pantera928
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5 hours ago, mfg said:
How many different 'R3' type head castings were made at the SB foun dary?
1) one type.....2) two types....or....3) three types
dos
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5 hours ago, mfg said:
A Studebaker Avanti R3 engine does not use a PCV valve.....True?
true
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true
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2 filters
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leaky accelerator pump
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resistor spark plugs
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1 hour ago, wdaly said:
Well, I never owned even one Corvette but my neighbor (1950's) had the vacuum wipers - might as well not have any wipers at all almost!🤪
My first Stude was a 1947 Champion and every time you accelerated, the wipers would stop.🤣
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19 minutes ago, mfg said:
And the 'PanMan' is CORRECT once again!!!!!
That is because i have owned Corvettes and my friends Dad had a Rambler American. It had vacuum wipers and he ran string out of the wind wing to pull them back as they would only move one way.🤣
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9 hours ago, mfg said:
CLOSE ENOUGH!...Factory electric radiator fans weren't, in many cases, up to the job.....so several 'near new' Avantis were returned to the factory for engine driven fan retrofit.
Isn't that a cooling problem? 🤣
I will answer with more details next time. I have a friend with an 85 model
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28 minutes ago, wdaly said:
As a semi-professional courtesy - I will wait for 'Pantera928' to guess (err, I mean) answer this question.😁
Ha Ha. Okay, it was the Falcon
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1 hour ago, mfg said:
Wow...look at that gauge!!
Cooling problems
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Hints?
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False. I posted this before anyone else but this forum keeps telling me i have to wait and many times I do not notice that warning. Aggravating.
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On 1/10/2023 at 7:39 PM, Stacey said:
Have no idea if your year and my year, 1991 used the same window motor, but mine is from a 1988 Chrysler LaBarron conv.
And the LeBaron used that motor through 1995 model year. They used to get water in them and corrode but were able to be cleaned up and gotten working
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3 hours ago, mfg said:
Can anyone name four 'chronic' defects which routinely occur in the 1963 Studebaker Avanti power window system?
Yes, you can name them🤣
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17 hours ago, mfg said:
On '80-'85 Avantis, the distributor is concealed under a black plastic cover...which is grounded to the engine via a braided metal strap.
Since plastic is not a conductive material, why did the factory feel the need to ground that distributor cover?
Interesting as my 1980 has a metal cover
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ignition wiring
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false
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not slanted
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22 hours ago, 64studeavanti said:
Checked parts car today and it is missing. I likely removed it for some reason and put it some where safe. It will be a couple of days until I cam get into my shop where I store spare parts. Will keep you posted.
Thanks
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16 minutes ago, JensenHealey said:
But every time I mention that possibility to someone else they wonder about the wheelbase length. Was the Caprice chassis the right wheelbase for the Avanti or did they have do some work to cut the chassis down? According to google the 1987 - 1988 G body cars were 108" wheelbase and a 1989 Caprice was 116"
What did they do with that extra 8 inches? Or are the 1989 Convertibles 8 inches longer than the 1988 cars?
I read somewhere that it was a cut down Caprice Chassis
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false. at least I hope so
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Because they could not imagine anything better?
Avanti Vacuum!
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