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I’ve purchased a few of the cheap Dewalt replacement batteries for my old 14.4 volt drill thru Amazon. The batteries seem to work fine for me. You need to be aware of the chemistry of the replacement batteries. The old tools used NiCad batteries. That chemistry has been phased out. The next chemistry in line would be NiMH, (Nickel metal hydride). Those do have longer life than the NiCads and they will recharge sufficiently using the same charger as the NiCad. But the world is moving to Lithium batteries and replacements for Dewalt stuff is available in Lithium. The caveat is that Li batteries require their own charger. (A “smart” charger that monitors the charge rate and charge capacity). This is important. Li batteries are extremely sensitive to being over charged. If over charged they can go into thermal runaway and there will be ensuing flames that water cannot extinguish.

I don’t know if Packard specifically used a needle retainer in their version of EE-22 but no retainer is used on the EE-22 of my ‘36 Buick.

Not a scam. Car is legitimate. Owner is a member of the Roanoke, VA, AACA chapter. (It’s not mine and I have no personal interest in the sale).

Tom, the items you list weren’t really orderable options, but rather standard equipment for the ‘36 Buick’s various models. As you went up the model line from Special to Limited, the number of “extras” increased. The orderable options included things like heater, radio, grill guard, white side wall tires. There weren’t many “options”. David

I used them to reline all the shoes on my ‘36 Buick 2 years ago. They were easy to work with, knowledgeable, and their price was reasonable. Very happy with the results. David

If your intent is to obtain color matching paint for touching up the existing paint, your best path would be to take the car, (or just a painted surface like the hood) to an automotive paint supplier in your area. Think PPG or DuPont paints, but there are other brands. They will use a spectrophotometer to “read” the different hues that make up the existing color. Using that data they can blend paint colors for a good color match…and this is critically important….matching the color as it exists right now. Even if you could find the original formula for the Duco color of Atlantic Green, it likely would not match as well as you’re hoping. Age of the existing paint, type of paint (lacquer or ??), play a role in how the paint looks today. Hope this helps. David

Xander, I have a Power Caster trailer dolly. Runs on 110 volts. I move and back my 22’ closed trailer into a tight spot at home with ease. The dolly connects into the trailer’s electric brakes so the brakes can be activated and hold the trailer when necessary. It does what I need it to do. And no, I have no affiliation with Power Caster. I’m just a customer. David

Try Then and Now Automotive. I got a kit from them to rebuild the double acting AC pump on my '36 Buick. https://www.then-now-auto.com/antique-auto-parts/

Ed, your comment about driving envelope for this car and the thread with the '24 Cadillac for sale got me to thinking. I don't have a good frame of reference. With a 314 cu. in. engine and 132 in. wheelbase, would these cars be considered somewhat underpowered? Seems like big heavy cars but not a lot of displacement to move them. What is a reasonable expectation for cruising speed of these cars? Just looking for a sanity check. David

Buick began chrome plating in late ‘28 for the ‘29 model year. So your ‘28 is the last of the nickel plating. David

I know Buick was pretty meticulous about putting the part number on individual parts (whenever practical to do so) at least up into the late '20's. Maybe other GM brands did too. But did Buick have the part numbers stamped on some inconspicuous place on the sheet metal fenders? If so, where would it be?

I would say $2K -3K tops as she sits. My heart is a sucker for these types of finds. I have two '28 Buicks to prove it. Tires are a sizable investment but that comes later. What you have to be willing to invest is time. Weeks can turn into months painstakingly going through the mechanicals just to get her running reasonably before hitting the road. And you don't want to get her home only to discover a cracked block due to frozen water jackets from such storage. Just keep in mind it's a journey. The journey can drive you crazy at times but you have to enjoy the journey before you enjoy the destination. Go for it! Let us know how the story develops. David

Definitely a '28. From the pics it's hard to tell but I'm inclined to think it is not a Master. Master's had nickel plated headlight buckets. The pics look like painted buckets so that would make it a Standard model. If we could see just behind the front bumper a Master has a tube running between the front frame horns. Standards do not. I hope this helps a little. Need better pics from different angle to be sure. Dave

Here in central Virginia, I'm doing the same as BearsFan. The garage is insulated, and air conditioned. 65 in winter and 75 in summer. Running a dehumidifier with the drain hose plumbed to the outside so there is no bucket to empty. I'm keeping the RH at 45%. 50% just feels a little too moist to me. I have found it's key to have a dehumidifier with large enough capacity that it doesn't have to run continuously. It runs a lot in the summer but shuts itself down in the winter. Once the space is dried down, which includes the concrete floor, it's a very comfortable space to work in.

VERY nice!! So, please give us some tips (secrets) on your process. Did you start with the front center-back center-side center routine or did you do the corner to corner X pattern you previously thought about?