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Chris
Dec 14, 2009, 10:07:35 AM12/14/09
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After sleeping in my driveway for 15 years while I brought a '55 Champion &
and '61 Land Rover back to life, yesterday while it was raining in here in
the east S.F. Bay Area I got my '52 2R5 to run again. All it took was a new
battery, the correct carb from Papas Studebakers (which is what stalled the
project in the first place ), found a correct NOS air cleaner from S.I., and
a water pump from Studebakers West. Next: boil out the fuel tank, some new
tires, get all the lights to work again, license & insure it.
Then start collecting the money to have the engine re-built correctly, some
short-cuts were taken 25 years ago when I had little money & not as much
knowledge in re-building Champion engines.
Best to all,
Chris Houck
1952 2R5
1955 Champion 16G6 Sedan
1959 Lark VI
1961 Land-Rover 88" series II station wagon
1966 BSA A65T
and some other stuff scattered around...
and '61 Land Rover back to life, yesterday while it was raining in here in
the east S.F. Bay Area I got my '52 2R5 to run again. All it took was a new
battery, the correct carb from Papas Studebakers (which is what stalled the
project in the first place ), found a correct NOS air cleaner from S.I., and
a water pump from Studebakers West. Next: boil out the fuel tank, some new
tires, get all the lights to work again, license & insure it.
Then start collecting the money to have the engine re-built correctly, some
short-cuts were taken 25 years ago when I had little money & not as much
knowledge in re-building Champion engines.
Best to all,
Chris Houck
1952 2R5
1955 Champion 16G6 Sedan
1959 Lark VI
1961 Land-Rover 88" series II station wagon
1966 BSA A65T
and some other stuff scattered around...
Chris
Dec 14, 2009, 10:26:00 AM12/14/09
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resulted in zero oil pressure. When I was cranking the engine over the gauge
showed about 15 PSI, then when it lit off it dropped to nothing. I suppose
that sitting at a 30 degree angle for 15 years may have had something to do
with that. It now shows 40 PSI cold idle, then drops to about 15-ish when
warm. More reason to re-build the bottom end.
Chris
Deepnhock
Dec 16, 2009, 7:22:55 AM12/16/09
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Wow...
She must have really been pissed off at you for bringing those Stude's
home <lol>
Jeff
She must have really been pissed off at you for bringing those Stude's
home <lol>
Jeff
On Dec 14, 10:07 am, "Chris" wrote:
> After sleeping in my driveway for 15 years <snip>
> Chris Houck
Chris
Dec 16, 2009, 2:53:52 PM12/16/09
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She also wants' me to remove the Lark from the back yard so that she can put
up another storage shed for her crap.
The Lark stays!
:^)
Chris
up another storage shed for her crap.
The Lark stays!
:^)
Chris
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