[1932 Buick Series 57 Carburetor]

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[1932 Buick Series 57 Carburetor]

On 11/20/2023 at 11:34 AM, Pete Phillips said:

I have some 1932 Buick 50-series carburetors--been sitting on the shelf for awhile but they are complete and clean.

Pete Phillips, BCA #7338

Leonard, TX

Do you have pics and price? Also would you happen to have any heat risers?

 

[1932 Buick Series 57 won't idle]

UPDATE:

 

Hi all, first of all thank you all for the thoughtful replies!! this group is so great.

 

I was there for a little bit with the car yesterday. I removed the nut on the bottom of the carb bowl, the screen on it looked clean, but cleaned it anyway. While nut was off had dad crank the car, fuel flowed well, so not concerned with fuel pump.

 

I tried to remove the top of the carb bowl, but couldn't get to the front screw closest to engine block. Need a bent screwdriver i guess.

 

ALSO: noticed that with the choke out, when my dad pressed the accelerator, and about halfway the engine screeched REALLY LOUD like a loose or wet fan belt. It sounds like its the heat riser (which has been disconnected for 55 years). So I am leaning towards that as my primary thought. And of course I cant run to NAPA to go buy a new one....

 

HOWEVER: I called the mechanic who last worked on it. Although he is retired he is willing to come over after Thanksgiving to the house to look at it, which is great, as I think this is above my skill level at this point..

 

Will keep you posted as thinks progress!

 

And again THANK YOU!

[1932 Buick Series 57 won't idle]

On 11/20/2023 at 9:10 AM, Robert Engle said:

I've been facing the same issue on my 32 58.  First, remove the fuel bowl cover, hook up a  vacuum gauge at the wiper connection.  With engine running, observe the fuel level in the bowl.  The fuel level needs to be about 9/16 inch below the the top of the fuel bowl.  vacuum should be close to 15 inches.  Low vacuum will not pick up fuel from the idle jet.  Low fuel level will cause the same problem.  Crude in the fuel system can flood the fuel bowl and won't maintain the correct level in the bowl.  An old cork float can become saturated and mess up the fuel level.

 

Bob Engle

Thanks Bob, wasn't there long enough to try that yesterday. Do you have a tip for removing the screw cloesest to the engine block towards front of car? I couldn't get to it. Also see my follow up post below I thing its a vacuum issue in heat riser?

 

[1932 Buick Series 57 won't idle]

On 11/20/2023 at 12:03 PM, Robert Engle said:

If the engine runs  at high rpms, it is not a fuel pump problem.  There is a hex fitting on the bottom of the fuel bowl 3/4" hex.  Remove this and check the screen for dirt.

 

Bob Engle

Thanks Bob, did that looked clean but gave it a cleaning. Didn't improve

 

[1932 Buick Series 57 won't idle]

3 minutes ago, edinmass said:

Keep it stock……..if it was running great it will again. Diagnose the problem, don’t guess. 

Yeah Dad is the second owner, bought it in the early 1960s. Mostly unrestored. He doesn't want to modify it.  He and his father removed some things when they bought it (Wizard Control, the heat riser, and auto thermostat I think??) 

 

It wasn't running well for the past 10 years, then we had some work done about 1 1/2 ago, including front end and brake work and carb work, and it was better then its been in decades. Then stopped idling. The mechanic that worked on it retired in the meantime and its hard to find someone to look at it. I may be able to have the mechanic do a house call, but was hoping it might be something we could diagnose and resolve ourselves....

 

Kevin 

[1932 Buick Series 57 won't idle]

Hi Mario, I am going to head over there tomorrow, so will get more details. It is all original equipment, with the original  Marvel carb, however the heat riser has been partially  elimiated (There is no longet a horizontal pipe, and the "T" part towards front of engine has been removed.. I'll take photos to show how. 

 

Not sure if idle screw is properly adjusted. We did have work done to it recently, and it was running great after, so maybe something wasn't set right or the idle screw backed out. 

 

K

[1932 Buick Series 57 won't idle]

Hi all, its been a while since I posted about my father's 1932 Buick. Moving, life, etc got in the way.

 

It was running well, and now siddenly it will not idle unless the choke is pulled all of the way out. As soon as he pushes it back in it dies unless the gas is floored. So basicaly its undrivable.

 

Any thoughts from the group here? He wants to buy a replacement carb to see if that is the issue so I have posted asking for one in the parts forum. 

