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My wife was working yesterday and my daughter wanted to visit her grandparents so it was a great time to take out the Reatta, and even better I let my daughter enjoy the drive and what we enjoy about the hobby. It's also great to be chauffeured around, but I couldn't let her have all the fun.
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anyone know any prior history on this car ???
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6 minutes ago, Larry Schramm said:
I would say that it depends on when the repairs were made.
Before the stock market crash of October 29, 1929, probably most repairs were made with OEM or period parts. After that to WWII, there was limited amount of money and anything available that would make the vehicle run was used. Hence the term "bailing wire and a pair of pliers".
Also old cars of the era were never expected to last more than a few years, especially 20-40 years.
Example of depression era migration.
Picture from Encyclopedia of Alabama.
well used and well worn, tough times and we think we have problems
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13 hours ago, RivNut said:
The register rings were used in 1965 - 1970 wheels. Code 895 wheels - 1971 through 1978 - do not have this ring.
thanks i have learned again today, Marty
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for the owners who own the cars prior to lets say 1935 i wonder if some repairs you find were attributed to the stock market crash when so little was available.
obviously not with RTV blue. just curious
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had a Tom-Tom for quite a few years thought it was great, loved the voices i had C3PO for the kids for fun, then Tom Tom told me that i was restricted to the Northeast maps because my memory is so small, and now my son now lives in Virginia and that is not part of the Northeast.
used my phone for a few years, still do on local trips for traffic and such, but coming out of New Hampshire Speedway stuck in traffic a few years ago had no reception for my Droid phone or my daughters Iphone to map for us, could make calls but no working maps for about 5 miles. didnt like that
decided then to buy a True GPS a Garmin at BJ's and am happy i went back to GPS for non local trips.
both have their downfalls but this is how i roll at least for now
Marty
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those rally wheels i thought had a reducing ring in the center on the back and people used to cut the ring out and it would fit the larger hub.
again not sure and don't remember what year the rally wheels were from but check it out.
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i have been involved with 60 Buicks most of my life and we have a couple of 60 gurus on Long Island
and all of us have pondered with no answer but 60's had either green or black springs on hood hinges so pick your color and
hinges i believe are silver cad.
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Bill
sorry to here about the house damage
please keep posting with pics of your progress
i had my 60 apart (no a/c car) for many years and while putting it back had the opportunity to get an a/c system out of a donor car
until i found that i would have to torch out a third of my firewall and weld in from the donor. TO MUCH WORK
so real interested in how yours works out
is the magnum unit heat and a/c???
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Happy Harv
Please see my post in this forum
"1991 radio not working" MRJBUICK
I am not saying this is your problem but it was a strange one for me. My radio was dead but before the battery went it was crackle and popping and mine is a 91. It is pretty easy to pop out the radio so disconnect it and one less thing to worry about while diagnosing. You might get lucky.
Just an idea good luck
Marty
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Over the weekend I pulled the radio started checking the pins in the plugs, I was getting power at the plug but the car had sat for a week and the voltage was only 10.2 so it was low. Hmmm
I have a Delco radio tower I got out of a closing Buick dealer years ago so I checked and I had a 95 radio in it that I put in the car and everything worked and played pretty nice see pics below. I am going to live with the radio for now.
NOW I tried plugging the original Reatta radio into the tower and smoke starts coming out of the radio.
So I think the radio had a short and was draining the battery and probably killed the old battery . Thank God I found it. As of tonight 3 days sitting voltage at 12.32 so I think I am fixed. Thanks to everyone for the advice.
Marty
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interesting car
bottom of the line model but has tint, a/c, remote mirror, and power windows
would love to know who ordered this one
my parents first new car was one of these with the "pink" interior or rose color
my first car was one of these, paid $35 for it couldnt kill it, lord knows i tried, i loved that car
62's are great cars
always loved the dash one of the best Buick did
would like to see more body pics, could tell a different tale
Marty
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1 hour ago, padgett said:
The amp/tuner in a 90-91 is the same as the 88-89, just packaged as a dsingle unit. If the dial is not even lighting then it is not likely the amp (unless +12 is shorted). If totally unresponsive then I'd check for power first. Do you have the pinout ?
