64studeavanti
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Finally had a chance to check parts book. My memory was faulty. The correct part number is 1568111 Fan blades (7 blade-17") special order. The 1560547 is for the 14" 5 blade fan for R3, R4.
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Just thinking out loud, but is it possible to assemble the fan blade backwards? I am about 1,000 miles from my cars and cannot check.
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I believe the part number is 1560547.
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I agree the 6 blade fan is loud. I changed back to original 5 blade and still had loud. Finally, after changing both the clutch and different 5 blade fan, the noise is substantially abated.
Can you spin the fan with the motor off? The fan should rotate a couple of turns before stopping. If not, usually bad clutch (locked up). Did you try a known good clutch and fan blade? The one that came with my 64 looked OK. However it was not until I put on another that the noise went away.
I believe there was a 7 blade fan available. I have one, but have not tried it yet as my fan noise problem is solved.
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Doesn't SI still have them?
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If you have the pulley mentioned in the service letter, it would be 2 groove aluminum. Otherwise, you would have the standard 3 groove cast iron pulley.
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When I go to the SDC forum, I get what looks like Chinese. This started early in the morning. Has the site been hacked? Is the webmaster aware?
Update: I sent email to the SDC forum webmaster.
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1002. This was a previous question in 2015!
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ELV is for elk vinyl. The interior trim code.
My 64 says 843 ELV.
Maybe someone else can comment on 763. Perhaps it is the 63 code?
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Thanks. Great info.
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9 minutes ago, brad said:
I bought some from TCP Global, and had a very hard time getting it to lay down and shine. The old Lucite was far better. Although this did buff out, it should have been better to start with. If you order from them....get a lot extra, and really lay it on, because you will be cutting most of it off. I think most of the problems can be traced back to the thinner which is reformulated for lower VOC.
How much should be ordered?
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Why go to this trouble. I have 51 upper and lower arms with steel bushings. I am sure other have as well.
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Just curious where the factory R3 came from. Does any one know if there is a list of factory R3 engines?
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Can you provide serial number of car? Do you have production order from the Studebaker museum?
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11 hours ago, 1963r2 said:
Excuse my lack of knowledge on the subject but I thought R3 blocks would have an "A" or "B" designation?
Are there more options ?
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Factory R3 serial numbers are in the form R3S followed by a letter for the month, followed by the number 3 (for 1963) followed by day of month.
There may also be a 'B' number, most say it is located back by the distributor.
This appears to be a rare factory block. That is why I stated that I would return it to R3 configuration. I wonder if it has the domed pistons and Howard's rods.
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14 hours ago, Rags63 said:
Casting number for the heads STU-V 1555479
Number on engine block is R3S M305
Would the dual carb setup be a good fit with all the head work done
If I decode the engine number correctly, the block is R3 assembled on 12/5/63. The head numbers seem correct for R3/R4. If it was up to me, I would attempt a full R3 restore and sell the R4 parts.
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My best guess is the plastic bushing at the end of the steering column is shot.
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I found it was used to coat the inside of several engine blocks I have rebuilt.
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Just went through this. There was a change where the inner was longer and the outer shorter. According to parts book, this occured around serial # 4904.
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Since the 64 version included a noise suppressor, I will say 1) supercharger noise
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Non R2 carb bases would not have the passages that keep the fuel mixture from seeping past the shafts under boost. Of course, that may be overkill and not necessary.
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Sounds like EPAS may be the way to go for a driver quality car. Cost appears to be about the same (for new components) as sourcing and installing the original hydraulic.
Please check messages for contact info.
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sent a message with contact info.
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do you need the entire column then?
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How about the change to the thick seat backs?