Country Boy i n City Traffic

scruffy · Oct 29, 2000

Changed oil and filter, but paused long enough to clean filter mounting assembly. Engine oil pressure is staying up, but unfortunately, have suffered some bearing damage. The pressure will drop 20 lbs or so when it is warmed up good and driven 18-20 miles. I put 36 on it today in a test run, and hopefully it will hold together and allow me to get back to work. Down the road, I will be planning for a total rebuild of the engine. Ain't done one of those in awhile!!
Should just buy a new one, but I like driving durn thing (not looks for heavens sake)!

ERNIEB · Oct 29, 2000

Scruffy, When you look at that dodge, doesn't it remind you of a Studebaker? just a little?/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
ErnieB

scruffy · Oct 30, 2000

Ernie, not just a little, but a whole buncha little (like a mid fifties studebaker pickup-if I remember right)! Also reminds me of the old 53 Ford on the hood/fender treatment.

ERNIEB · Oct 30, 2000

Yep, you remember right. Of course these new pick ups are loaded. I had an Uncle who bought a brand new 1958 Studebaker Scottsman, it was so plain jane the glove box didnt have a door. He ended up making one out of a piece of plexiglass.
ErnieB

scruffy · Oct 30, 2000

I was thinking my cousins was a 57, but I sure don't remember the model, nor positively, the year. It seems like his had a glove box door, but no 'innards'. It also had an antenna, but no radio. First time I saw it, it was a year old, so I thought those two items were rather strange. His was a V-8, three speed on the column, and sure would scoot!

Bird · Oct 30, 2000

In the early 50s, my Dad was working for Johnston Testers in Oklahoma and his company truck was a Studebaker dually with a 4-speed floor mounted gear shift. And I still think the prettiest car ever built was the Studebaker Hawks; I used to have a '57 Silver Hawk; couldn't afford the Golden Hawk.

Bird

scruffy · Oct 30, 2000

Bird, according to my Dad, they were expensive new, and now-a-days, even more so! Compared to Ford, GM, and Chrysler, the production runs were small. No wonder the cost is high today!

geneP · Oct 30, 2000

In the early 60's a guy who ran a used car lot in my hometown bought a 57 Golden Hawk. It was the fastest thing around at tht time.

I bought a used '58 Silver hawk in '69 for a commute/hobby car. V8 w/overdrive ran great. I still thought the world could be perfect then, and repaired all the rattles in the car. Drove it around the block and had more! I soon gave up on the rattles. I agree with Bird, beautiful styling.

bpence · Oct 30, 2000

Scruffy, I don't know if you had insurance on the vehicle or not, but if you did you might want to talk to the adjuster that handled your claim. It is possible that there was some type of engine damage as a result of your front end collision. Not an everyday occurrence, but needless to say it does happen. Since your problem seems to have developed after the accident and you were driving the truck home immediately after repairs were completed, it sure sounds accident related.

Might be worth pursuing. I don't know all of the insurance regs (well, none of the insurance regs actually) for New York, but if you have collision insurance the company should have to pay for any additional repairs that were/are collision related.

Bob Pence

scruffy · Oct 30, 2000

Bob, I've been persuing that very same logic. The insurance company said that I would have to pay to have the engine diagnosed, and IF it came down to be accident caused, they would pick up ALL the cost. My only problem is because of the whole scenario, I have not worked for a tad over a month...no work, no pay. No unemployment, due to state fiddle-fartin' around, but eventually THAT will get resolved. They would send an adjuster to inspect the vehicle once it is tore down, and make the determination at that time. It don't feel right in me being placed in the limbo status of maybe having to pay hundreds of dollars when I am not in the position to know if I will have the money or not. Once I get back to work, whether contract, or full-time permenant position, then (if the pickup holds together) I will be in much better shape to deal with it.
The proverbial rock and hard spot.