Stude1915_1917

@old car fan @rbk - As far as I can tell from early measurements, the cover works on both engines. It's neat to see the continued use of specific parts overlapping between multiple engine iterations. @old car fan - If you have the part, I'd definitely be interested in purchasing it.

Hi @rbk! Thank you for the pic and for tracking down your part! I have a 1916 and 1917 engine. Let me do some quick measurements and see if the front plate opening is the same size on both engine variations. It could be that the part size remained the same despite the new part ID. I'm definitely still interested in purchasing the part. Thanks again!

Hey Pat! Thank you for the excellent explanation. It helped verify our finding as well. Additionally, it appears that the person that originally installed it had misidentified two parts and failed to install a third. Following your steps, and installing the parts correctly solved the problem. The clutch now returns as it should. Thank you again!

@rbkWe actually don't have the original. It wasn't included in the purchase. The plate we are looking for does have the back of the water pump housing on it. Fortunately, I do have all the internals. Send a pic if you get a chance. Thank you again!

Cool! Thank you! @nzcarnerd

Hi folks! I could use some help on this one: Clutch Pedal wont return after being pushed in and released When I press the clutch pedal in, the flywheel retracts with the drive shaft - all appearing to work great. However, the pedal and drive shaft does not reset when I release the pedal. What am I missing? Does the engine need to be at speed for this to work correctly? Is there a clutch return spring I am missing? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks all!

@nzcarnerdany luck?

@nzcarnerdThank you!

I agree with @Stude Light that the part ID is p/n 16918 - Motor Gear Case Cover. @nzcarnerd @(S) can you confirm that you have access to the part? Having shipped from overseas is not problem. I really appreciate all the help guys!

Hi! California/94087 EJ engine? I'm not familiar with that term. This is for a 1917 Studebaker Four. Thanks!

Looking for a timing cover/water pump mount front plate and frame engine mount for a 1917 Studebaker Four engine. Hope someone can help. Thanks!

I'm interested in the headlights! Price?

Parts and Help: 1915 Studebaker “Four” When we acquired this, we unknowingly/unwittingly bought a car that the previous owner had “chopped” to create a pseudo runabout race car. The body (doors, rear, side panels, etc) were all cut down to the frame height. While the previous owner had done some good work on the vehicle to get it running, it was full of incorrect parts from the wrong eras and different cars. Fortunately, the chopped design of the car allows us to build a “gun car/scout car” similar to the Studebaker-Crossman Machine Gun Car. Of the 8 known Crossman MG cars, at least 4 were known to be the Studebaker “Six” model, one was an attached Studebaker supply truck, and the other 3 were lost to history. It’s probable that the other 3 were also the model “six”. However, with the complexity of war-time acquisitions and the lack of continuity in unit-to-unit vehicle applications, it’s unknown what, when, why, and where most of the war-time vehicles were utilized. In the spirit of education, we’ll be restoring the 1915 to Crossman inspired design. Parts Need: We were fortunate to receive MOST of the critical parts for the 1915. However, we could use help tracking down a few items: Spot light Speedometer gauge (we have a spare but it’s trashed) Battery gauge (we have a spare but it’s trashed) Headlight mounts (front fender mounts) Headlight lenses (or if someone can recommend the right size lens) Bendix mount (We have the starter gear but the hand-crank starter is missing) 1917 Studebaker “Four” Of the two cars, this is the one we are most excited about. It’s in excellent condition for being 100+ years old. The 1917 will be restored and presented as an Army Air Service Staff Car - think Eddie Rickenbacker riding in style. Like the 1915, we have about 90% of the needed parts. However, the parts we are missing a fairly vital! Parts Need: Here’s what we need: -Hood (The 1915 hood is identical to the 1917, but we’d like to see if we can find an original before we have one made from scratch…ugh). -Spare wheel bracket (mounts on the back of the vehicle) -Headlights (we have the headlights for the 1915 and would like a set for the ’17). -Engine mount (this was a frustrating discovery that the engine mounting had dramatically changed between 1915 and 1917. The engine mount appears to bolt to the frame and then curve over the top of the flywheel just ahead of the firewall. I’ve only see one picture of it thus far and don’t know what size it is. Before we try to engineer a new one, I’d like to see if anyone out there has one). -Exhaust (we have several exhaust pieces for both cars, but they are all in fairly bad shape) -Bendix mount (We have the starter gear but the hand-crank starter is missing - same as the 1915) Lastly… We’d love to know your tips! What should we know? What should be cautious of? Give us your best tips. When the cars a finished - likely before the end of the year - we may have several spare parts that we’d be happy to put up for sale to fellow restorations folks (including at least one full engine). Thank you all! Attached are 3 pics of the Crossman Machine Gun Car -