 

Many thanks,

 

Kevin

 

[1932 Buick Series 57 Carburetor]

Hi Friends, 

 

Think I am having issues with my father's 1932 Buick only idling with chock pulled out. I am goign to make apost about that in a different area of the forum, but am also wondering if anyone has a rebuilt Carb for sale. He'd like a spare to swap to check if its a carb issue.

 

Kevin

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Any interest in just selling the wooden wheels?

[1932 Buick 50 Project-Ongoing Assistance Needed]

Hi all, thanks for the info so far, the only thing I know about the engine is it was pulled from a 1932 57 from someone who was making a hot rod. The engine number is 2793884, which I think (according to another post I saw on AACA)  falls within 1932 range.

 

Bob, I get the feeling someone just threw the carb on backwards at some point when it wasn’t running. The linkage was all on the wrong side and there is no way an air filter would fit on it

 

the one on my dads car has two barrels, so am thinking this isn’t even a good spare. Was hoping to find out what it is so I can sell/trade for 32 parts.

 

here are some more pics:

[1932 Buick 50 Project-Ongoing Assistance Needed]

Hi all, haven’t worked in dads Buick much, today I was over there and looking at a spare engine he bought years ago, and took the carb off. It’s totally different then the one in the car. It’s a single barrel. Here are pictures of it on the engine and off. Any ideas? Maybe someone later swapped the carb -and the pipe connecting it to manifold?

[1932 Buick 50 Project-Ongoing Assistance Needed]

Bob and Brian,

 

Thank you both, yup, definitely had it on backwards....dang. I just assumed the "L" groove would be the same as the "L" slot.

 

May have messed up my dad's original one so will follow up with you Bob on a backup/replacement.

 

Kevin

[1932 Buick 50 Project-Ongoing Assistance Needed]

Thanks Bob, really appreciate it, i was surfing the forum last night and certainly you seem to be the '32 Buick guru! 

 

You mentioned some extra parts, might you have an ignition switch? We removed the original one and cannot get it back on in working order. See attached pic for the unit I am speaking of.

 

also: my father bought a spare engine a few years back, I do not think its from a series 50 though, the carb set up and other items are very different. Is there a way to tell series by the numbers cast on the engine?

 

Many thanks!

 

Kevin

[1932 Buick 50 Project-Ongoing Assistance Needed]

ok: First Question:

 

My father has a copy of the 1932 Specifications manual. Has anyone made a downloadable PDF of it? Would like to have one in front of me at the same time as him. If not I'll go ahead and buy a second print copy.

 

Kevin

[1932 Buick 50 Project-Ongoing Assistance Needed]

My father and I are getting his 1932 Buick Series 50 more road ready then its been in years. We are taking on the front end (very shaky up there!) as well as a pretty big leak out the rear of the transmission.

 

He is the second owner, having bought it in the 1960s. its been on and off the road since then.

 

I look forward to updating you all on this as we go.

 

Below is a pic from around the time he first got it to a recent one of me behind the wheel.

 

 

 

[1932 Buick ignition assembly]

Yeah I think that is what we will wind up doing too. DO you have good pics of your set up? Any special switch you used?

 

 

[WTB 1932 Buick Wire Wheels]

Pete: Can you post pictures of wheels and how much you want for them?

[WTB 1932 Buick Wire Wheels]

Just seeing this, do you know if the wood wheels will fit a series 50 and if so would you be interested in selling? How much? 

[1932 Buick ignition assembly]

Have 1932 Buick series 57, having issues with ignition switch, would

like to buy second complete assembly. Let me know what you have!

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I live one town up if anyone needs me to go to get more info or photos if they are interested in purchasing...

Kevin

[Two Peerless Cars Spotted at Brooklyn Navy Yard]

Jeff,

Thanks for the article about the Togo visit, great stuff. Would love to get out to see the Sacramento 1910 Model 27. I'm in Charlotte, NC now, so it would be quite a trip.

Does anyone know where the unrestored 1909 that was auctioned off a few years ago wound up?

K

[Two Peerless Cars Spotted at Brooklyn Navy Yard]

Hi Jeff,

I am Kevin, and was the one that posted a few years ago about my great grandfather and his peerless.

Its been a few years, a new job and a move has had my busy, and I have been cold on my Peerless activities.

I realize that this post itself is now two years old, but am compelled to reply. FJ Logan ran Logan Iron Works, which was located at the Brooklyn Navy Yards, so its possible that one of the cars in the photo belonged to him. The photo is too small to tell if my g'grandfather is behind the wheel, would need a higher res image.

Neat stuff? I need to get back involved....

Best,

Kevin