The radio has no display or anything so i will pull the unit to check for power
if the pin out is in the service man i should have it
if it is not then i could use it
thanks for the advice
Marty
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My radio stopped working after my battery died on me
i replaced the battery with a new one and everything in the car works fine Except the radio and the antenna doesn't work
1 assume the antenna isn't working because it is not getting a signal from the radio
i checked the 2 fuses and both are good
the radio had the popping sound before this happened
i am just curious if there is anything else i should be checking before pulling the radio out
Marty
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20 hours ago, old-tank said:
Just the common blue bottle. The original can in the 1960's had directions for transmissions and it has never caused any problems. In fact when I recalled all of the ways I treated a dynaflow to my mentor, in this instance he said he and others used it all the time if needed.
Thanks for the info
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my Gage of choice would be a Milton s-976
i have a prior version that's been my workhorse for years
it is like the ones you would find at the service station's years ago
its about 12 in long so not easy to loose but doesn't fit in the glove box
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38 minutes ago, old-tank said:
What you call parasitic loss may be slipping. Again a tachometer will help. I doubt any small change in viscosity of the fluid would be noticeable unless lots of Lucas was added making it harder to turn. I use STP in mine to slow leaks and torque converter drain-back...up to 2 bottles makes no difference in performance.
Pinging? probably related to last load of gas, cylinder head temperature (over 200*) and/or low humidity.
Clutches slipping due to loss of friction materials in old fluid?...try low and reverse which do not depend on the clutch pack.
when you say that you use STP is that a special transmission STP???
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My wife and I stopped by my mom's and my in-laws (pic) to visit the seniors with safe distancing my sister in law was also at the inlaws and even the Reatta was Social Distancing. Then took a 2 hour ride on Long Island's Gold Coast.
Great weather, Great people and a Great car
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So this past week I was finally able to get my showcase in my garage back together
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2 hours ago, seeholmes said:
Im generally the same as you when it comes to stuff not being hooked up right. I struggled with the carb for a long time and could never get it to operate properly when the secondaries would come in. I tried adjusting the air valve to slow dons, speed up , jetting at all different levels. It just seemed to loose velocity in the intake when the secondaries opened up and I couldn't tune it out. That coupled with the fact that it runs so good with just the primaries and in reality I cant see my setup needing more than 375 CF< (heavy car, dynaflow, older engine, etc.
it is possible that the car is looking for the extra from the secondaries when under that kind of load
375 cfm is small, Nailheads like carb i understand your thinking but you might be defeating yourself
in that situation a 2bbl would probably be wide open so why not let the secondaries help out
just another way to look at it
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1 hour ago, Bhigdog said:
When I start my 57 Special cold it makes a loudish exhaust leak noise. With the hose in my ear stethoscope I've traced it to under the intake manifold. When the engine warms up the noise pretty much disappears (heat riser opens??). Seems to me there is a largish sheet metal plug on the bottom of the manifold. I'm guessing the plug has come loose or gotten a hole.
Two questions.
Does this sound like a reasonable supposition?
Does someone sell replacement plugs?
Thanks ..........Bob
you are correct the steel plugs on the bottom of all nailhead motors rot out the intake must be removed and the plug replaced
i believe that CARS carries the plug and i have seen them on ebay
be aware there are different sizes for different years
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I have to admit that at first read i was very skeptical at the idea
after reading through with the answers given i have a different outlook
will it work? who knows! but then again the only thing i can tell for sure is we are not having a car show this year.
sometimes especially under unusual circumstances things that are unusual work better.
thinking outside the box right now is better than what we have and i'm all for it, will i be able to make both? i don't know
i am not retired and like said above that is quite a bit of time off and for me our extended family does a vacation together in late July.
would i love to do it with a road trip with a bunch of Buick's in the middle, ABSOLUTELY!
we definitely have enough notice and who knows maybe this might start something new
kudos to the BCA and NMC for taking the chance, we older folks don't like change so sometimes its better to force it on us lol
GOD willing i will be at one for sure, hpefully two
where was that dinner going to be lol
Marty
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Monday afternoon more then 15 Buicks from the Long Island Chapter took part in a Thank You Antique Car Parade past NUMC Medical Center thanking Healthcare workers and First Responders. Thank You to everyone doing such a hard job. God Bless.
Glad we were part of it.
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On Sunday the Wife and I took a ride in the 91 and on such a nice day you have to end up getting ice cream.
Great ride with Great company.
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I JUST LOVE THE PICTURE OF THIS BUICK...........
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36 Buick's just have so much going on, the more you look the more you love.