hidden_hunter

90F and sunny here today!

It's a lovely 80 today here in Melbourne and it looks like our lock down will end tomorrow night while the weather is still good

31 here tomorrow... or about 90f and sunny Though all of Victoria is under a 5 day lock down so can’t do much

Hoping so given it's only got 1 year to go...

1929 Buick had a seperate starter generator config

There is a pin (it’s about 1/2”) that is for sliding the starter into engagement which happens when you depress the pedal. Based on what you described I don’t think it’s jammed but it does raise the question of if the car has been lubricated recently - if the Oiler on the front is overfilled it can run in the armature which will cause issues

Welcome aboard fellow 1922 owner! My suggestion is to disconnect the rod that goes between the generator and distributor (you should be able to remove the set screw with an Allen key) and then see if the end of the generator spins when it’s not hooked up to the distributor. It won’t be engaged to the flywheel or the motor so it should spin freely. If that spins freely, then try rotating the engine with the hand crank - do not force it if it doesn’t rotate easily (there should be a bit of resistance to it but not so much that you have to apply much strength) If it doesn’t spin freely, loosen the two top screws on the generator and you will be able to see there is some terminals at the top where you will be able to check that the generator is receiving power with a multimeter Let us know how you go and we can advise on the next steps - based on what you’ve described the likely suspect is going to be the generator rather than the motor (the clicking sound is essentially a clutch on the generator) The generator will turn with a pretty flat battery is my experience as well Carl on here will also have some suggestions

That system is only on the 12's isn't it? By 13 they'd changed the system again? I doubt I'd be able to hand crank the 22 but I'm not sure it's designed to be either as the manual makes no reference to doing it

I would have said that something like the Escalade would be the equivalent to the 7 passenger suburban which cost over $6000 new in 1922. The 5 passenger coupe (even though mechanically identical) was a mid tier car like a ct5 or similar

My 1922 cadillac has a receipt for $4250 for it, which works out to around $66k today which really isn't that far off the cost of a new caddy these days

This is the town https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wittenoom,_Western_Australia this gives a bit of an overview https://www.australianasbestosnetwork.org.au/asbestos-history/battles-2/battling-james-hardie/

There is a town that has literally been removed from maps in WA due to asbestos contamination and James Hardie who were total scumbags

Didn't have any problems importing my Cadillac from the US, but that said culturally asbestos is a pretty big deal here (it was heavily mined and there were a number of high profile court cases)

https://motor.history.sa.gov.au/research-types/tj-richards-body-builders-chrysler-australia/

I have accounts with a couple of large and small banks (including a credit union) here and checked this afternoon and all of them provide swift codes and provide fee free international transfers I have found on a number of occasions the US banks lag what’s offered elsewhere

I just checked, one my banks is fee free international transfer up to $5k and over that they do it for you for a couple of bucks

I don’t like using western union and my banks all allow international bank transfers with minimal fees. I’m actually surprised more people don’t do it that way

Nobody is ever going to do that Really comes down to the country as much as anything

Would be really cool to see Leno do a video on his car given how rare they are

What does a pontiac G8 run? They're well suited to the florida esque conditions we get up in Queensland

Germany... I suspect some of us outside of the US probably have a fairly negative view of GM and its management

So Holden was the oldest brand they ran into the ground

Nah GM pulled out of here so they can’t use that logo

They wouldn’t have had GMH in the UK

Looks like it’s Australian, I think I can read GMH in the small print on the right (as in general motors Holden)