The less parts installed in the hull the better. You can install an engine with the radiator installed, but you have to be really careful and you must remove the cross shaft and the oil filter on the engine. If the steering/transmission controls are installed...you have to wiggle the engine in.  The joys of the Weasel!

Ben - thank you for the kind and supportive words! It is a crazy world - cheaper stuff, but the quality is often not there. Case in point, just purchased a repro oil pressure gauge...the faceplate is not parallel to the glass....looks awful! I struggle with "fixing everything"...but sometimes, it is time well spent because the new part simply won't last.  Thanks for being here!

Thanks Rob. I found a guy who has exactly what I need not too far away...of course....he quit responding and I said to heck with waiting.

From the dance halls of South Texas baby!

Thank you for watching Carmen - love that you are getting something from the videos!

The Weasel needs to be in tip top shape to really cruise in high range....this one needs a little love..so it doesn't like high except on flat ground!

Thanks Robert!

That is a great method. Thank you for sharing! I think this is about the 6th Studebaker engine I have had apart...this is the first one that didn't prime immediately. Happy to report that the oil pressure is excellent...now we just need to clean up a few things and get it back into the Weasel!  

...particularly for a Texas boy...although, as you know...humans are pretty adaptable. It has been single digits and negative to low teens for about 5 or 6 days...I walked out early last evening in 10F with a down vest and flannel shirt...not for long, but told my wife it wasn't too cold😜....she informed that my brain had frozen!  Hope you are well!

Thanks Jay!! I don't mind sharing the shop with the nuthatch except that he keeps pooping on my jeep.  Not a good look for him! Surprisingly pleasant in the shop with the Carharts and my little electric heater - supplemented with a bullet heater to bring things up a few degrees. Looking forward to a balmy 20F tomorrow! Heat wave - woooo hoo!😍 Best my friend!