Took the driver side exhaust manifold off a 259 engine and put it on Stella. Started her up and the exhaust leak seems to have mostly disappeared. We’ll see.

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• The timing was way off (retarded) after adding the Pertronix Ignitor. But after adjustment, it’s spot-on. Hopefully that was the cause of the overheating.
• Still have an exhaust leak. No idea how to fix it at this point.

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I’m not sure the exhaust leak is completely fixed, but it definitely doesn’t smell as bad.

Took a trip around the neighborhood. Stalled once and hiccupped once. Went to fill her up with gas. Made it home fine.

Checked the transmission fluid which was non-existent. Filled it up to the proper level, then noticed something…

Radiator was overflowing. May be due to the lack of transmission fluid or may be due to a timing problem. We’ll see.

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• Put the exhaust manifold back on
• Slid in the manifold gaskets (coated with blue gasket maker)
• Tightened everything up
• Installed the generator

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Got the electronic ignition in the Studebaker all squared away. Unfortunately tonight was supposed to be an exhaust manifold install.

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Removed the points and condenser in preparation for the new electronic ignition.

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I’ve been looking for an NOS gas door guard for awhile now. Finally one showed up on eBay the other night. Got it in the mail today and installed it. I think it looks sweet!

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Well, after installing some new gaskets between the pipe and the manifold, we still had a leak. So, we removed the driver side manifold and inspected it and the pipe. The manifold has a bit of a rough edge on the flange, so my buddy is taking it to a machine shop Monday to smooth it out. Also, the exhaust pipe had a tiny problem too. It actually extends up through its flange, which could very well be preventing a flush surface for the gasket and the manifold. We took a drill and Dremmel tool to that area of the pipe and were able to sand it down. I think we’ll be okay there.

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• We saw where the fuel line was leaking and took the clamps off, holding it to the frame
• Tightened the line at the coupling
• Tightened the line at the fuel filter
• We THINK that got it, as far as the fuel leak (we wanted to tackle a different project rather than replace the whole fuel line)
• Time to get rid of that nasty exhaust leak!
• We removed the generator
• We removed the passenger side manifold, so we could get play enough to unhook the exhaust pipe from the driver side manifold
• You can see where the leak has turned the side of the block black
• Now I have to go to my FLAPS and get some new composite gaskets

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Got some rubber insulating tape and wrapped the base of the steering wheel column. There were a few gaps where the rubber boot was torn as it passes through the firewall. Hopefully that will keep out some of the fumes from the engine.

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