Kenneth Carr
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Mine came in email a couple days ago.
Try this link: https://files.constantcontact.com/8cca7e3a001/d58463a1-08fb-4846-861c-a6c2551c4d45.pdf
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12 hours ago, avgwarhawk said:
The link does not work for me.
Thanks for the heads up. I have posted the story to another forum that I am told
is more appropriate (Our Cars and Restoration Projects).
The correct link for the story is: http://www.wpraaca.com/blog/micheles-51-buick-part-ii
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My friend Charlie Nash recently purchased a 1951 Buick sedan for his wife.
Charlie has been spending the winter doing a meticulous repair and restoration
of all systems. He goes well beyond 'just make it work'.
Charlie has written a second chapter to his series of blogs about his first
encounter with a 1951 Buick. He writes well and provides lots of great
information. His latest update shows how he removed a manifold without
cracking it, extracted and replaced freeze plugs (casting plugs), and replaced
a worn out thermostat among other things.
I think many will find his post interesting. You can find it on the WPRAACA website blog section. Please feel freeto leave Charlie comments after reading about his work.
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My friend Charlie Nash recently purchased a 1951 Buick sedan for his wife.
Charlie has been spending the winter doing a meticulous repair and restoration
of all systems. He goes well beyond 'just make it work'.
Charlie has written a second chapter to his series of blogs about his first
encounter with a 1951 Buick. He writes well and provides lots of great
information. His latest update shows how he removed a manifold without
cracking it, extracted and replaced freeze plugs (casting plugs), and replaced
a worn out thermostat among other things.
I think many will find his post interesting. You can find it on the Westerly-Patcatuck Region website.to leave Charlie comments after reading about his work.
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Neil's photo of the bracket shows what you need. You don't often find one attached to
a used radio. I'll post a couple of photos below showing the area where it goes. That
bracket will be bolted with two bolts to a spot just behind the big chrome radio
surround and speaker grill.
The first photo shows a view of the installed radio from the bottom.
If you look at the second photo you will see where the bracket attaches on
the mounting pads (the top pair, I think).
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Pete … You are welcome. We had a discussion similar to this one before. Click HERE for the
link. That should provide you with more photos.
Ken
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Here is a photo of the rear bumper guards on
my 1941 Buick Roadmaster.
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Thanks to retirednow and John S. Charlie, the man working on the 1951 Buick,
assures me that more stories will follow. He is a man driven. His barn where the Buick is kept
is unheated. He has been out there working daily for the last month. The typical winter day
here in RI goes from 15-40 degrees F.
It's his wife's car. He is very good to her!
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One of our AACA Westerly-Pawcatuck Region members just posted a blog on our club
website. The story is all about a 1951 Buick that his wife just fell in love with.
After inspecting and purchasing the car our hero, Charlie Nash, began to make the car
fully ship shape. It is a nice story with some great photos and a short photo
quiz at the end. More stories will follow as the restoration progresses.
Please check out his blog and others we have posted from various club members.
Comments are always appreciated!
Charlie's latest can be found by clicking on the title: The Lonely Buick.
(Note: we have a bunch of other stories including a poem about a '37 Ford
coupe. It was written by one of our AACA wives, Barbara.)
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One of our AACA Westerly-Pawcatuck Region members just posted a blog on our club
website. The story is all about a 1951 Buick that his wife just fell in love with.
After inspecting and purchasing the car our hero, Charlie Nash, began to make the car
fully ship shape. It is a nice story with some great photos and a short photo
quiz at the end. More stories will follow as the restoration progresses.
Please check out his blog and others we have posted from various club members.
Comments are always appreciated!
Charlie's latest can be found by clicking on the title: The Lonely Buick.
(Note: we have a bunch of other stories including a poem about a '37 Ford
coupe. It was written by one of our AACA wives, Barbara.)
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Some of my posts on this thread and additional details are now in a blog
post I put on our region website. It includes removing the speedometer,
installing the speedometer cable, breaking the ammeter and repairing another,
and getting ready for a new wiring harness.
