Had a few minutes the other day while freezing my butt off and hugging a heater so I went thru an old Carter AS carb to put on my 63 as the original 20thousand mile one was a POS from the factory. I had put a kit in it but it still sucked just like all the others I messed with years ago on Studes and various AMC products. I was getting ready to install the thing when I needed some small part so I went hunting in the boneyard and dang if one of the worst clunker ones I drug in a few years ago didn't have an almost brand new AS on it. A 61 Lark I had never pulled the first part off donated a carb WAY nicer than the one I was messing with...a quick clean and look inside and on it went. The car runs better than it ever has; starts easier and warms up nicer. Should have done this long ago. Had to use an early V8 air cleaner as that is all I had laying around. I will now get a kit for this carb although it runs so well I doubt it needs it. Taking it to our 'Spring dust off' meeting tomorrow. Also...while fiddling with the car in the cold snap we had the starter croaked...and on went a Delco I had in waiting. MORE big difference; the Delco spins faster and sounds nicer than the original Prestolite. Studebaker George
RBS blues GONE!
Feb 20, 2010
7 Replies
Are you gonna paint the new air cleaner???
MB
I'm gonna put a chrome air cleaner on it while you aren't looking. . . .
Someone pointed out a while back that if you read the specs on the tune up charts the garden-variety Delco starters are comparable in torque to the good, four-pole Avanti Prestolite starters in terms of torque (and superior to the regular V-8 Prestos,) so if originality is not important to you, just go for the Delco by default.
nate
What's R B S ?
A junk carburetor that Studebaker used on some of the OHV 6's.
MB
Not that my starter is at fault but I would like to get my hands on a V8 Automatic starter by Delco. Thanks for the info Neight jimmijim
Join the Discussion
Have something to add? Share your thoughts — no account required.
Didn't find your answer?
Ask the community — no account required