markewebb '39 Buick Team

I found this note on an ad for a modern replacement for a voltage regulator: Note: Due to modern battery design, voltage regulators can’t be used to charge low or dead batteries. Doing so will destroy the voltage regulator and void the warranty. Your humming modern regulator may have been ruined by being used on a low battery. 6-Volt Delco Type Voltage Regulator (Standard Quality) - The Brillman Company

$275 plus the trip or pick up in CNY. Some minor corrosion at bolt holes, some minor scratches.

$95 plus the trip. 1939 Buick 80/90 Series Center Guard, will need to be re-chromed.

The 39 Owners Manual and the free 42 Shop Manual are both very good resources. At some point you may want to consider the 1938 Shop manual and the 1939 Supplement to the 1939 Shop manual. Rockauto.com has them at a very good price. Unfortunately, you cannot just buy the 39 Shop Manual. The 39 Shop Manual is a supplement to the 38.

Not if it's a 1939 40 or 60 series center guard. First pic is of 39 Buick guards, couldn't find center guard pic online and I'm too comfortable to go downstairs and find the center guards I have. 2nd pic is of a 1940 center guard. 3rd pic shows a 1939 40 series Buick bumper. The 39 40 and 60 series bumpers have small "ridge at the top. The "ridge" profile is evident in the 39 guards in the first pic. Maybe it might fit if the center guard is from 1939 80 or 90 series. The 1939 80 and 90 series bumpers lacked the "ridge" profile and the center guards for those models have a profile that looks like the 1940 center guard in 2nd pic.

Some info here.

Not my ad. Buick Luggage you might want to put on your rack. (1) Marketplace - Antique 1920s Buick model rear luggage trunk | Facebook

Not my ad. (1) Marketplace - Antique 1920s Buick model rear luggage trunk | Facebook

Do a "battery" search on the forum. Many have installed one (or 2) Optima batteries.

3EH 6-volt battery works, it fits the tray and appears period correct. About $180 at Tractor supply or NAPA. Clean up both ends of each battery cable. And consider replacing your battery cables, especially if previous owner installed thin ones. I just purchased some 00 Gauge (2/0 AWG) reasonably priced from BatterycablesUSA.com.

This link won't answer your question. However, it gives great information on how to polish and clean them up.

There is member of the 39 Buick Facebook group that has a reasonably priced Century transmission for sale in Maine. I shipped a transmission for a 39 Special from Upstate NY to Texas a year ago, via USPS for $114.

Not my ad. Marketplace - STRAIGHT 8 BUICK 1939 248 c.i. | Facebook Sorry, didn't pay attention and see you have a Century.

Not my ad. Marketplace - 1939 Buick 40 Special | Facebook Sorry, didn't pay attention and see you have a Century.

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