If you are interested please visit the Westerly-Pawcatuck Region website for the short blog post
and photos.
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I have a 1941 Buick Roadmaster Touring Sedan. I have attached a couple of photos below to
show you what my original hardware looks like. Although the general style of the handles
seem to be the same as yours mine also show the base (escutcheon ? ) since they are still in the car.
Some of them are missing the silver insert that goes inside the knob.
Hopefully these images will be of some assistance.
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10 minutes ago, kingrudy said:
I have rewired my car including everything behind the dash and at the time I noticed that the speedometer cable is missing, so I bought one through CARS. I should have take care of this when the dash was apart, but that ship has sailed. Could some one tell me where the cable connects to the transmission? I have a 1940 Buick.
Thanks,
Mike, I know where it attaches on the 1941. It may be the same for the 1940.
You have to get under the car on the driver's side. Then get yourself right under
the side of the transmission. I had to put the car on jack stands because I could not
fit my body close enough to see or feel anything. Follow the speedometer cable
with your hand. I think it goes almost to the top (floor pan side) of the transmission.
You will be able to feel the connector with your hand. Unscrew it by hand or if
you cannot go at it gently with an adjustable wrench. It should release easily if your
transmission leaks as much as mine does. In the photos I have attached you will see
the place where it connected after I removed the cable (cable in foreground in one photo).
In some older cars there was a trap door in the floor pan that was used to access this.
Not in the '41.
Note: The cable I bought from CARS was a bit too long. I mounted the curve on the driver's fender
to take up the slack. The speedometer didn't work so well. I moved it back to the original
clamp on the steering column and after some 100 miles or so it is working pretty good up to
60 mph.
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On 10/22/2018 at 4:45 PM, Morgan Wright said:
It's usually the cable head where it attaches to the back of the speedo. Unhook it in the back and use a gob of vaseline with graphite added. Probably 5 parts vaseline and one part graphite.
I may give that a try. I did lubricate the cable, all except the last 12 inches or so, with white grease before installing. I did this on the recommendation of a club member who is a professional mechanic from long ago. If I lube the end of the cable that enters the housing is there any chance that the lube will migrate into the head and gum up the magnets there? I have heard others express this as a concern.
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On 10/11/2018 at 9:59 AM, Morgan Wright said:
Besides, now my car goes 120.
My 1941 was doing the 120 mph routine too. I have since changed the speedometer
cable to a new one. Initially it was also jumping around but after some serious driving
I can now get up to 60 without it going wacky. That's good enough for me until my
buddy gives me the spare speedometer head he has in his attic. That may cure
my odometer problem.
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1941 Buick Parts (prices more flexible later in week)
Location: Red Field, RCC-89-92, south end of Hershey Stadium
Instrument Panel, machine turned; fair Condition $50
Rear shocks, left & right, require rebuild $50 EA or $75/PR
Rear Ashtray Pull, model 40 and 50 $20
Fan Blade, small straight eight, model 40 or 50 $25
Fan Pulley, small straight eight, model 40 or 50 $20
Fan Belt, NORS, stiff, may be usable $10
Master Cylinder, original, requires rebuild, good core $45
1941 Buick Manuals on DVD. Includes the following: $15
· 1941 Buick Parts and Service Bulletins, 102 pages with numerous illustrations. PDF format; many items not found in shop manual
· 1941 Buick Owner’s Manual, includes service record sheet
· 1941 Paint Chip Chart, full color, by Ditzler ( 1941, 1942, 1946)
· Reference Photos; photos of my car and items found online
Literature, Various Makes & Years
1978 Corolla Owner’s Manual $8
1973 Fiat 128 SL Coupe -1300 Owner’s Manual $25
1955 Cadillac Owner’s Manual $40
1949-50-51 Ford Passenger Car Shop Manual, original $35
1934 Ford Instruction Book, original, complete $15
1941 Ford Deluxe & Super Deluxe Owner’s Manual $15
1933-1947 Ford Generating & Starting Systems Manual $10
1938-1948 Ford Fuel Systems Manual $10
Other Stuff
1947 Mercury Wheel Cover , poor $10
Sound-Powered Headset with cables, USN, WWII? $30
Often used by crystal radio enthusiasts
Note: Other members of our club will have a variety of parts for Buick,
Plymouth, and Packard. There will be plenty of old car parts art work
by our club president. We will have a lot of brass stuff such as lamps, stems,
and even some wood spoke artillery wheels. There should be a luber (lubrication pump)
or two and a few old signs and oil cans. And of course, a dollar table.
