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John Wallis

Re: Thermostat range, marine V8

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Very nice! Must be a side or up draft carb? Also appears to have an oil cooler in the pan.

Posted on: 2012/8/18 10:26

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John Wallis

Re: Thermostat range, marine V8

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That is beautiful work! The front end gearbox is commonly referred to as a "Nose Drive". Chris-Craft used this arrangement on their 283 Chevy based Crusaders in the 50's & 60's. Looked weird to see the flywheel and starter forward in the boat.

I'd like to "meet" the fellow and will PM my addy... he does nice work!

Thanks,

John

Posted on: 2012/8/17 19:39

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John Wallis

Re: Thermostat range, marine V8

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Owen_Dyneto wrote:
That looks really lovely. It doesn't appear to be a Stokes Packard marine conversion which was one of the more common, is it another brand or your own conversion? I believe all the STokes conversions were based on the 352 motor.

As to thermostats, I don't have any direct experience with the marine environment, I'd suggest just starting with a pair of 180s and seeing what happens. Is this going to be a fresh water-only installation?

Thanks,

I have it for sale, and I expect (and hope) it will find a home in a classic mahogany runabout and used in fresh water. It was originally done by Andres Marine, Stockton CA and when I found it was a 1955 320 block & heads with a modified Hash oilpan and Hash oil pump. A serial number of "SP 108" was stamped by the filler tube..... "SP" for Studebaker Packard? I have found no info on Andres Marine, or how many were made but at the recent Lake Tahoe Classic Concourse one fellow recalled seeing one like it in a 50's runabout on the lake.

I have seen one Stokes in person and it seemed a bit crude and mass produced compared to the stainless, brass and copper metalworking on this engine.

I agree that 180's would be a good starting point, as overheating should not be a problem with an unlimited supply of cool water to the intake.

Posted on: 2012/8/17 18:15

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John Wallis

Thermostat range, marine V8

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Finally getting the marine V8 finished and am wondering what temp thermostat to use (there are two, one on each bank). As I recall, the 1956 374 used a 180 deg from the factory. The cooling source is raw water routed thru the oil cooler incorporated in the modified Hash oil pan, then thru the exhaust manifolds (I assume to both cool the manifolds and to "pre-heat" the cold water entering the block) then the normal path thru the block, heads and then out to exhaust.

Cooling should be no problem, as most raw water sources will likely be in the 50 to 80 degree range.

Thanks,

John

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Posted on: 2012/8/17 16:55

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John Wallis

Re: Made the Plunge

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Looks like a nice straight original car. I have a '54 Pacific HT in the same color. At first I thought of changing colors (the car needs a repaint) but the more I look at it the more I like it!

Posted on: 2012/7/11 15:00

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John Wallis

Re: 57 clipper four door

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mg2 wrote:
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Here are some pictures car was restored to original.

The photo site you linked to requires a membership/subscription. Maybe try photobucket or other open photo hosting services?

Re: value, NADA ranges anywhere from $5K to $17K (the high end would be for a near perfect 100 point show car). I've found ebay to be a pretty accurate current gauge of what people are willing to actually pay for any given car. You might try searching completed sales, though that model doesn't appear too often.

Posted on: 2012/7/7 18:25

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John Wallis

Re: Thunderbolt engine

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James Russell Packard III wrote:
my 52 has a 288 Thunderbolt AT engine. the head says such. by the way i am looking for a 327 Thunderbolt AT "K" engine for my 52 200 Deluxe to put the right motor that came with the car. with 12 " plate UltraDramatic trans..
if you or anybody hear of anything let me know. i say one for say a while back but i was not buying then. thanks

Wouldn't the correct engine for a 1952 200 Deluxe be a 288 cid with a K2xxxxx serial number?

To echo Kev & Howard, cyl heads are plentiful and were often replaced (especially on the 1954 359 cid). I believe the 51 & 52 288 engines were pretty much the same...other than the J or K stamp on the block.

Posted on: 2012/6/2 18:47

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John Wallis

Re: V8 forged crankshaft on eBay

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Jack Vines wrote:
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engine had the wrong harmonic balancer.
Just for our information, which wrong balancer did it have? jack vines

Been many years ago, but as I recall it was a 56J balancer with worn rubber isolator on a 374 crate motor (service long block) installed in a 56 GH. The crank split between the #1 & #3 rod journal as I remember. It still ran fine as the rods held it together, just a steady "tic, tic, tic".

An experienced old time mechanic friend declared "broken crank" as I pulled into his shop with the engine running.

This is the only one I've ever heard of.

Posted on: 2012/5/17 8:27