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Car Forum / Antique and Collectibles / Studebaker / August 2006a good studebaker day
Son Nick was driving the lark a few weeks age when he reported a big loss of power. Investigation reveals- sure enough two cylinders weren't hitting. New plugs no help, and we were getting spark on all 6 Compression check- cylinders 4 and 5 had zero pressure. Praying for a blown head gasket, we pulled the head. Prayers answered - a gap between 4 and 5 cylinders. Took the head to the local guru for resurfacing and new valve seals. Cleaned all the carbon out + ordered new gaskets We put it all together over the course of 3or 4 days, and this afternoon, we hit the key. Fired the first time and purred like a kitten. I set the valves at .027 and got zero valve noise. This is the first time I have been inside a OHV6 engine. I like it - simple and strong and well engineered (for 44 years old engineering) Very nice father + son experience. Mark (doing the dance of Joy) Dunning > This is the first time I have been inside a OHV6 engine. I like it - simple > and strong and well engineered (for 44 years old engineering) > Mark (doing the dance of Joy) Dunning I believe the OHV sixes have been overly maligned over the years. Yes, they did have problems with cracked heads, but I have not seen any cracks on the couple that I have worked on. Yes, compared to the V8, they are not powerhouses especially with an automatic<G>. But with an overdrive and the right rear axle ratio choice, they are peppy for the size. My '64 has a 3 speed O/D and 4.27:1 rear axle ratio, and does ok. I can say that my '64 OHv 170 has significantly more power and revs quicker than my '54 169 flathead. So much so that I am building a big inch OHV (185 crank in a bored out OHV block) to put in my '54. Paul >> This is the first time I have been inside a OHV6 engine. I like it - >> simple [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > quicker than my '54 169 flathead. So much so that I am building a big > inch OHV (185 crank in a bored out OHV block) to put in my '54. Amen to the above. I had a '61 ohv six convertible that had some bad valves when I got it. I took the head to a good machine shop where they found cracks around several exhaust valves. They just ground out the bad seats and pressed in new ones- problem solved. The '62 convertible (later the 1990 Keystone raffle car) was an ohv six with overdrive and a 3.73 TT. It was quite peppy and drove nice than a V-8 with the lighter front. I had the valves ground on it and there were no cracks in the head with 80,000 miles. I will be interested to see how your bigger ohv works out. Paul Johnson And yet another "Amen to the above". I put many a mile on OHV 6's. Only problem I ever had was one of my buddies running one without water for a "few miles" and it did crack the head but a holed piston finally made it quit running. I stuck a piston in it and put a decent head on it and used it for another couple years. Female friend totaled that one out and finally ended it's service. The 63 2 door I have (in process of restoration in between paying jobs) is a joy to drive even though it currently doesn't have OD. I have a nice OD and twin trac rear to eventually go in it. Too many performance minded "V8 snobs" 'round here..<G> Studebaker George > And yet another "Amen to the above". I put many a mile on OHV 6's. > Only problem I ever had was one of my buddies running one without water [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > 'round here..<G> > Studebaker George HEY!!!! I resemble that remark! nate (nothing wrong with a six, except for the fact that it's slower than a R-1)  Signaturereplace "fly" with "com" to reply. http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel From a standing start at the top of the Empire State, I think it'd be a dead heat. Jim Bartley on PEI-sorry, that's a Brand X test > nate > > (nothing wrong with a six, except for the fact that it's slower than a > R-1) |
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