Come by and say hello to the members of the Westerly-Pawcatuck Region AACA.
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On 5/9/2016 at 10:20 PM, Morgan Wright said:
Here's my picture. It's a video actually. 1940 Special.
Morgan ... I loved the video. You have a great sense of humor! Your sometimes casual attitude towards working with an old car is refreshing. A while back I featured a link to your YouTube video on our club website. Members liked it. Keep the good stuff coming!
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21 minutes ago, Dynaflash8 said:
Mine was also very good, just not good enough for me. My car has only 59,000 miles on it. We've talked before. Where are your spaces?
Our location is: We will be at Site No. RCC-89-92, Red Field, south end of the Hershey Stadium. (registered under name of Bob Burdick)
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2 hours ago, Dynaflash8 said:
Do you need any chrome.
My chrome is actually one of the better features of the car. A few spots here and there on the rear bumper of the Roadmaster, but otherwise very good.
This year I will be bringing mostly '41 parts and some manuals for other cars. I am also putting together a DVD of some of my own items that do not
appear in digital form very often.
Mostly I will be having a good time with the guys. I am too new to this hobby to ever make any money on my scarce horde of odd parts.
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22 hours ago, Chipndayle said:
Ken, I believe you may have mistaken me for someone else. I don't do Buick parts and have no catalog. I'm just a hobbyist selling parts I no longer need.
All the Best, Chip
Thanks, Chip. I got you confused with "Skip" Boyer. My mistake.
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I will be there with our crew from the Westerly-Pawcatuck Region AACA club.
It will be my third year. It is a lot of fun. During the day we sell from our site
and go around buying stuff. A trip to the museum is a definite thing to put on
your list. There will be free bus service to and back.
Our guys will have some Plymouth, Packard, and Buick stuff. I will have several
items that go to a 1941 Buick. We have a page on ourwebsite
that lists a few items. Feel free to stop by and introduce
yourself.
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Chip … Ken Carr here … I called you about 6 months ago regarding your line of plastic parts for the 1941 Buick. Will you be bringing any of those with you? I would like to send you an order by mail and pick the parts up at Hershey. The most recent catalog I have is about 2 years old.
Also, I have a friend looking for a Tenite dash for a 1939 Packard. That’s how I found your posting here.
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Regarding editing photographs:
I use Faststone Image Processor ... I have used it for at least 10 years. Very good. It has
multiple features for modifying photos and it is easy to Resize them as you like. The
program is shareware .... free. They do encourage you to make a small donation if you like.
I have also use Microsoft Office products for manipulating photos and drawing on them.
But, not everyone has Office. Most MS Windows users do have Paint on their computers.
It comes with Windows. This program is easy to use and you can make arrows and comments
on your photographs and save in multiple formats.
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I agree with billorn. There are at least two things that indicate Roadmaster:
It has 4 side ports rather than the 5 found on the Roadmaster.
The distance between the rear end of the front fender and the door is just a couple inches.
It would be about 6 inches on the Roadmaster to accommodate the longer engine.
A photo of my Roadmaster (I sometimes call it 'The Beast') is attached.
Information wanted
in Buick - Pre War
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Be sure to call Skip first. I last spoke with him at Hershey in October.
At that time he still had not resumed manufacture of the parts.
He advised that I check back often to see if he is up and running
again.