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If Your Car Already Has A Nice Shine And You Are Only Wanting To Preserve The Shine, I Would Recommend Either Meguires "Gold Class "Or Mothers "California GOLD " (Both Carnauba Wax), But Neither Have Any Cleaner /Polish Qualities. Be Sure You Have It Shining Like You Want It Before Waxing. Larry

On My 1955 Super 88 It Is Mounted On Lower Left Corner Of TheTrunk.LARRY

I Am Not Sure The Manufacter, But Someone Made Aftermarket Grills (That Fit Between The Headlights And Resembled The "tube bar grills" That Were Popular For Other Cars. They Totally Changed The Look Since Corvairs Were Not Factory grills. Larry

For A Drain & Refill Approximately 9-3/4 Quarts .If Pan Is Removed 11-1/4 Quarts page3-113 Of Shop Manual,Larry

These Were Cardboard (Same As Kickboard Material)And Usually Dark Color To Match Interior.Across Front Edge They Had A Metal Strip About 1" Wide That Was Covered In Same Color Vinyl Or Leather. Larry

These carburetors On The Underside Had Several Small (maybe 1/8 To 3/16 Holes Drilled In Them From The Factory, And Were Packed With lead Plugs. It Was Common For Them To Leak with aging. Remove Carb And Turn Upside down On Workbench And With Small Nailset ,Reseat Them , Let Carb Dry Completely ,Then Coat Them Lightly With "J B Weld". Let Dry & Reinstall Carb. ONE Is Directly AboveThe Well In Intake That You Speak Of.Rub Your Finger Under Carb Directly Above The Spot Where Your Leak Is, AndI Bet You Find Gas There.LARRY P.S. If Not RETIGHTEN GAS LINE.

My '55 Super 88 Holiday Has Only 44,000 On It And Is All Documented. I'm The 4th Owner since 1955 And I Drive It About 1500 Miles Per Year. Larry

FUSICK OLDSMOBILE PARTS , KANTER REPRODUCTION PARTS (Mostly Mechanical Parts) These Would Be A Good Start (And Pick Up A Hemmings Magazine.) Larry

My 55 Super 88 4Door Holiday Is Original And The Seat Back Is The Same Cloth As Seat Cushions And Center Portions Of Door Panels. Larry

Engine Crankcase 5Qts. 6/Filter Cooling21-1/2 Quarts With Heater 20-1/2 Without Diff.4-3/4 Pints GAS 20 Gallons. Hydramatic (DRAIN & Refill)8-1/2 Qts. ( Approximately) As To Unleaded Question Only If (LEAD SUBSTITUTE ADDED) Such As GUNK LEAD SUBSTITUTE (12 Oz. Treats 20 Gallons.) LARRY

If You Are Just Looking For An Easy 2" Or So Lift Auto Zone Has A Universal "HELPER SPRING SET" That Bolts Simply Underneath The Original Springs And Shows Very Little When Installed.Very Inexpensive(I think about $30.) Good Luck,Larry

ON A'55 Super "88" The Top Part Was Painted,Then The Bottom Was Covered With Different Colored Vinyl And The Two Were Separated By A 3/8 Inch Strip Of Chrome(Similar To Door Edge Guard).The Top Was Usually Matching The Leather Trim On Seats,And The Bottom The color of the seat material.HOPE THIS HELPS

If Your Paint Still Has Good Gloss,You Can't Go Wrong With Meguiars Gold Class or Mothers California Gold. Both Are Yellow Carnauba Type Waxes And Give The Best And Easiest Protection (Apply By Hand,And Remove With Clean Microfiber Towel), Larry

ANDREAS, Could Possibly Be Because My '55 Engine # Starts Withwith v938.See If You Can Find A 1953 Olds. Shop Manual.It Will Have Number Info Needed. Larry

Barron,IF your '56 Is A Hardtop ( 2 door Or 4 door Hardtop with No Post when Glass's Are Down)Super 88's Will Have The Chrome Headliner Bows That Support the Headliner.Larry