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Dave: I have a partial 1921 Reference book if needed, and the Push rod clearance is to be .010 hot. Or as it states on page 23..."Best results may be obtained if the above adjustments are made while motor is idle and no one but an expert should attempt adjustment with motor running." Did they accept your offer? Larry

Brian: Welcome to the land of endless adventure!!! A 1937 model 44 is a nice find. And will take some love and understanding. Just remember at the onset it will not always love you in return. I have had my 37-41 for 27 years and we have had our ups and downs. Best wishes for a good relationship and count on us from the forum to give you a hand. Larry

Dave: These are from a 1921 model 44 roadster to show what the drivers and engine compartment should look like. To redo the sockets, bows and a new top would be over $4,000. So factor that in to your decision. Missing parts take a lot of searching. But they are great road cars. Best of luck and keep us in the loop. Larry DiBarry

ford40 If all the push rods and the rockers are exposed that means that the covers are missing. Very tough to find! Give me a PM since I am originally from S-W, PA. (Monongahela) Larry

Terry : This is not a Standard engine. This does have an aluminum crankcase and no front water outlet from the head. Larry

I have a 37-41 and I had the same problem after I sent mine out to be powder coated. So I took a run out to the garage to get some photos for you. Good luck: Larry

Drove our 1925 to the beginning of the school year faculty picnic. 15 mile round trip. As you can see by the photo she marks her territory. Still foaming up but did not overheat!

Kevin: So glad you got the shell. I put in the first bid. The same seller also had a Re-cored? radiator missing the filler neck. I was bidding with the hope that the gentleman selling his fathers 1925-45 (local to me) would finally agree to sell it to me. Holding to their price. Comment "not eating any thing". Their car has a rusted out painted shell. I drove the car again last weekend. After a scary ride with hardly any brakes and steering, I knew I offered too much! Last summer Tom Black from New York had tried to find a home for a fairly complete 1925-54 roadster chassis/engine. I contacted all I knew at the time with a 1924-1925 big series car to see if there was any interest in these parts. Tom was trying to sell it for another fellow indicating that if it was not sold in a certain amount of time all would go to scrap. I don't' believe there were any takers... The 25-45 I drove last week.

John: Glad to see you had arrived home safe and sound. Sorry that we couldn't have spent more time together at the Nationals. We got home on the 6th in time for me to be back at work for the 7th. 7,177 miles but it was a trip of a lifetime for us! I like the new addition. I had been looking for the same type of set up for my 1925. Every time I found a period type of flash light in useable condition the price was out of sight. I will keep looking. Larry

Kevin: Here is an outside photo of a Model 45 showing the top of the "lug" part of the plate peeking out toward the rear corner. Also gives a reference as to placement of the top prop stud. Thanks for the update. Did you get the re-plated radiator shell that was on e-bay 2 weeks ago? Larry

Ralph: Great car with tremendous potential. I wish my father had been a car guy. When I was 14 (1969) I never saw these cars around to be worked on. But at 15 I bought a 1937 International Pick Up to get running by the time I would get my license. All my father wanted for me to do was for me to get rid of it. He didn't believe in resurrecting the older cars. I teach Tech Ed at our high school and also wish some of my students had your enthusiasm for this hobby. All the advice presented so far is sound. We will look forward to hear more from you about your projects. And help when we can. What model is the 1922? Many on the forum have these cars and are quite knowledgeable. Best of luck and keep in touch. Larry

rgwinn1: I have been looking for a gage for my 1925-25 since I bought it 2 years ago. Very simple wire rod and cork float. I had to make a new knurled bezel. The old one was crushed by someone trying to remove it with a pipe wrench. Also had to try to get the threaded neck close to round again. I was lent a gage from a 1924-45 to try to pattern one after. It is close but larger in diameter. I believe there is a reproduction service that does the domed gage face. I did find it on e-bay and believe they wanted over $200 for it. Way out of my price range! This is what I have done so far. The first photo is a sketch of what I believe will work. 2 is of the newly made Bezel. 3 and 4 are of the borrowed 1924 2 1/8" unit which is too large. In the mean time the wood stick works. #5&6 pictures my friend Leif in Sweden sent. Last an out of focus example from an impeccably restored 1923-39 sport roadster.

