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the wagon lives again!!

thanks for the feed back, I have been told by some old motor heads that buicks ran hot back in the days this is why I wanted some feed back, thanks

ok thanks, rebuilt motor starts up great, motor was rebuilt and pre lube was used on engine parts, installed 180 thermostat, not registered yet so cant drive on open road I just ran the motor for a short time revving the motor slightly, will fine tune carb next

can some one tell me is a rebuilt motor is supposed to be broken in hot or cool temp. what is the best thermostat to use thanks

yes, that's the wheels that are going on the wagon, spin-on filter leaked so went back to stock can, yes that's gm blue auto parts store didn't have buick green that's the problem living in a small town

just got back my chrome and moldings from el paso plating, interior trim painted, thinking about two tone brown for the seats

can any one tell me where I can get hood springs? will any other hood springs work or do I need to get only 57 hood springs, I would like to get new ones,

looking for headlight mounting rings also light retainer rings for my 57 wagom

took car back to the guy who rebuilt it, he pulled trans and found one of the pumps not working, waiting for parts, once he gets them hill put trans back in and test to make sure its working right. he could not ck before because motor was not running

I have a 57 buick, should the wheels start to turn when full of fluid? I have the rear wheels up on jack stands, do I have to wait tell trans fluid warms up thanks for replies

can anyone tell me how many quarts of fluid to put in a rebuilt trans, some say 9qt. at what point should I see the wheels move. thanks

i need just a painted one no padding just steel thanks

yes its a 57 wagon sherwood

im looking for a solid glove box door, also the outside driver side rear cargo window ss trim

getting ready to soundproof, does any know how much I will need to insulate the inside of a 57 wagon and what product works best. thanks

motor and trany back into wagon, just need to rebuild carb and will ready to bring her back to life after a long sleep

looking for solid glove box door no foam, for 57 buick, thanks

ok that will do thanks

I want to put a alternator on my 57, 364 motor, can anyone tell how to do this, what brackets to use thanks

still looking for glove box with no padding

has any one found were to get a fuel tank for 57 or 58 buicks

can anyone tell me what these motor and trans numbers mean? eng.# 1173201-2 , trans.# 1189323-1, also could these be called matching numbers? thanks

I was wondering if gas line should be metal or regular black hose

can anyone tell what best to use for gas line on my 57 wagon? it looks like I need a 20' gas line from tank to fuel pump , also what size for the line. it had a black rubber line thanks

not active member, could you send him a message to him for me thanks