TexasJohn55

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUD! And many more.

Dang, that didn't take long!

Funny name for a kid. Is that Titian Red or Tahitian Red? I think they are both colors.

Peter, you started it.

If it is manual brakes, the MC can bypass. If so, sometimes you can stab the pedal hard a few times to flare the cup. If this helps with bleeding, rebuild the MC. You could remove the brake line and cap the MC to test it, it should firm up. My 55 book also says to start at left front wheel. I think it reads a little better than your 54 book.

My 55 power brake MC is the positive displacement type which does not rely on a rubber cup seal to pump the fluid, only to seal it from leaking externally. If my MC does not pressurize the lines, it would have to escape and leak externally where it would be obvious. John

Have you done this in the past? I kinda thought the system was of good integrity 2 yrs ago.

YES. Lamar, on our cars with the master so low on chassis, they don't "gravity" bleed as well as MC on firewall.

In my experience, it is wires. Check them with an ohm meter, that will find the bad one unless you have a cut or rub through on the outside allowing spark to ground. Also note that an extended misfire from a bad wire WILL eventually fail the coil.

Funny thing is, I have been doing it in reverse order, starting at right rear. When mine did the same after sitting awhile, I found same thing, empty. Mine had slight wetness at one line fitting on master, I had not gotten it tight enough when I installed it.

I thought you meant a blue repaint with a green trunk lid.

Does the 65 have a cold diverter flapper in the exhaust?

The 3800 is famous for this. It will be plugs, wires or a coil. I would replace plugs and wires first. If that does not fix it, I will eat my hat! Then replace coil one at a time or coil pack depending on design.

From the picture, it looks like the studs were supposed to be in the hub and lug nuts held the wheel. If that is correct, the studs were not "bottomed" and tight in the hub, only one was broken off in the hub. If studs were not tight, they may have wiggled loose even if the nuts were tight. The studs should have sheared if they were tight. Just a guess.

"Im sorry to all if this thread is getting tedious." We love a mystery, hoping to learn something.

Search "dynaflow color"

Another stupid question: Did it have a honeycomb screen in good condition?

My 55 Century has 4 holes.

Oh me! That sand will wind up in places you could never imagine.

Suspected that but never seen one stripped down like that.

WHAT IS THAT?

UPDATE: I have 2 browsers, 1 is older version of IE 11 running on Windows 8.1, the other is Firefox and current. When I use IE 11, the pale blue background is absent altogether from the page, that makes it impossible to distinguish quote from reply, that was my problem. When using Firefox, I can see the blue background although it is pale. Thanks

Buick Man may know that, I don't have the resources for that but surely someone on here does.

OK, if I tilt my cheap laptop screen, it enhances the color. Thanks Matt, now I know. I cannot view it straight on, it has to be tilted at an oblique angle for color saturation. THAT IS MUCH BETTER! THANKS !