mfg Posted January 1, 2023 Report Share Posted January 1, 2023 Name a "poor man's" way of increasing crankcase ventilation for an R1 or R2 Studebaker Avanti engine. (NOT by adding R3 type four breather valve covers...or modifying factory crank vent system) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1963r2 Posted January 1, 2023 Report Share Posted January 1, 2023 Draft tube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted January 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2023 1 minute ago, 1963r2 said: Draft tube Good answer, however since adding that would somewhat defeat the factory closed crankcase system, I'd say no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1lark Posted January 1, 2023 Report Share Posted January 1, 2023 Installing earlier breather (oil fill) caps that don't have the small orifice holes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted January 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2023 2 minutes ago, r1lark said: Installing earlier breather (oil fill) caps that don't have the small orifice holes? Can't argue with that!.....however, not really the answer I'm looking for! Keep those interesting ideas coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted January 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2023 Any other thoughts on this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantera928 Posted January 1, 2023 Report Share Posted January 1, 2023 2 hours ago, mfg said: Any other thoughts on this one? I don't want to vent my frustrations trying to figurer this out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted January 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2023 43 minutes ago, pantera928 said: I don't want to vent my frustrations trying to figurer this out Are we saying UNCLE?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted January 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2023 ANSWER......Remove the factory cover at top front of engine block. (which caps off original oil inlet) Obtain a '61-'62 aluminum oil inlet pipe, and cut it down to approx 5" in height. Bolt modified pipe to block in place of the factory cover you removed. Add an oil fill cap to pipe, (preferably chromed)...AND START BREATHING!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted January 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2023 PS...I made this mod to my own '63 Avanti approx twenty years ago.... It's not unusual to hear comments from Studebaker knowledgeable folks at car shows....always positive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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