Wayne R
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Same here---thanks Telriv and Ed----i had forgotten that.
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Yes i have seen that over the years---ignore it ---it must be incorrect,--and i only get just over two and a half gallons in my 64 Electra.
and that is same as you--- bypass my heater core as well,----dont require heater where i live, and my car never over heats.
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I am flying to Sacramento for about i week to visit my Buick Club friend, April 15th--
and thought i could take with me, TWO -of these wheel trims with me
in case a member here requires some spares,---dont want to take FOUR as they are very heavy,
There condition is actually very good especially the metal stainless, no dents, or marks, or rust.
notice i spent about 5 minutes on one-come up very nice.
Except the center tri shields not very good, these are from my present 64 Convertible that i had shipped here
last year, it has road wheels on it so i dont think i will ever want these.
Free pick up from Los Angeles, Sacramento,---or ship to other states--$25.00.
Price is $50.00 per wheel trim.--- regards Thank you.----payment paypal.
I am honest and reliable--with over 400 sales on ebay ---%100--feed back.
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Thankyou Jim for identifying this properly.
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Thank you John, i should have done this first , but just went on line and found this information.
its for a 1969 Buick AM FM / Sterio push button.
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I have had this very nice , not working radio in storage for about 20 years now,
actually forgot i had it came from Sacramento ,i can not remember where i purchased it
as in those days had lots of Buick parts, about 15 years ago i try to see if it would work ,but no it would not
work ,but made crackle noise, and i think the lights worked in it, other wise this is very nice condition
all clean ,dry, working am-fm bar and push buttons,, ands sorry i dont know the year this is from,
may be early sixties. This i think may be fairly rare as i can not remember seeing one in a Buick like this,
The problem will be shipping as it not cheap to ship to US , but if interested will get a price for that.
Price is $150.00 dollars.
Payment by paypal.
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Thank you Brian,---i am getting a bit old now ---but i thought i was correct.
Incase members remember ---Ken was owner operator of Buick Bonnery ---Buick dismantler--in Sacramemto.
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Going on -- with this a little further with this subject, torque is very important---here is an example,
Porsche are critical , on a 911 example 1972 correct torque factory spec is--96 ft - ibs---130 nm.
here is a photo of a spare lug bolt from my 72 911---, it might surprise members here , yes they are made from ALLOY.
When you pick one up it is as light as a small 1/4 inch bolt.
Also the factory lug wrench is designed and made the correct length, for an average adult, to use
and tighten the lug nut with average strength ,.
My Buick wrench is 19 inches long, my daughters corolla is 12 inches long, medium size cars are about 14 inches long.
Yes tire shops are the worst bad boyes, some could not care less and tighten them so tight, that its hard to remove
especially for a woman driver.
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Good question,, infact Robin story re the 37 Roadmaster this reminded me back in Sacramento
about 1992--4 one of my Buick Club friends from Sacramento owned a beautiful 41 Roadmaster
and on a trip to a Buick National exactly the same wheel came off, and a true story ,the wheel came of and
went past him on the freeway--as his Buick came to a crutching stop ,Older members will remember him, Ken Schmidt, he past away years back.
But what i say is EmTee--is correct torque to 80 is correct, i would be ---82-83--, when i do my cars i use
one drop of three in one oil on the start of the thread, and of course with a 5 wheel lug nut, start at every second
nut at about 10 ft ib, going around every second nut until you get to 82 ft ib.
Using one drop of thin oil spreads the oil along the thread and enables the nut to get a true smooth reading .
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1--Leave unless really bad deterioration
2--Yes, Skylark and Chevy
3--Shoulder belts are not easy.
4--Brakes no
5--Yes sealed beam Halogen
6--Clean lube. guides.
7--?
8--There is better, less weight, like others said
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Been there done that --1994--- did mine from under hood ,, 1965 with air con,
all ok not a big job, but i do remember that the original was a very tight fit, so i went and purchased a
mid seventies Cadillac heater core from a wreaker, it was about 1/2 inch smaller than the original,
had it checked first, and rapped it in insulation, went straight in ,fitted very easy.
To this day , still working great for the new present owner.
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Mr Earl---really interesting --Thought i would mention that i hope Bonhams auction
are correct here, as you probably know that i lived in Sacramento for about 10 years 1991
to 2002,and reason for email is i always was told that there were three 49 Roadmasters used in the making of
the film, and one of those Buicks was owned and lived in Sacramento.
i know the owner he was a Buick club friend, and i also remember him telling me that they repainted the Buick for him
when they returned to him, think i still have a copy of the rental agreement they did for him.
I wont mention names, payments made etc , as i dont want to upset any persons.
regards.
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nzcarnerd,---Thank you for posting that wonderful photo of the Bentley,
sorry i should have spent more time and ,perhaps photo of any information placard
there.--Also alsancle for that information---really interesting.
