LAS VEGAS DAVE

Thanks Bryan, I will try to contact them as soon as I get a roster with their contact info on it. I did not know Mr Jenkins but I've read a lot about him and talked to his son who still does upholstery. I also talked with a George McNiel who worked for Lewis since 1984. I've found out lots about the car, pretty much its whole history from George. I'm 73 and have had many old cars and motorcycles, some original and some hot rods, but this one is the most interesting one I've ever had. It only got 30 miles a year on it while Lewis had it. It's my only old car now so I'm enjoying driving it. Next thing that needs attention is the brakes.

I think doing the reverse flush with radiator disconnected from the block and then doing the same to the radiator with the radiator disconnected from the block and even doing the heater with it disconnected is one of the best ways. I like the idea of removing the freeze plugs and making a quarter inch soft copper tube to hook to a pressure hose and poking it in the freeze plug openings to free up some rust. I have also heard that vinegar works in removing rust. One person told me to use muratic acid but I am afraid something to strong will hurt the water pump or radiator.

I recently purchased a 1938 Buick Special. The previous owner was a fellow by the name of Lewis Jenkins of Wilkesboro North Carolina. He passed away and his collection of Buicks were sold. The car is all original with only 20500 miles on it. I noticed that it has a BUICK CLUB OF AMERICA ARCHIVAL AWARD badge affixed the the front of the grille. I don't know where or when this was added, is there any way to find out? If anyone has any info on the car please feel free to call me at 702 592 8052, my name is Dave Arthur. DAVE ARTHUR BCOA #48181LAS VEGAS NV

I live in Las Vegas. It's always over a hundred degrees here in the daytime and between 85 and 100 at night. I have a 38 Buick that I just purchased and it would run about 200 degrees even at night and if I went 50mph or more i would get worse until I slowed to 40mph. If I stopped at a red light it would get worse. It never boiled over only because I would bring it back home before it had the chance. When I first opened the petcock on the block nothing came out but a small shot of air from my compressor and it removed the blockage and brown water started to run. I drained the radiator and the block with just a garden hose into the top of the radiator until everything came out clear and steady, about a half hour. This helped but not much. I then removed the thermostat and put one container of Prestone Radiator Cleaner and rust remover in the radiator and that night drove the car in our Lake Mead National Park for 3 hours and a little over one hundred miles. I came back and drained everything again and used the garden hose into the top of the radiator with the water running with the block petcock and radiator petcock open for about a half hour. I DROVE IT THE NEXT DAY AND IT WAS MUCH BETTER. It was staying about 190 max and taking longer to get there. The next day I went to the hardware store and was able to buy some rubber caps that have a fitting molded into them that a 1 inch garden hose can connect to. I was able to clamp one of these gadgets over the thermostat housing and the other over the part of the water pump that the lower radiator hose normally connects to. Then with the garden hose hooked to the thermostat housing side I turned on the faucet and reversed flush the block for about a half hour. I did the same thing with the radiator and the same thing with the heater. I then put the thermostat back in and now the car runs at 180, I can even drive it at 55mph going in the uphill direction of the freeway without it going over 180 degrees. I can hardly believe it and am so happy. To day I added some 420CF to give everything a final light cleaning, I will drain and flush it after 100 more miles. I obtained this stuff from a shop in Northern California. I would recommend an article called DONT RUSH THE FLUSH which you can get by google or www.voltage drop.com. By the way all my cylinders are 85 except the one closest to the waterpump and its 90. DAVE ARTHUR BCOA #48181 LAS VEGAS NV