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Or the wire broke off the NSS. The wires are brittle with age and tenuously attached.

Neat! Never heard of them, I'll look them up. I put two clamps on, got NAPA clamps, couldn't even find GATES, no coolant came out as before. Fingers crossed.

Thank you Bill and DWR.

I just bought two new clamps. I will do that. Do you put the hose on short of that lip...ridge... on the intake pipe? Because right after that the pipe is not really round, it has a build up of metal, or a portion of the radiator infringes on the pipe. If I put the hose on smooth pipe, short of the ridge, and two clamps? Will try this afternoon.

63 R1 Avanti. Has anyone installed a lower radiator hose recently? I know this sounds stupid but I cannot clamp it so it stops leaking. Anyone have any tips?

In the second photo, #3, the PCV hose, goes to the #4 port by the brake booster, and the port on the rear of the carb is plugged. You are correct in saying that #2 goes to the vacuum gauge. At least that is how my car is.

These are from the first photo.

Number one is simply blocked off. Number 2 goes to the vacuum advance. I just put this carb in my car, works great.

I got spark!! Replaced the coil, which was a new one. My fault, I think I burned it up with all the long start tries and wrong wires.

I don't know why there is a line through most of it.

Working on it. Yes, there was no power. There was no power coming out of the starter solenoid. I replaced it. Now, power on start, and, power with the key through the resistor. I put a multimeter on the negative terminal. Now there is 12 volts at start, but, it jumps around and never does pulse to zero. I had the breaker plate off, when the points were open there was no power to the base, no continuity. But now, with the breaker plate mounted in the distributor, I have continuity to the base with the points open or closed. That seems to be the problem. I don't know what else to do???

Hi. Sorry for the delay. Yes, I got one from one of the members. Thanks so much.

I'm working on my parts car. It has the original Prest dual point distributor. I cannot get power to go through the distributor. By that I mean there is 12 volts at the + terminal on the coil, 12 volts on negative terminal, then when I hook the wire up to the distributor the voltage drops to less than one volt, points open or closed. I took the breaker plate off to attach the points and condenser, both new. Points open and close, but not simultaneously, there is a time when both are open at once. New wire from coil to distributor. Wire that connects points has continuity. There is no grommet on the coil to distributor wire. There is no ground wire from points to breaker plate, it was broken off. However, if I run a ground while checking for voltage, I still get no voltage. I ran a ground cable from the distributor case to the battery negative terminal. Unhooked condenser, still no voltage. Looked at the picture in the shop manual, everything seems the same. EXCEPT, I am looking at wire #5 which connects the two points. Clearly that wire connects to the terminal screw at #6. But, on the other side, by the vacuum advance, it seems to drop down a hole. It doesn't seem to be connected to the terminal with the condenser ground and distributor wire. That's where i connected mine. I'm hoping lack of a ground wire to the base plate doesn't matter, it almost seems overkill. I'm sure this is clear as mud. HELP! I think I can overcome all this by just getting an electronic distributor. I got that in the other Avanti and had no problems.

Love chrome. The orange one looks nice enough. You've found something that rhymes with orange. Bet it looks great!

Installed second new pump. Works! Must've been the spring in the other one that was bad. Looked at a lot of old conversations here and Studebaker site. It is hard to install them incorrectly, and, if you do, you'll know it.

Leo, no the problem wasn't solved. I put it on and it didn't work for the third time. The top pump looks just like mine. UPDATE. I got a new pump, it looks exactly like the other one. BUT, as I took the other pump off, the spring that moves the arm popped out. The arm seemed very easy to pump in the first place. The new pump that I got seems very hard to move the arm. Good thing that spring did not come off in the cavity. Anyway, I put a borescope in there, observed that the eccentric was going around, stopped it where it would be easy to install the pump like Dwight said. Installed pump. I am going to test it tomorrow. Fingers crossed.

Thanks again, Dwight. I held the pump in there, I could feel the arm under the eccentric, had my wife bump the engine by turning the key, it became easy to push the pump flush and install a bolt. That shoulda been installed correctly. I'm not a 5 star mechanic, but, I have put 2 fuel pumps on old cars successfully. There has to be something wrong with the arm. I'm going to try and return the pump.

Thanks Dwight. Got the pump from Bob Ziff, whom I trust.

Nelson, I didn't touch the cam when I rebuilt it. Unfortunately, I don't have the old fuel pump to compare.

Update. I took the pump off and tried to test it by moving the arm up and down with a hose in a jar of gas. It does seem to work! I think I am attaching it wrong. I tried a THIRD time and could feel the arm seating in a good place, but was not strong enough to hold it there and get a bolt started. So, an update when I get a helper. Thanks, all, for any input.

Thanks for the replies. The gas tank is not in use. I am running gas out of a container near the front of the car. I like that simple solution is probably the most likely. I only have to get the supplier to take back the pump. It is good to know that an electric pump can solve the problem no matter what.

Yeah, I'm stumped. New pump. Took it out, put a borescope in there and saw the eccentric way at the top so the arm should go right in. It did, pump bolted on easily. Still doesn't work. I'm going to use my air pump for a tire and blow some air into the input hose. If it leaks at the pump there should be a rip in the diaphragm? Right? What else can I do?

I'll see if there is any gas in there. I guess either way it comes off. Does the arm go UNDER the cam?

Engine installed, starts momentarily with gas poured down the carb. I tried to run the car out of a container of gas into the fuel pump. Then I could adjust the distributor for better timing. There is no suction from the pump, no gas going into it. I have the line on the lowest hole on the pump. Seems like the correct inlet. The pump is firmly attached. New pump. Could it attach tightly and not have the arm under the eccentric on the cam? Why isn't it working?

Almost finished getting my 63 Avanti ready for the road. 18 months! Only need an air cleaner and the accelerator push rod. I know I can buy the push rod from two different vendors for $50, but hate to give them my business. That seems excessive, plus, I'd have to listen to them tell me how great they are for a half hour on the phone. Doesnt anyone have an Avanti behind the shed that they can take the rod out of? I am offering $30 plus shipping. Thank you.