Larry W

I'd say '56 Chrysler and Imperial.

I needed a way to justify the purchase of my '57 DeSoto to my wife. I told her that I bought it to fix up for our adolescent daughter, Behky. I assumed that as soon as Behky saw the car, and the deplorable condition that it was in, she would say she hated it, as she did most things at that age, and say she didn't want it. It would then be all mine. The plan backfired! She fell in love with the car, and is constantly after me to start its restoration. On a similar note, when my son was very young, we attended a car show/ swap meet near Chicago, and I was somewhat surprised when he was attracted by an early fifties Mopar business coupe. As we walked around the rear of the car, the owner happened to start the engine. My boy got so excited at the sound of that flathead six, with split exhaust and dual Smittys or Hollywoods, that I was afraid that he was about to wet his pants! Now in his late twenties he is currently restoring a '46 Chrysler Windsor convertible and is closely following the threads on this forum pertaining to rebuilding the brakes. You never know!

I think that you simply may have lost the ground for your brake lights, and it's back feeding through the other lights. Check for proper ground there first. Let us know what you find.

Me too...^^^^^^^, although I can do without the obnoxious DJ and music, however, a live orchestra with soft background music is usually a nice touch. Other people's music is not necessarily mine.

Ditto post #6

If it's a hot day, maybe wife will join in. More beer please.

Ditto on #207. Just relax, take a break and catch your breath. Don't take anything more apart for now. As far as #2 piston, what I once did was heat the cylinder wall with a propane torch, while applying penitraiting oil to the outer diameter of the piston. My theory here was that the cylinder would expand with heat, while the piston would contract from the cooler oil, thus createing a gap between the two, allowing oil to penetrate, and the piston to break free. My plan worked after pounding on it with a mallet and block of wood. I pushed the piston to the bottom of the bore, and then honed the exposed portion of the cylinder, then cleaned and vacuumed everything as best I could. The resultant pitting in the cylinder walls had no apparent effect on performance, except for perhaps slightly more blow by. The engine still has plenty of power and purrs like a kitten.

This picture looks like Milwaukee ......in April!

. I've also done this successfully, but I don't know if that Eldo has a CLUTCH FAN; if it does this may be impossible to do.

When you state that your's has "just a plug", do you mean a little pipe plug that you can unscrew? If so, just remove it and replace it with the appropriate size grease fitting. If not, just follow the advice above.

I use SOAPSTONE powder. Do we know if it's another name for French chalk?

1957 Oldsmobile (not convertible). I have several. Dimensions would have been helpful.

I have to agree with rusty, keiser and c49er. Leave it alone and just sell it as is. Keep your price firm.

It sounds like it would take little to get this car to run. Your, or the buyers larger concern is the old gas in the tank. I would keep the cranking to a minimum, so as not to pump this stuff up to the engine. If a buyer is serious about wanting the car I would have him jump it with his own battery or bring his own replacement. I would also ask a lot more $ for it.

A version of this technology governs the control of the water level switch in your automatic clothes washer.

Most, if not all vehicle frames were produced by the A. O. Smith Corporation in Milwaukee, WI, prior to the advent of unibody technology. I can recall waiting at railroad crossings, in the back seat of my dad's '57 Olds, watching the endless caravan of flat cars with stacks of frames, I believe ten high, going southbound, heading for Detroit and elsewhere. I think that some may also have been sent by boat across Lake Michigan. Anyway, my vague recollection of these frames is that they were painted gloss black. Now, depending on how long they sat in a rail yard, or in other storage, (there was no such thing as "just in time" production strategy), the paint probably had ample time to fade prior to being assembled into an automobile. The company still exists, so if they have a historian on hand, perhaps some light can be shed on my darkened memory, about what was actually used. If I should happen to bump into an A. O. Smith retiree, I'll ask him.

Or the inspiration for the 1959 Fiat 600 Multipla.

Kent, is that a metal fuel line or is it flexible rubber? Can you post a pix of what you need?

I believe Mr. Coker to be correct. I recall seeing this accessory on some mid-seventies full size GM's. On Oldsmobiles it was and integral part of the left side rear view mirror.

If I'm selling a vehicle that may need extensive repair, I always state "Ran when new."

I encountered a similar situation earlier this year at a major indoor car show in the crowded food court, when a guy and his young daughter sat across from my friend and I, and he proceeded to curse and swear at me because he somehow perceived that I was laughing at him, I wasn't looking at him or laughing, in fact I had no facial expression that I knew of. I asked, "Are you talking to me?" He snapped back, "Yeah, I'm talking to you!" At that point, my friend and I were done eating, so we got up and left the table as this person continued to rant until we had left the area. I naturally was tempted to escalate the situation, but finally realizing that I'm not as young as I once was, thought I had better not. My summation of the ordeal was that this person was likely under the effects of an illegal drug and that if I would have stayed any longer, the whole incident would have been later broadcast on that evening's news! The lesson learned is that I'll be more wary of the people around me due to the proliferation of illegal drugs, and I'm seriously considering taking advantage of the local "Concealed Carry" laws.

Don't fret about not having an air compressor. I've used Rusty's trick successfully many times, but instead of using compressed air, I would remove the carb adjusting screws, and insert the plastic straw at the end of the nozzle of an aerosol can of carb cleaner. If the idle circuit was the cause of the problem, this technique almost always cured it.

Ah that's nothin'. I knew a guy who said he ran a hose from a fitting on the intake manifold, through the firewall, up his pants leg and into his rectum, after eating a whole can of beans. He regulated his speed by puckering his butt cheeks!

I agree with Paul K, as this is the most likely scenario, and I've experienced it myself. Another thing you could try is to cap off the line leading to the rear axle, refill the master cylinder, and see if the condition recurs. This may give you some direction as to where the problem lies.

Beets love it too!