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Wayne, Jack, 1912Staver and others, thank you for your suggestions and help. The more I learn about how this engine works, and its uniqueness, the more uncomfortable I get in tackling a fix that I can actually do. As a result, I'm going to try and find someone with the knowledge, tools and ability to take the car and finish what has already been started. The body, paint and upholstery are in excellent restored condition and with the work needed on the engine, should be a very nice completed car. Do any of you know of someone that might be interested? I am located in Litchfield Park Arizona just west of Phoenix.

Wow. Had no idea. I will look into the group to get a little smarter, hopefully. Do you know if that cage movement would cause the compression issue I'm seeing?

If the cage is no longer aligned with the port, would or could that cause a change in the compression for that cylinder? I assume you have to remove the head to re-align the cage if it has moved and where is the retainer nut located. Just trying to get my head around how it all works.

Thank you for the suggestions. I will try the compression test cold as well as checking the valve cages and leak down test. Can you give me some detail on the cages i.e., location, adjustment, alignment and how to reorient. Not at all familiar with them.

A-6056 Compression Tester Adapter (modelastore.com) Worked perfectly.

New news. Got all the stuff to do a compression check and competed that this morning. Cylinders 1,3,4 and 6 all read between 55 and 60. Number 2 reads 30 and number 5 is 40. What is the best way to figure out whether the culprit are valves or rings and what would be your suggestions for proceeding. Thank you again for your help. Dale

I am going to start listening MUCH closer for sure. All the help you can get etc.

Thank you for the quick responses. I will take a look and see. I did adjust the valve lash last week and they all seemed to be moving properly but will take off the side cover and look at the complete rod.

This car was my dads and I've had it for 7 years doing mostly cosmetic updates and regular maintenance. It has come to the point where I just have to downsize and simplify my life so decided it was time to find a new home for the car. I have showed it to several people with positive results but had a problem crop up while doing a test drive this week. The car starts, stops and turns just fine but it has developed a miss in the engine. I have replaced the rotor, cap, points and wires and awaiting delivery of the new plugs in the next two days. I have adjusted the valves and carb. but the miss persists. I started the car and while running, pulled each plug wire to see which cylinders were affected. Number 2 and 5 made no difference in the RPM so that is where the problem appears to be. Since the the plug holes are 7/8 inch, I had to find and order an adapter for use with my compression tester. That should be here in the next couple days so I can see if there is a ring or valve issue. Are there any other things I should be checking or am I missing something else to try for isolating the problem? It's weird that this just happened when trying to find a new home. Thanks. Dale

Thank you guys for the numbers.

I tried the 562-920-1161 number for Lee Wangerin and it is a non-working number. Dale

Thank you Leif.

The Buick is a 44 model. Is there a phone number or contact info listed for Lee Wangerin on the roster?

Thank you for the quick responses and thanks Leif for the suggestion on pictures. Here are a few.

Hello everyone. I am new to the forum and would like some help locating a couple parts for the 1923 Buick 6 cylinder Roadster which I just received from my dad. He drove the car in high school so it has been in the family for nearly 80 years. I need a headlight rim which measures 8" on the inside and 10" on the outside. It is approximately 1" tall. If anyone has one or knows where I might look, please let me know. I have pictures if you need to see what it looks like. Also, I am looking for the vacuum gas canister which mounts on the side of the engine which feeds gas to the carb. Any help would be much appreciated.