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3 hours ago, drdon said:
I sent it in to the Wiperman (Ficken Wiper Service). It is like new.
Yes, Bill rebuilt mine as well, almost twenty years ago. He's the one who advised to keep it working you just need to use it regularly.
He also indicated the lubricant he uses is specific to the vacuum wiper motor and no other lubricant should be introduced.
I guess it's time to do it again.
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I guess the best way to keep a vacuum wiper system fully functional is to use it often.
Given these cars are not driven as regularly as they were eighty years ago, other than a dual-action fuel pump, has anyone added an electric vacuum pump and canister?
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I do have to agree with Bob on this.
While it is your car and your money, that question that needs asked, especially in a vehicle of this vintage, is why do you want to do this?
There MAY be valid reasons; but reliability is NOT one of them.
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You might want to check with Randy Rundle. He has done a lot of 6/12-volt conversions; it's his specialty.
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15 hours ago, vintage1 said:
Checkout the Studebaker page on https://www.vintagepartsource.com
That's even less comprehensive than the Studebaker Vendors dot com.
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11 hours ago, tevel said:
Does anyone have some sort of in formation on par numbers and suppliers?
You can procure a chassis parts catalog, reprint of the original from a Studebaker vendor, in print or on CD-ROM to find all the part numbers you will ever need. The CD-ROM version also includes the body parts catalog and the shop manual.
Truckloads of the leftover pipe inventory were saved when the factory shut down, but I don't know who has them; and correct identification by part number would be essential.
Most of the exhaust shops here in the States can easily fabricate a full system from the manifold to the tail pipe. I would be surprised if a shop near you can't do the same.
And, as Craig mentioned, Don Simmons at Silvertone in Canada can ship you a complete stainless system that will simply bolt right in.
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They offered hydraulic brakes as early as 1924? 😮
Yet my '33 is still cable brakes! They do work though.
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Rotor drive was 180 degrees off?
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On 12/17/2019 at 3:02 PM, Buffalowed Bill said:
I haven't been able to locate my most recent SDC rooster, so I hope information on this gentleman is correct. Not only does he seem to know his radios, but I think that he may even have a 55(car).
Roy Valdez
"Radio Roy"Box 528
Camino Ca.95709
530 644 7644
royvaldez@jps.net
Bill
Oops! Bill!
Roy Valdez is NOT Radio Roy. Roy Yost is Radio Roy.
Roy Yost30 Clinton StRedwood City, CA 94062Roy Valdez deals in internally controlled antennas. Roy Yost rebuilds radios. -
This ad appears in this months Turning Wheels, the publication of the Studebaker Drivers Club.
I don't know what he's got; but it's a place to start.
There's also a fellow in our SDC chapter who rebuilds radios and has them available at our swap meets.
He may or may not as well. I'll send a PM with his contact information if I can.
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Richard,
Is that a can of Studebaker authorized fabric upholstery cleaner?
And have you used it all yet?
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Diameter is 4-5/8", depth is 2-3/4".
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1 hour ago, Professorpat said:
Where do I send the $75.00 to?
Studebaker National Museum. But I think it's only $33.
https://www.studebakermuseum.org/store/studebaker-production-orders
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Would probably be a good idea to place a want ad in The Antique Studebaker Review; publication of the Antique Studebaker Club.
http://www.theantiquestudebakerclub.com/
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The lens you are looking for was listed by Studebaker as part# 301901.
I broke one of mine many years ago and found replacements from a vendor specializing in antique auto lamps and lenses. I don't remember who.
Your favorite search engine might turn up a number of possibilities. Proper identification is important. I'm certain these same lamps were used on more than just the Rocknes.
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=antique+auto+headlight+lenses+for+sale&t=ffnt&atb=v182-1&ia=web
The lens is a 9-3/16" circle.
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rtq11 at AOL dot COM
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I would suspect Mr. Quinn will have a salesman's reference handy for 1940.
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Did you have the shoes relined during the restoration?
I had very poor brakes on my Rockne even after doing all the correct adjusting. Sent my shoes to Dave Thibeault for relining and they are now practically like standard hydraulic brakes.
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Be certain your brakes are correctly adjusted inside the drums and eccentrics. No adjustment of the turnbuckles in the cables should ever be required.
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2 hours ago, Thoffs said:
If you have them I will take two,
I don't; but, now that we've identified the part as # 510068, perhaps Mr. Kapteyn does.
Stephen Allen lists them as well.
http://mystudebaker.com/heating-cooling/heat-riser-valves-related-items/
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Your Model '10' Rockne is referred to as a Model 31 for parts reference in the Studebaker parts catalogs.
Is this what you are looking for?
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That trim is on most, if not all Studebakers of the era. Even the low priced '33 Rockne.
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It's easy to understand Rockne model confusion. Though I suspect the logic of their designations is long lost to history.
The two prototypes produced by Ralph Vail and Roy Cole were never called Rocknes. In fact, I don't believe anyone knows if they were ever called anything. They were produced by Vail and Cole under contract to Willys-Overland. And when W-O determined not to produce them, the two engineers got to keep the prototypes.
One day as Vail was out driving his, he decided to stop in South Bend and show it to Albert Erskine, who drove it and agreed to make it a Studebaker product that same day.
To name the new product a Rockne, in homage to Knute Rockne, was an afterthought, as Knute was killed on March 31, 1931; and the first Rocknes did not roll off the assembly line for another nine months.
The 1932 Rockne of Vail-Cole design was marketed as the Model '65'; but in the Studebaker Parts depot it was a Model 30.
The 1933 Rockne of Vail-Cole design was marketed as the Model '10'; but in the Studebaker Parts depot it was a Model 31.
To further confuse matters, Barney Roos was assigned the task of outfitting the Studebaker Model '54' to be a larger model Rockne, and designated the Model '75'; which is identified in the Parts Depot as a Model 41.
I'm sure that clears things up. 🥴
So, those parts would NOT be from a 1931 Rockne. But they COULD be Model 31 parts, in which case they would be from a 1933 Model '10'.
1933 ROCKNE 10 HEADLIGHT BRACKETS
in Studebaker, Erskine & Rockne
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I believe Jörg Weller is also having some cast in brass.