Ryan G

Good luck with that!! No idea how to do that. Did you finally get your carb overhauled? I got my car running fairly well. I have another guy that has helped me and wants to go through the carb and find the idle adjust if there is one... I am going to have to pull the carb and the carb heat pipe b/c I think the exhaust butterfly is stuck open or dismantled causing too much carb heat to enter the heat riser. I also have a vacuum leak in the riser somewhere. Great to hear the engine run though!!

Thanks Dave! I lubed everything prior really well, had the marvel rebuilt, added a fuel filter, regulator, new 6v fuel pump, cleaned the tank and the line before I even attempted starting for the first time. The car was running much better earlier in the week on initial start(besides blow by) and it was actually idling down fine. Last night, all of a sudden the engine took off to very high rpm and thankfully I immediately shut it off!!! Hopefully no damage?? Now I dont get the lower range on the throttle to even move to idle as something made it stick. I am NOT going to start it until i figure this out. The spring is there and fine however it will not allow the butterfly and armature to return all the way to idle. I definitely will not force it!! I think we will have to pull the carb again and see what is going on and maybe go up the column to make sure there is attachment to the throttle lever?? I dont know how I will free up the carb heat gate??? Really stuck! Thanks for the input...its starting to get over my head!!! I guess it is over my head now! I will try some greese in the fan! Ryan

Well... my car was running tonight but not good. I have a few more issues. First off thanks Dave for the past advice. Ran it several times cold/hot and there is VERY little blow by now! However, I could not get the car to start without choking it continually. It was running pretty smooth on the top end but would not idle down at all tonight without a little backfire in the manifold so I did not get to drive it...the carb heat appears to be stuck open and there is not an adjustment anymore in the car. All of a sudden I think one of two things happened as the engine took off and went full rpm and I killed it... Let me know what you think please: Either the throttle linkage in the column came apart somehow so there was no control and it went fast or the little backfires caused the butterfly in the heat riser to get stuck or break. The throttle will not move full motion to idle with the throttle lever or by forcing it with my hand??? Dont know where to go now! Also: do all the fans throw oil all over the place? I put a few squirts in the fan oil chamber to quiet and it sprays some out..any way to seal those?? Thanks once again for any advice!! Ryan

I would be happy to measure my 1926 tank. Cleaned and reinstalled it a couple of weeks ago. Let me know if you still need measurements and which you would need!!

Got the car started tonight and ran it several times!!! Very happy to at least get it running! Put a new condenser on and cleaned the points which gave us a great spark in combo with the new coil. (thanks everyone!) Now there are some new issues: Of course! The carb heat and choke knobs on the dash are missing, the metal lines are there...we had to manually choke it which in turn allowed the engine to fire. We keep having to choke and got a little backfire once in the tube... does anyone have extra metal fascia and knobs? There is also a good amount of smoke after the engine heats up...excess blow buy which I think could be from me putting too much oil in??? I also added some of that lucas engine additive as a bunch of guys told me I should. What would cause that blow buy? Thanks for any input you guys have...cant tell you enough how helpful this site has been!! Ryan

Went and got a 6v coil. Still do not have any spark. I hate to replace all of the original plug wires but may do that to eliminate them as a problem. I have a new universal set. I have a new condenser also. Dont really know why I cannot get spark between the coil and the distibuter? Maybe I should change the points? I am sure I am doing something wrong...any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks Mark for the reply. So I can just go and get a 6v coil and mount it on the generator? Where would I find one...local parts store? I will try and find a delco one later then. Just want to get the car started and running down the road! thanks again!

After not being able to get my car started it looks like I am going to need a delco coil for my 1926. Any suggestions on where I could locate one or substitute? I am also going to replace the original wires with a new wire kit also. I am also looking for an outside passenger door handle...

I can get his name for you after I see how this carb works. I will ask him if he wants to do another. I tried starting the car last night for the first time. Everything turned over great but no spark at the coil or spark plug...not good. I am taking the coil into a shop for testing today. I installed the a 1 psi regulator and my carb did not leak through the top neetle screw! (thanks for everyone's advice..very helpful as always) Now I just want to get it to start. I may need to replace the wires points and distributor cap too as i think they are originals!

I had a carb guy in Lincoln, NE where I live do it in a week. It looked like new when he was done. I just hooked up my fuel pump tonight and tried to start my car and the pressure was too high just as many on this forum said it would be. The pump puts out 5.75 psi and I am going to install a 1 psi regulator tommorrow and see if it leaks through the top screw on the bowl. I am really ready to get this car started. I need some kind of shut off when the fuel is pumped to the carb...the vac tank works better I think!! If you would like the info on him I could get him to do it for you.. He is legendary in the area. I can send pics of the work he did and he is reasonable. Do you have a coach coupe also?

You seem very knowledgable! I am trying to get my 1926 buick running and have a few issues before I start the engine as it has been 15 plus years since it started. Fortunately grandpa had kept the car inside. The car had an aftermarket 6v fuel pump that was put on years back. It supposedly did not work so I added a new 6v aftermarket fuel pump...will this be too much for the marvel carb which I had rebuilt? I am thinking of adding a regulator? ( i know I should look for a vacuum tank) The other question...I am trying to change the transmission fluid and cannot add fluid through the side filler b/c it appears blocked by a metal tube after I took the cap off...it drained some sludge but I want to add new 80w-90 gear oil?? any help on these issues would be greatly greatly appreciated!! Thanks Ryan