor is small, the torque it develops (through gear ratio advantage) is considerable…. Much more torque than a person would normally apply to a manual window crank!

Yes Dwight… 3 spd o/d with power steering…. I’ve never driven a 56J without power steering…. Has to be difficult.

PS… I guess they wanted to make sure their engines burnt oil!!!!!

I used to look forward to receiving their catalog back in the ‘sixties’… Whitney even had complete used engines “CHECKED FOR OIL BURNING” for sale as part of their huge inventory!!

J.C. Whitney is still around. The company was acquired by carparts.com in 2010. I don't know what they carry; just pointing this out. carparts.com I also have a 56J, two in fact. I plan to use CC655 springs. Maybe also spacers. Does your 56J have power steering? That adds considerable weight to the front end.

I may have found these assist springs… (O’Reilly’s)… Will check them out later!

My brake handle is on the console. I pulled the rear console off to look at the switch. A spring loaded button with a yellow with black wire coming off it. Not sure what makes contact there. Also crawled under and looked at the proportioning valve. Pulled the black and yellow plug off the valve. It looked clean and I didn’t see any problems. Reservoir is full of fluid and the brakes seem normal.