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Sorry i dont have any information on these,---other than fabulous examples i seen there,
as i was only able to spend a very rushed 1 hour that day there about 3.00pm, as i had to
catch plane back to Australia that same early evening. One of the stars a original rusty Maserati.
You decide makes , models, years.---thought it may interest members.
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Have a few nice items for 1964 Electra 4 door, and and also a 1951 special 40
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Ed---that was for when they towed there 20ft boat or home.
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On 12/28/2021 at 11:21 PM, MrEarl said:
Somebody had class
Mr Earl--that has got to be one the bests photo car shots in years,
i spent 5-10 minutes looking at that photo---thankyou.
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I think i would go with Jim here,--with 1953--i am probably biased ,as some of you will know, i restored and owned National winning 1953
Buick Skylark 76x convertible,--30 thirty years ago in US.
And the special is a really lovely looking Buick, as all specials were deluxe models with bright sweep spears, and
rocker panel mouldings, interiors were cloth , except for convertibles trimmed in leather.
The advantages and disadvantages -- straight eight ---V8--not that many, if both are in top shape,-but the v8 was probably
a little better , because after all was the latest from Buick for the first time,--i do prefer to drive with Dynaflow, than a manual.
That year the 7000.000 millionth Buick was built, and Dynaflow was used in 80 percent of production.
Sorry about bad photos---no digital those days.
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Like Emtee said ,removing the distributor easy to clean as set, but---a warning here, when removing--
watch at the top , hold the the rotor top of so it does not move, when lifting out, as it can nearly always does
flick about 10--15 degress out ,--Make a mark on the distributor base in line with center of rotor, and carefully note the
the direction the vacuum unit points in relation to the engine.---good luck.
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Earl---As i was saying, the 77 cpe i owned was a 1 owner real nice original car, my wife and i needed a good car for our
first trip to CA 1991---only 76000 miles, so a few tips i can offer for memory is, make sure it is all stock mechanically as they have a few
carburation smog hoses etc to watch for for tuning---Mine was a CA car --so may be different back east,?.also for memory mine only had
a single barrel carb, and was a little under powered,--infact car felt like it was not a 350 ci, but i did not mind that as it waas mainly for my wife
to drive, see i was used to driving more powerful Buicks, like i purchased a 69 Electra convertible about 3 weeks after that.
The doors are very heavy and large ,fuel was not very good, about 15--17 miles to gal, other wise a very nice car to drive, soft ride,
nice steering, that year they had side battery 5/16 cable connections,---ok--but not as good, the regal broke down ones , while my wife was driving
down town Sacramento, was a faulty module inside distributor,--always carry a spare.
Hope this helps you,---good luck --- with you purchase.----will try and see if i have a photo of mine--somewhere regards.
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Thanks for that TomT, i actually used a flat file on the flat areas , and finished with 120 wet dry paper.
no leaks now good.
regards.
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Thats great Ed,, strange though this car never had a gasket at the manifold top end, and my other Rivieras never did
years back, so i left mine left metal to metal, terrific job with yours though.- Ed,--Thank you.
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Thought i would follow on with this Heat Riser , that Ed asked a few weeks ago, in the last few days i suspected
my current riser was not correct or partly blocked , so like with other Buicks i have previously owned, checked this one ,
and removed it ,.
Living in Australia did not really require it because of temps warm temps here.
A very easy job to do, when you remove the 2 bolt nuts and lower the holding bracket, the housing holding the flap
and spring just drops down as a complete unit, you then just cut the flap axle with a hacksaw blade on the inside, place a blade threw
the housing and cut at axle ends, then the whole axle and flap fall out ,then all that is required is to have the 2 holes, welded,--then remount
and slide back on, and bolt up.-.--Note my flap was jambed at about 60-70 degress angle not good.---a few photos./
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Thanks NTX5467, no every thing else stock , St 400 tranny, limited, slip diff, all power windows and vents,
cruise , power seats,air con, 4 note horns,--Carter carb,--regards.
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What causes lights to go dim-bright-dim-bright...1964 LeSabre
in Buick - Post War
Posted · Edited by Wayne R (see edit history)
Pete, as others above have said, but also i went to show you a photo of small battery monitor, but for some reason
my photo connection is not working--will try get my daughter to repair tomorrow, .
Back to tell you ,the monitor is only about $12.00 small about 3 inches they go straight into your cigarette lighter
socket, and before starting your car ignition on will show your batterys power should be about 12.6 volts, but when
you drive off should show about 13.5 to 14.5 as your driving,---these are great-- and will show what your car is doing.
Reason i have had one for years is with old Porsche 911 up to about 1987, they did not have alternator reading dials,---so these
Monitors are a must,--reason with Porsche batterys are in the front under hood, and if a alternator regulator goes faulty , swells the battery
and blows up causing a very bad fire , can push the volts up to about 16 to 18 volts, . a new regulator is then required.
very expensive for Porsche 911.
my present monitor is a Digiteck n287, one i had a few years back i purchased one from amazon,