Frank Wilkie Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 I have a light 6 Studebaker 1926. When I got it I noticed that the oil line from the pressure side was closed shut from the T. One side of the T goes to the gauge and the closed off went to the oil filter. The other side of the oil filter is connected to the engine but a shut off valve was shut off on the filter. Are the engine bearings being oiled just by the splash system or do I need to reopen the line to the filter.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 The oil filter was just a bypass filter (it only filtered a portion of the oil). The engine is getting its normal amount of lubrication. I saw but don't remember how many minuets it took a bypass filter to have filtered all the oil. I suspect the idea of a by pass system was that the engine would be lubricated whether the driver changed the filter or not. Today the filters are of a better or at least more consistent quality so that the odds of a filter getting plugged and causing loss of lubrication are very small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Wilkie Posted September 29, 2018 Author Share Posted September 29, 2018 thank you,, I just wanted to be safe. The motor sounds very strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stude Light Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Frank, Light Six production was from 1920 - 1924, so you have a different model. Picture or serial number would help you to identify it. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Wilkie Posted September 29, 2018 Author Share Posted September 29, 2018 my vin # 1328156 .... Would the 1926 be a positive or negative ground system.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
commander Dave Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Positively positive ground. Commander Dave with a 1927 Commander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stude Light Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 (edited) 1926 Standard Six Duplex Phaeton Dave answered your grounding question Scott Edited September 29, 2018 by Stude Light (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Wilkie Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 thanks again guys... I'm enjoying my Stude.. The only previous Studebaker I had was when I was a young man. It was a 1913.. We drove it everywhere, but not fast. The picture has my son in the car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 On 9/29/2018 at 6:54 PM, Frank Wilkie said: thanks again guys... I'm enjoying my Stude.. The only previous Studebaker I had was when I was a young man. It was a 1913.. We drove it everywhere, but not fast. The picture has my son in the car. Looks close to the one I saw in Bellingham in 2010: http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?32472-2010-Can-Am-Zone-Meet-(Bellingham-WA)/page2 Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Wilkie Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 Yes it looks the same.. I know for a fact when I sold it for my dad it went to South Bend Indiana.. Years later I stopped by his place to see the car and he still had it, but he wouldn't let me see it.. He said it was down in the barn and he said someone over the years had stolen the mag off of it and some other things.. I don't know at this time if he still has it or it's moved on. The South Bend Studebaker club should know more about it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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