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So they confirmed that's the actual shipping price, which leaves me in a bit of a pickle...
When did shipping essentially 3 little clips become 200 bucks...
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4 hours ago, Johan Boltendal said:
ttps://straight-eight.com/product-category/cadillac-lasalle-v-8/page/4/
Thanks 🙂
Somewhat annoying that it's not in their repair kit because I'm pretty sure that's where I bought it from in the first place...
EDIT: Thought I'd get a couple shipped here so i had some spare and one to go with my other needle and seat...
Hopefully they can arrange different shipping for me
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23 minutes ago, edinmass said:
Sorry, no photos available on my end.
All good thanks for the tip, it can't be much more than a simple U so I'll probably buy something similar do a bit of filing
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Purple is what I think is happening with the fuel and the yellow is the clip
It looks like it could just be a horseshoe shaped piece of spring steel? with a notch cut out for the pin?
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1 hour ago, edinmass said:
The slot you are asking about is for the clip that is missing from your unit. If everything is not PERFECT, it’s a shit show.
Don't suppose you have a photo or anything of one so I can attempt to make one?
Checked the parts book and found a reference to it and can only just make it out in the picture of the carb but it's not one of the photos of individual parts
Looks like possible it's just a flat piece of spring steel?
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19 hours ago, carbking said:
The original valves had a groove at the top, and a clip that Rube Goldberg would have been ashamed of, that attached the valve to the hinge assembly. Thus when the float dropped, so did the valve. When it worked.
Does this look like the original?
Is the top of the pin supposed to slot somehow into that groove?
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On 5/27/2024 at 11:22 AM, carbking said:
Without pulling one apart, I don't remember if the design was used in 1922; but the later Cadillac (Johnson) carburetors utilized a two float pin mechanism with an embedded hinge that allowed the float to almost move straight up and down (when there was zero wear, and the design worked). This allows the float to have more volume, hence more buoyancy, as chunks do not have to be cut out of the float due to dropping at an angle. The float pins were held in place by the side of the bowl.
Did some more experimenting this evening on my carb and it looks like the pin is not the cause of the issues I was having, the needle isnt' dropping - I have a spare (and seat) but would prefer to keep the original if there is anything I should be doing to stop it sticking (doesn't appear to be gummed up)
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8 hours ago, SparksNArcs said:
He's actually pretty careful about driving the stuff he gets running on the road. Very few of his rigs are actually drivable in the first place, some don't even have rear axles! He's also in a pretty rural area, puttering around at 20mph on backroads, only being a danger to himself. At the very least the stuff he gets isn't being scrapped.
In one of his videos of a cadillac, he would have totaled the engine because of the way the valve gear works because if the valves are stuck all of the cam gear basically tears away from the top cover
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14 minutes ago, EmTee said:
That's the beauty of the Element.
I keep mine under the drivers seat, which in the cadillac is just an easily removed cushion that isn't secured by anything - I thought about the door pocket but it stretches the material a little bit
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2 hours ago, carbking said:
Without pulling one apart, I don't remember if the design was used in 1922; but the later Cadillac (Johnson) carburetors utilized a two float pin mechanism with an embedded hinge that allowed the float to almost move straight up and down (when there was zero wear, and the design worked). This allows the float to have more volume, hence more buoyancy, as chunks do not have to be cut out of the float due to dropping at an angle. The float pins were held in place by the side of the bowl.
Yeah it's the double hinge design - just was a bit of an unusual design and with the scratch marks on the side of the bowl I was a little bit surprised by i guess they can't go anywhere and the scratches are probably from doing up the bowl
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My carb has two pins on the float mechanism that hold it to the carb that don't appear to be original, they are both essentially just straight wire with nothing retaining them
As a result there is marking all around the float bowl from where its been rubbing from not being held captive
I'm not sure what would have been there originally (suggestions?) but could I simply replace it with a similar size bolt/nut/washer combo and a bit of blue loctite?
Or is there another way I should be doing it
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On 2/13/2024 at 12:53 PM, pughs said:
1924 Packard Victoria Coupe
Interesting that packard and cadillac went in two different directions
Cadillac went with something more like an extended 2 seater and it looks like packard more went with a sedan base
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It's really confusing as their designs essentially show up in a bunch of different places around the 1920's
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I have a flare style one in the door pocket of the 22 cad
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3 minutes ago, Steve_Mack_CT said:
Or a sweet spot if one has a midrange budget as more interesting stuff gets more affordable. Gullwing has two cars that caught my eye recently- a 39 Ford woodie wagon and 41 Packard 120 convertible at $34k, price on the woody escapes me but it was very reasonable. Both older restorations coming out of storage.
That's the way I look at it, meant I could afford an interesting early 20's car
The biggest problem with it is people still price parts insanely expensive, somehow storing something in a shed for 40 years means you should make a 5000% profit
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20-30's give you a bit of a preview of what's to come for that market, stuff that's high end or unique will always sell for a decent price but anything else struggles
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8 hours ago, sftamx1 said:
Paul, the rope start was actually a factory option on the '32 Terraplane. Owners were upset there was no crankhole, and wanted another to fire up the flathead 6 if the battery went flat.
Seems very very late for that sort of thing, Cadillac was already telling you not to crank start in 22 and that it was only there for making adjustments to the engine
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12 hours ago, paulrhd29nz said:
Cadillac or the dodge, same colour, same money.
from that photo, the engine looks quite original - paint job is unlikely to be original, most were green (but the build sheet would tell you)
Bit concerning they don't know it's a type 61 though...
It's a big powerful car (for the time) but there are some very expensive parts
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10 hours ago, Terry Bond said:
Yes. Cadillac Motometers are often seen on evilbay. Most are mounted on caps designed only to display so find the right radiator cap first. The motometers were designed so any faceplate can be installed
You might consider buying a damaged one just to get the faceplate, then install it into a nice motormeter. Reproductions are still available too.
Terry
Most of them also seem to have the dealers name on them as well, I think I've only ever seen one or two generic cadillac ones
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You probably have a better chance of buying a rad cap and motometer separately
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12 hours ago, Henry Holt said:
Yes! Yes! Yes! That's what I'm looking for. Now if I can find more info on who made them, how they work and how to repair. Thank you HH
They don’t look to be anything particularly special, the material is probably the most important part
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Cadillac had internal blinds
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1 hour ago, mrcvs said:
Very good! My house cost right in the middle of $300 to $400k and I live on a bit less than 1/3 of an acre. Not desirable nor attractive but, again, reality.
This is what a professional degree gets you, too
Where can I get housing that cheap… like our Canadian friends our politicians have firmly planted their foot on the gas pedal to inflate property price.
Big enough block for a shed, in a good area even in a 100k pop regional town is pushing a million these days here
What to get in Brass Era, Ford or ???
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I like the Buick's of that era, there is a lot of value to be had and reasonably capable car - check in with the buick pre war guys on this forum