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I've found cat liter to be hit or miss too. Sawdust would surely be lighter than baking soda which would prevent trash bag failures.

My new ride conked out. No fuel. I knew that I would have to get under the hood to replace most anything organic but I was having too much fun driving. The flex fuel line at the fuel pump was so brittle that it cracked like an uncooked noodle. I've had a time finding a rebuild kit for the dual action fuel pump; no luck. I did find someone that can rebuild it for me though. I've checked the brakes and the shoes are in fine shape. The new wheel cylinders and master cylinder as well as the flexible hoses are waiting on my workbench for install. The previous owner used silicone brake fluid, which is not hygroscopic so the steel brake lines may be fine. "May" being the operative word. If they where replaced back in the 1988 restoration, I'll give them a chance today. Next up is the cooling system. I've drained all the fluids and replaced them with evaporust. I'm on the second cycle. After the next drain off and rinse, I'll use the regular antifreeze mixture. The temperature gage would tend to read high after a couple miles, get heat soaked after shuyt off then cool back down too slowly. Skip in Florida rebuild the water pumps on my old 41 flathead usinf improved impellors, I'm inclined to send these off this car as well. I drained the engine oil and it flowed out like water. Here is where having epoxy floors is a pain in the drain. The old oil gushed and made a huge mess. A bare concrete floor would absorb whatever I didn't wipe up. The epoxy floor has to be cleaned after wiping and sopping the oil with absorbant. I find that a dry, final sorbant od baking soda geta all remaining traces of oil off the floor. I've been using this for years, ever since I received the wrath of the in-house Minister of Finance for tracking the new rug. I've already drained the transmission. Nothing odd about that oil though it too seemed awfully thin. I refilled it with 90 weight like the tractor guys use.

Great looking woodie Thom!

The '40 has holes in the front cross member to allow a ratchet extension through. Check to see if Buick eliminated that necessary feature for 1941.

Did anyone check out the old 64(?) Riviera? Looked like it was just drug out of the barn. BUT it looked unmolested and be a valuable source of as-built data.

Who didn’t get a chance to meet our guests from Adelaide, AU? Thanks Grant and Tony for making the trip!

Bill, I didn’t see any charge on my room for this lunch. I know there was a big hullabaloo with the caterer charging you for all the lunches. Tell me (us) how we can square up with you.

Contact “2carb40” in this forum

See Dave Tacheny at Buick Nationals. I just traded them to him

Will you have them at Buick Nationals? If so, I can take them to Atlanta

Looks like a 90 series 1940

I've searched the V-8 Times and can get an index, but the actual articles are not available until the store re-opens sometime next month. I'll have to wait to learn of the troubles that you suggest exist. The OD transmission and all associated controls that I hd a line on now seems like a scammer. The last sentence reads something like "it will be nice to have the money so that I can get out of my wheel chair". Meanwhile all the fluids have been changed. Now replacing the brakes, fuel pump and rebuilding the carb along with an ignition tune up.

Wheels in great shape, still have tires on them $100 Photos to follow

Brief drive in the neighborhood before fluid change and general check out.

Think I found an overdrive transmission with all the controls. Have any of you guys made this swap? My transmission seems to be mechanically tight though it's a leaker. I'm assuming that most people pull out OD transmissions because they do an engine swap, not becasue of mechanical failure. If that assumption holds, purchasing a used transmission without operating condition familiarity should be OK. In the event it is not, I'd suppose certain parts of my existing transmission internals could be used. Other than seals, what are the more common failures in these transmissions?