Vintageben Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 So I picked this front axle yesterday. Any clues to what it belongs to appreciated, thanks. There are no numbers on it anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layden B Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Star, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layden B Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Oh yes, you are in Australia. That would be an American Star, not a British Star. The American made Star was sold into the British empire as a Rugby. The probable source for this axle would be the Oakland, California, manufacturing plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 It's giving you the peace sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintageben Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 So could it even be Oakland as we also picked up these parts which the old bloke told us are Oakland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layden B Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 The Oakland car was a GM product while Star was made by Durant Motors, Inc. When Durant went bankrupt the plant in Oakland, Calif,. that had been the west coast manufacturing center for Durant was sold to GM and became the west coast Chevrolet truck plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layden B Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 If you post the distributor and generator info off the name tags ( starter too if you have it) we can probably ID years of the engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintageben Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 So here are photos of the distributor and starter tags; can't find one on the generator I have also included some casting numbers on the block and head if that helps thanks for any help. I'm guessing around 1925-6 is it correct that it is Oakland . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 The distributor looks like a Remy, the name before Delco and Remy merged. I don't recall exactly when Delco and Remy merged, but I think it was about 1926 (okay, I just googled it, Sept 1926, some sources say 1927). I remember this because my '27 Paige has all Remy electrical devices, and I had heard it was from after the Delco and Remy merger. Some parts continued to leave the factory with the Remy name for some time after the merger. I actually do have an exact replacement distributor for my Paige with the Delco-Remy name on it. I wasn't going to not get it just because of the name. A Paige distributor is a little tough to find if you need one. So that should help to narrow down the timeframe for the engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 636B distributor was not used on an American car between 1927 and 1936. 636X and Y were used on 1928-30 Studebaker 6 cylinder cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layden B Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 My 1926 Remy Service Manual shows your starter and distributor to both be: 1925 Oakland Model 6-54-C The starter continued on the 1926 Model 6-54-C but the distributor for 1926 is a 636-J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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