Re: 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk

Posted by Mike O'Handley On 2011/12/23 3:48:44

That's not a torque converter attached to the back of the engine in photo #4, it's a custom-made bolt-on cover that covers the flywheel during shipping. The same kind of cover is bolted onto the bell housing on a transmission in another one of the photos. Someone obviously didn't want any oil dripping out of those units when they got tilted this way or that.

I agree, I think the vibration could very well be a torque converter that's mismatched. Did that model have a vibration damper incorporated into the crank pulley?(Never mind, I missed a page. I see that's already been covered.)