Kaftan

You continue to prove that you know your stuff!! Maybe you were somehow watching me during the process?? When I drained out a portion of the coolant before changing the upper hose... well, it didn't look all that great (and yes, small chunkies were evident). Therefore, I was already thinking another flush or two would be required, but had not pondered any kind of coolant filter. Thanks yet again for the heads-up!

Greetings, @neil morse: Just wanted to drop a line to say how thankful I am for your intricate and detailed descriptions and pictures! I just finished reading through this thread, and have bookmarked several places (and saved several pictures) to refer back to later. You have a beautiful, well-taken-care-of rig!

Thanks for the suggestion, @JohnD1956! True to form, by the time I had everything all cleaned off, I didn't really want to paint over all the clean (for now) beauty; after reading your comment, I reassembled without the paint. Fuel Pump parts after a chem dip and wipe down Pic of reassembled product Another pic of reassembled finished product Holy buckets, I should have known that reassembly would be a monster. After all, the spring-loaded contraption put a dent into the wall behind my workbench when I opened it up! After many, many setbacks, I'm happy to have a finished product. Question for any who have worked on these sort of pumps before - how much force does a newly rebuilt pump take to complete a full cycle? I can get this rebuilt pump to cycle, but woof, it takes A LOT of force - I need to put most of my weight into it. After my first main compartment assembly, I disassembled to double-check all my pictures and notes. After assembling a 2nd time, the result was unfortunately the same. But, maybe it's normal to need a lot of force to cycle this? Fingers crossed. I'm worried about it, though. In other news, while some of the parts were still chem-bathing, I replaced the pinched upper radiator hose with a replacement, as follows: Part number for reference. Had to cut about 1-1/4 inches off, but worked great. Cordially, Kaftan

Another year, another post! Ha. But seriously - ended up getting engaged in Dec 2020! Fiancée has been showing interest and romanticizing the idea of driving around in the Buick. So that's all it took for me to stop procrastinating on this - you know how it goes! Checklist to next drive: Reassemble rear suspension (was disassembled for transmission work) Reconnect and bleed braking system (was disconnected with rear suspension) Repair tail lights to functioning order License the car Rebuild failed fuel pump Repair disintegrating steering wheel Remove passenger side glass (too much exhaust enters cab) Replace ventilation duct hoses (too much exhaust enters cab) Replace upper radiator hose (previous application pinched off) Hopefully not too much more needs to be addressed for a bare-bones drive. I'm guessing the ol' 6V battery is shot from just sitting there for the past few years with no tender... but maybe not! I ordered various parts/pieces/tools to begin addressing some of the above items - so I'll post on them as things move forward. For now, though, let's take a look at what I already had ready to go: Rebuilding the Fuel Pump. Removing the fuel pump was a little tight with the oil filter mounted right above it, but I chose to work around it instead of removing the oil filter assembly. After disconnecting the four lines (two in, two out), there were two bolts holding the pump to the engine block... and out it easily came! Armed with the rebuild kit (Bob's Automobilia, Item FK-70P, $93.50) and one entire page of fuel pump info from the service manual, I went to work: Removed the sediment bowl Removed the strainer and strainer bracket Removed the air dome Removed the top cap - this modern-ish gasket indicates this isn't the first rebuild! Opened the lower compartment Close up (bottom half of lower compartment) The two one-way valves removed after the one screw removed Opened upper compartment (Spring loaded! Shot across the workbench! Glad it wasn't my face!!) Close up (upper half of upper compartment) The two one-way valves removed after screw removed Mid-way through punching the rocker arm pin out Survey of pieces after disassembly Close up of upper compartment spring setup and diaphragm Close up - bottom of upper compartment (is that... grass???) ...And as of right now, the pieces and parts are now soaking in parts cleaner, waiting for me to begin scrubbing on them this evening. Once done and dried, I intend on giving the outer parts a good ol' coating of heat-resistant black engine paint. Hope everyone is thoroughly enjoying their Buick rigs! -TK

Greetings, sir: I'm interested in the oil pan, if we can work a shipping method out! I'm in Montana, and Fastenal could certainly be an option.