Last week I got to drive Terry Wiegand's 1920 Coupe on our way back from the Nationals. Then after returning home took our 1925-25 Touring for a 22 mile limbering up cruse. I had rebuilt the clutch before we left to go to Portland. Now a joy to drive. Today we drove our 1937-41 out to visit a gentleman near Gettysburg whom Dwight Romberger and I helped to get his father's 1925-45 running last year. He had done some more work on it to get it running better. He invited me to drive it today. I never pass up an opportunity to drive an old Buick. Scary ride. Hardy any brakes and very loose steering. Still needs more work!

Thanks for posting these as most of my pictures did not turn out as well. We did most of these sites on our way out to Portland.

Photo taken during the presentation at the Forum Brunch.

Kevin: Looks like you have quite a project on your hands. This is the place for the help you need. We were just to the Buick nationals in Portland and on the way we visited "HENTZEE" in Illinois who is finishing up a 1924-45. I worked on a 1925-45 for a fellow near me in PA. I am sure others on the forum will ad to the discussion to hopefully get you sorted out. Larry

We are still on the road staying over outside of St Louis and will visit with "hentzee" in Ill. tomorrow to check out his 1924-45. Possibly another 2 days back to Pa. We spent the last 2 days visiting Terry Wiegand in Hutchinson KS. 6,350 miles so far. My "tush" is getting tired. First photo . Terry Behind the wheel of his 1920. 2nd. Terry gave me a turn at the wheel with Terry as passenger. A real thrill! 3rd. Terry and I after inspecting his 1916-45 in the trailer before he takes it to get the new top done. 4th. My wife Joan, Barbra and Terry showing off their new siding. Last. Terry, myself and Joan touring McPhearson College restoration facilities.

Pete : Check back on the forum as I posted a lot about how I rebuilt mine for the 1925-25 and then made a sealed bearing unit for it.I also found the Patent information for it. Nice to see you at Portland! We are still on the road heading home. Larry

We have been driving since Friday from Chambersburg PA. So far 2,600 miles. Doing Yellowstone and Mt Rushmore etc. did use up some extra time. We followed these two guys in a 1973 Centurion for about 100 miles from Marshal Minnesota on Route 90.

Mark: OK with me. Only concerns are the same as stated above. We are still on the road. Tonight we made it to Boise Idaho and hope to arrive tomorrow afternoon. Larry

After the month long clutch replacement adventure, our 1925 standard touring is back on the road! Drove it 6 miles and the clutch works smooth as silk. 70 degrees and watching the sun slowly in the west cruising at 35 mph with the top down... True Buick Bliss!

Leif: Us silly Americans have a habit of sometimes naming our cars. Particularly if there is a long term relationship with that car. Joan and I chose to name the 1925 "Beulah". Actually the Beulah we think about was a character on an old American radio show from the late 1930s-40s "Fibber McGee and Molly". I believe it is more polite to name the car than to use curse words directed at it. As I most surely needed to do over the last 2 1/2 years.

Mark: That will really make our trip worthwhile to Portland! Now.... if I buy lottery tickets in every state we pass thru on our trip.....

My 1937 Special also cranked slowly when hot. It was amazing what a difference it made after re-cleaning all the contacts and redoing the positive cable clamp, taking the stranded end, spreading the strands, scraping them clean and carving out the clamp for a better fit. Spins fine now. I was so impressed that I did the same on my 1925 Standard. She spins better now also. While I was redoing the clutch did some other things and the cables were one. Larry

Jim: I had checked the universal output bushing and it was around .005. So far no vibration. But!!!! Yesterday the wife and I got the rear axle in so I spent the remainder of last night cleaning the spring to axle clamps, greased them as required and bolted them back up. Reconnected the rear brake rods and set Beulah down on all 4 wheels since June 14th. The wife gave me a pitying stare as I came in from the garage at 1:00 AM. This morning after breakfast I put only 2 of the floorboards in so I could watch the clutch action with the inspection cover off. We drove about 4 miles doing errands getting acquainted with our new car. It surely felt like a new car without all the fussing around I had to do before to get it under way. The clutch worked smooth as silk! Another day of Buick Bliss!!! Today I made up 2 transmission mount studs. They were about 2 1/2" long and cleared the flywheel by about 1/8 inch or less! Also both ends were 3/8-16 the outside thread should be 3/8-24. I hate it when fasteners were mixed to just make do. Also ran out of all my old style lock washers replacing all the broken ones as I would remove a bolt or nut. Thankfully I did not strip out any fasteners. I really wanted to get her back together before we left for Portland. As I did not want to return home to that monumental job. Now to clean the garage... So maybe "Beulah" and us will finally become friends.