Wayne R

Very nice,---for the boat tail three years i love the 71 the best.

WE tend to forget and dont actually go back to basics ,when it comes to oils, when i lived in California, i had a classic car collection of about 15 different makes of cars , always about that many buying and selling , the area i lived was the Sacramento valley where it gets very hot 102 to 110 during the 3 to 4 months of summer, so all my classics were drivers, about 3 to 5 of these were Buicks, but in those 10 years i lived there i used Penzoil 10-40 in the summer, and in the colder months switched to Penzoil 15-30,--i never did find out what the zinc content was in those days, but was very pleased with that brand, and never ones did i ever have a engine problem, with all those cars. At the start here i said back to basics,--one has to read your original owners manual, and study it very carefully to the grade of oil you should use during the cold and hot temperatures you get where you live.----i think this is one of the most important areas to stick to. Here in Australia i use Valvoline XLD premium mineral ,15-40 all the time as where i live here temps are from approx 50 to 90 all the time. and it is high in zinc. and i have never used synthetic oil ,only in my latest Lexus NX 350 f sport Hybrid.

Ed this may help you with pricing for your nice radio, i have the same exact model in my Electra convertible, with out the reverb,. Go to item --324832112871-- ebay, same radio --OEM--$500.--regards.

Thankyou for your assistance here---1937-44---.

Just thought this would interest members,----i have no affiliation with the company-- Go to Daniel Schmitt & co. Classic car gallery,-----sorry not able to drag or past this to here.

I did a couple of pages on this and tops a while back. forgot how long,---regards.

Old Buick parts-----CARS----inc.---sku------HI54------$54.00 fits all.

Ed two things here ,you may be better with a battery position on a piece of lumber with original battery connections in place. also i know with chev corvette there is also a ground at the switch on dash--so that may the problem. Also over the years when i purchased cars in California about half the buicks there wipers were never working, probably because it does not rain there alot. May not be connected, but what i used to do was pull a washer hose of under the hood and blow hot water through with my mouth into the motor, then run round and push the wiper switch,-- and they would start working this primes the pump inside the motor , and on many occasions, all work ok. then i would clear and clean both spray nossels with a single thin cooper electrical wire.

Thank you Jon

I want to thank--Seafoam65--TomT--Ed----Jon-- and Tom for answering my question. I purchased a old 1950--51 looks like brass may be copper from another car make triagular shape it will look better than nothing,---most persons dont know authenticity of these anyway. Was $5.00,---i could not believe some of the prices for these on ebay some in the hundreds.

I am going to detail my 64 engine a little, and i have purchased a small Carter AFB brass-copper id carburetor tag. Looking from the front, what corner of carb is the correct corner to fit this. 10oclock--2.00oclock-- 8oclock--4.00oclock. Thank you to any one that helps.

73-----chrome-----mirrows ,73 i owned and sold to the movie company Dream works Productions LLC. for the movie FORCES Of NATURE.---1998.

another one--but i have never purchased from them.---ok item no ----264968430155---.

Sorry Ed got it.

Ed , about sun roofs,---if you mean you have not ever seen one,--yes there was quite a few fitted to boat tails,--infact i remember a man in New Zealand , shipped a 72 from US had a sunroof that he said was sold from new, and for memory there was quite alot fitted to 1972 Boat tails. and i think 1973 as well. probably were not factory fitted , but arranged by another sun roof supplyer. The example in New Zealand was all green,--sorry i dont have a photo----no digital camera those days.

I think i can see a problem here ,---your adjusting nut is mounted wrong,---should be turned end for end. am i correct.--from picture just under Frank Duval. forum above.

Lewis try J and J auto wreakers---Ohio 100% feed back have 97 Riviera parts there for last month, very good and reliable , i have purchased from them in the past.-----go to this forum junk yards march 19 2023. ph number.

Winter storage, i have never used oil in cylinders, but would be ok like others have done over the years, but only use a small amount. And i know this subject has been talk here for years, but i want to mention a thing i did for years while i lived in California, 10 years. i had to store about ten cars back in New Zealand where i was born---Invercargill it is the most southern city in NZ, and coldest and wettest. IF your your car is on a concrete garage floor , a real good thing to do is place ordinary cardboard under your classic, cardboard has a air cavity between the layers and is a very good conductor and restricting the cold from coming up. If your concrete is damp and from new never had a damp proof when made ,just lay some black polyurethane down first under cardboard,

Pertronix is ok as long as you use there latest version, for memory think its pertronix 11,, years ago they started with pertronix 1, and the problem they had, if you ever worked on your ignition with key on for longer than 4---5 minutes it would burn the pertronix out. Now if you decide to use points buy a reputable good quality points and condensor set , dont but cheap sets. i used pertronix in about 3 of my Buicks while CA 30 years ago, and i was let down ones on my 65 Riv, messing around with my ignition to long, if you go with pertronix, keep points in your trunk.

Ed , set you a PM incase it helps.----regards.

Just want to back up , re Tom t, recommends Bosch spark plugs, reason why i know is , i owned five Porsche 911 , models 1969 to 1984 mostly when i lived in California years , and all i used Bosch spark plugs,---any Porsche owner will say the same. But i have just stuck with A/C in my Buicks,. Pelican Parts in CA are a good source for Bosch plugs, but probably not cheap these days.

Tom is dead right here , Doug when you brought this up i went to my garage to find the new one i purchased about a year ago, because i opened my lines to fit new orings back then and new i would require this when i re charge my A/C next year.---4 seasons as well.---before and after photos.

How right Morgan and Peter you are, hope you dont mind me coming in here Morgan, as i wont to follow up on with your subject about how great American cars are. I was born in in New Zealand, so i know this story very well, a New Zealand family named the Nairn brothers, went to Baghdad to start an incredible transport delivery operation between Baghdad and Damascus in the early twenties. After trying many makes and model vehicles from Europe and around the world, they settled with Buicks and Cadillacs, because they were the only forms of transport that could handle the desert conditions,--the rest is history,and many books were written of this great feat.---books---The road to Baghdad----The Nairn way.---desert bus to Baghdad---. Photos from seventy years of Buick 1973.

This help you a little better,--but as as Ed said all original radiator and coolant items in your ,car have to good --no leaks etc to work properly. Would also like to let you ,but you probably know, when you first start and run your Buick after completion turn your heater on, in the hot position so it will let the water flow into your heater core and hoses,this remove any air bubles ,air locks in the system.

John go to ,how rare is the 375 Wildcat, january 2010, here on our forum----you wrote in it as well. thank you.