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#507146 - 05/03/08 04:27 PM Re: Marvel carb. [Re: Taco]
Fr Mike Fr Mike Member Registered: 09/06/04 Posts: 141 Loc: Green Bay, WI	Regarding the possibility of repair as an option, you might want to check this website out as a source of materials. http://www.muggyweld.com Good luck! Fr. Mike Edited by Fr Mike (05/03/08 04:29 PM) _________________________ 1931 Buick, 8-57 4 Door Touring Sedan 1936 Plymouth P2, Deluxe 4 Door Touring Sedan
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#507293 - 05/04/08 10:48 AM Re: Marvel carb. [Re: Taco]
Dave_B Dave_B Member Registered: 09/29/06 Posts: 92 Loc: Nation's Capital USA	Taco, Re the head lights: I see in the Buick color sales book that the master series 47 and 48 had painted head light buckets. Perhaps Buick used these on export models? On my car, which has the plated lights, the buckets are made of brass. Put a magnet on yours and see if it is steel or not. If it is steel the paint is probably original. It would be interesting to hear from others with export cars if their lights are plated or not. Great to hear the car is running better. They are a lot more fun that way:) Dave _________________________ "Don't take life too seriously. You'll never get out alive." Bugs Bunny 1928 Buick Std #25 Sport Touring '48 Jeep '68 Volvo 122 BCA #7196
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#508299 - 05/08/08 02:14 PM Re: Marvel carb. [Re: Dave_B]
Taco Taco Member Registered: 09/11/07 Posts: 78 Loc: Netherlands	This is a little BIT off topic, but....well.... The magnet does not 'stick' to the head light at all. So it must be made of brass. In that case the paint is not original? Was it chrome?? BW. Taco.
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#508624 - 05/09/08 11:21 PM Re: Marvel carb. [Re: Taco]
Dave_B Dave_B Member Registered: 09/29/06 Posts: 92 Loc: Nation's Capital USA	Yeah, a little off topic but, anyway... a brass headlight bucket means it was plated, which would be as advertized. According to the sales catalog all plated headlights were nickle plated that year. I don't think Buick used chrome till '29. Dave _________________________ "Don't take life too seriously. You'll never get out alive." Bugs Bunny 1928 Buick Std #25 Sport Touring '48 Jeep '68 Volvo 122 BCA #7196
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#508652 - Yesterday at 05:37 AM Re: Marvel carb. [Re: Dave_B]
Taco Taco Member Registered: 09/11/07 Posts: 78 Loc: Netherlands	In that case i like the head light painted more than plated with nickle. Because nickle isn't very shiny. But nickle is much more original......... Maybe i will nicle again the 'rims' (don't know the right word)around the glas, brass is coming trough the nickle from all the polishing in the past. Taco.
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#508734 - Yesterday at 03:02 PM Re: Marvel carb. [Re: Taco]
Taco Taco Member Registered: 09/11/07 Posts: 78 Loc: Netherlands	On topic again......... can you all tell me about the fuel consumption of this cars? How many miles can you drive on a gallon? The engine is running very good, but, i think, a little too rich. Later i will remove a spark plug to examine the state of the plug. At this time i do not have any back firing. Taco.
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#508854 - Today at 01:01 PM Re: Marvel carb. [Re: Taco]
Mark Shaw Mark Shaw Member Registered: 06/08/05 Posts: 915 Loc: Vancouver, WA	Taco, Glad you are making progress. Fuel consumption generally is not very good for any updraft carburetor. The Marvel is worse than others with finer adjustability. Running a little rich is not necessarily a bad thing when you consider the consequences of running lean. I am guessing my buicks get around 12 mpg overall. Most of my driving has been short trips. Last year, I drove my 24 Master Buick truck 180 miles from Vancouver to Seattle Washington and calculated just over 14 mpg with almost all highway driving. Some Buick owners use a spare downdraft set up with a Rochester downdraft carburetor from a 50s Chevrolet six cylinder for better economy on the highway. It is a simple conversion to flip the intake manifold & set it up either way. _________________________ Mark Shaw BCA PWD Director HCCA Member (Skagit & Portland) 1913 Model 31 Touring 1915 Model C-25 "Speedster" 1924 Model 45 "Roadster Truck" 1929 Model 29-27 Sedan (Now my son's car) 1931 Model 57 Sedan
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