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Paul...an R1 engine would operate the same without its oil dipstick in place...but an oil dipstick was part of the original package!!!

Yes, the engine would operate the same...however the assumption here is that we are speaking of a complete 'as built by Studebaker' Avanti R1 engine...The chrome parts were part of that package.

Sorry no, that's an interior item!

Yes, sorry Paul..sick this week!!!

Yes, there are a few different solutions for sealing the accelerator pump shaft on an R2...however, according to a very well respected Avanti carb rebuilder (NOT ME!!) the original seal has not been reproduced....Ed

HINT!... Found on both R1 & R2 engines...but not used on the R1's!

Hmmm....Good point on a rare radio delete Avanti...however, I'm speaking of the "normal" radio equipped R1 Stude Avanti.

CORRECT!.. Rodger Addison

No, it's not.

However not original...the answer here is FALSE!

Sorry no, the chrome helps present the engine as an Avanti R1....Part of the package.

On the Mr. Ed TV show, what was the name of the character who was occasionally seen driving a Studebaker Avanti?

Name two features found on a Studebaker Avanti R1 engine which are non- essential for the proper operation of the engine.

The original factory accelerator pump seal (for Studebaker Avanti R2 carbs) has not been reproduced....True?

I also had dreams like that...Then it happened!... I re-aquired a 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk in 2021, which I originally purchased in 1968 and sold in 1980.

Understood...thanks!

Yes...raise...I once hoped to use these on a job ('62 Hawk) until I compared them to the spindles on the car....big difference!. I think one of these has a part# tag on it...I'll look when I can get to my storage.

Well said!

Studebaker probably had more time (and money) at the time of the '53 redesign...The front suspension was 'dropped' an inch or so then, however, they accomplished the drop by forging a completely new spindle.... .I have a NOS pair of the '51-'52 type, which would be very handy if I wanted to RAISE the front of my Avanti..(no thanks!!!)

So, the R3 type lower king pin knuckle, together with the upper control arm frame modification accounts for a 2" drop...now I get it!

Hello Brad..sorry if I sidetracked this thread Question..Is this R3 engine in R5089? If it is, wasn't that Avanti completely restored a few years ago?...Did the valve problem show up after the restoration was completed?

Hello Nelson & A0136....Is that a regular steering knuckle?

Yes, I probably am!.. I purchased Avanti RQB3655 from Lee Newman (Newman/Altman) in January of 1994, and put it on road in October of that same year...Been driving it pretty much every day for last thirty years... THEY SURE KNEW HOW TO BUILD 'EM!!

Hey, never heard this before.... VERY INTERESTING! .

That " submerging" of the upper control arm is something I noticed on 'Bonneville #9'.....I wonder what the Granatelli idea was behind making such a major modification? .