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Hi,
i am going to change the rear axle gearing on my 1940 series 50.
Do i need to take of the rear axle or is there another way?
Take care.
-morten-
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hi,
is the transmission the same on the 1940 super and 1941 spesial?
take care.
-morten-
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have sent you a pm.
take care.
-morten-
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On 8/20/2018 at 11:03 PM, Morgan Wright said:
I live on a huge long hill, about 1/4 mile it drops 250 feet elevation. To get the water out of the manifold/engine I rolled the car down the hill in 2nd gear with the ignition off and my foot to the floor. Near the bottom I turned the key on and the car started. This is AFTER I took out the spark plugs and cranked the engine a while, to get most of the water out.
no water in oil?
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10 hours ago, Morgan Wright said:
Today I installed the radiator and new water pump, and all the rest, hoses, belt, etc. Car would not start because I had it outside with the hood off 3 days and it rained, and I forgot to cover the friggin carb. Now the engine is "flooded" but a different kind of flooded.
I guess take the spark plugs out and spin it and then let it all dry out a few days?
check your engineoil for water.
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1 hour ago, Morgan Wright said:
I picked up the old radiator yesterday, they boiled it out, flushed it, fixed the leaks, and painted it! The NOS core I got on ebay had crushed corners and couldn't be used, I returned it.
Well, luckly your old one could be reused. Fine that you could return the faulty core.
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20 minutes ago, Morgan Wright said:
I found a NOS core for mine on ebay. Gonna be riding cool now.
Thats just great, and rather good timing also.
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22 hours ago, Morgan Wright said:
the nut is brass and the wrench just deformed it, so I had to hack it off with a hack saw.
Wisegrip is a good tool for situations like this.
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6 hours ago, Morgan Wright said:
I almost got the radiator out today but it required removing the hood. Another day.
Hi, if one remove the hood, need one to remove the waterpump? -m-
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3 hours ago, Morgan Wright said:
Putting it on tomorrow. Wait.......I have to take the friggin radiator out and repair it first.
Good luck.
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Have not removed mine yet, but here is how i am told by the helpfull Daves1940Buick56S:
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If you want to pull the radiator the hood has to come off. The hood's a little dynamic once loose so it's best to do with 3 people, one on the front. The grille does not have to come off. The top piece over the radiator is part of the shell and front clip and does not come off. To remove the radiator, pull the water pump and remove the hood. Then take out the bolts holding the radiator on to the shell and lift up and back towards the top of the engine. It takes 2 people although I have been told that back in the day 1 mechanic with a strong back could do it standing on the front bumper.
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Bars Leak radiator fix!
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2 hours ago, Morgan Wright said:
Get one at Bob's Automobilia. It says for 12 volts only, but it works fine with my 6 volt car. Just a little slower.
i use electric ones my selves. a small 6v-12v converter costs next to nothing, and can be used for gps and other items.
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1 minute ago, Morgan Wright said:
Most of my car shows are more than 20 minutes away. Need one that lasts 30 minutes.
migth do 30 minutes if it is raining.
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3 minutes ago, Morgan Wright said:
Does it cool the engine?
yes it cools nicely.
(but only the first 20 minutes, full of gunk i think).
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7 minutes ago, Morgan Wright said:
I wish I bought the NOS one from ebay. Give it back. It's mine!
you can have my old one, no leaks.
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3 hours ago, Morgan Wright said:
It's leaking again. It's broke.
If it is broke, you can fix it.
Bars Leak has a verry good radiator sealer. I have used it several times and are verry impressed. I would try that and hope it would last trew the summer.
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4 hours ago, Morgan Wright said:
The radiator for my 1940 Special is on the fritz. It worked fine as long as the 7 pound cap was corroded and didn't hold any pressure. But like a genius I went out and bought a new 7 pound cap...….and the radiator leaks like a colander full of spaghetti now. Wish I had the old corroded cap back.
you know what they say; if it aint broke, dont fix it.
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14 hours ago, John Henry said:
Hello sir. My name is John Henry from Washington state and all I work on is radiators, every kind imaginable. I do rebuilds and recores daily. I can have a core made directly to the specification of your old radiator and clean the tanks and fix any dents or holes in it and put it back into the new core. It doesn't get any more closer to original than that sir.
i'll keep that in mind, thanks. can you pm me some contactinfo?
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18 hours ago, Morgan Wright said:
Hope the shipping from ebay-land to Norway is not too high.
me to :-)
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Hi, thanks for all answers. I made an offer on radiator, and it is now mine. Will put this in car now, and refurbish old radiator in due time. Take care. -morten-
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hi,
does anyone know where i can get a new radiator that will fit without to much hassel? alloy would be best, but would prefer as original look as possible.
take care.
-morten-
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12 hours ago, Spinneyhill said:
Is the cooling system not up to the job now? It was when it was new and didn't need an extra fan?
waterpump needs to be replaced, but electric fan is a good ad-on i think, more queues to day than back in the das. and they did use cotton bags with water in front of radiator to keep cool.
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7 hours ago, retiredmechanic74 said:
If you don't mind me chiming in
Since i am not a master of all trades, i relay on people chiming in :-)
I normally put a thermostat in, and an override switch if thermostat fxxh"s up. Since the buick is 6v i would problably wire it threw the ignition. And a relay. But do not always use a fuse even thow it is always a good idea?
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For now, just a flipp of the switch, but will put in a thermostat shortly.
Changing the rear axle gear
in Buick - Pre War
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thanks for the confirmation, was just hoping for quick fix.
20 hours job?