Re: 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk

Posted by packard352 On 2011/12/19 16:53:39

Howard,

You raise a very good question.... and here's the answer.

I bought an engine and the transmission that you see in the last two photos. I was assured that the transmission unit was NOS. The engine I bought was reputed to be in good condition. However, once both were in the UK and the engine sent for pressure testing, it was later found to have had a cracked block.

As I have written in my earlier post, the transmission unit you see in the last two photos was overhauled using a kit obtained from Max Merritt.

It has only emerged now, almost 5 years later with the car fully rebuilt and road tested last month, that there is a very noticable vibration between 1,000 and 2,000 revs with the car stationery. This led to a series of tests by process of elimination that has determined that the torque converter is at fault.

A classic case of so close... yet so far away!
Richard