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I would buy the diff third member if someone here buys the car.

Great work as always. She's looking good.

Can you recommend a product that's available in the U.S.?

I've bought most of the service items for my 1942 from Bob's as well. I've had a few service hiccups with them. But I would still say they're the best of the bunch. For items like a radio or a gear shift knob, you may want to post that request here on the Buick "For sale" forum. Several people here have pats to sell or know where to get them. Regards, Dan

For some reason, seeing this car makes me want to eat at McDonald's.

I guess I should restate that i was disappointed in how Hemming's did it. I suppose I expected more from them as an organization. It's one thing when a person or a group don't know any better. But their negligence seemed so willful.

I followed the story and watched those YouTube videos. I found it a little disappointing how they did it too.

I'll second that. I had similar issues with my local shop. They did a great job and long waits sometimes are the price you pay for a quality shop to do your work. Are there other things you can do to the car while you wait?

Wheels are sold. Thanks for looking.

I looked briefly for codes on the wheels and didn't see any. I have a guy stating that he wants to look at them tomorrow. If he doesn't buy them, I'll get some measurements and try to find codes on the wheels. They all are the same height when I lay them flat, I take that to mean they're all the same width. I bought them as two different sets. One was a five-piece set and one was 4 pieces. Regards, Dan

Thaks Neil, I wasn't sure what was correct for those clamps. Bob's sells these in various diameters. But they list them only as going to 1941. I don't know for sure what that stuff is. My Son actually suggested that it was egg. After he mentioned it, I recalled hearing people suggest that over the years. I thought it might be some form of commercial stop-leak. But it certainly was slimy like old egg.

Alrighty, time for some updates. I bought a new sending unit for the tank. It still wasn't reading right. I was sure I could get it right, but I really didn't want to keep dropping the tank to fiddle with it. I also tried to buy the right J-hooks for the tank. The only ones I could find were still too short. So, I made a set out of threaded rod. The gas gauge now reports fuel. Although it does still err on the side of empty, which I'm okay with. It will give me some reserve. I'm also satisfied that the fuel tank is securely mounted and safe. I rebuilt the fuel pump. I didn't find anything horribly wrong. I suspect perhaps the one-way valve in the pump may have been leaking slightly. But other than that, it all looked reasonably good. Also, I learned that you have to "pre-load" the pump diaphragm when you install it. Perhaps that wasn't done. I reassembled it and started the car. No real change to the fuel pressure reading either. I decided to take the car for a spin, and I was pleasantly surprised. The car ran quite well; at least as well as it has so far. I drove it about 12 miles and there were zero fuel issues. The temperature did start to creep up as a I drove. The cooling system peed out a fair bit afterwards and the next time I drove it, the car got hotter, and it did so more quickly. Likely this was because of the missing water. I lost more water than I'd first realized. My plan has been to do an Evapo-rust flush. So, my Son and I started that this weekend. We went about it in a sort of convoluted way. I wanted to remove the thermostat, but the housing bolts were so stuck, that I was worried I would break them. So, I took the whole assembly off in order to remove them on the bench with my newly discovered beeswax trick. Long story short, we ended up pulling the radiator too. We flushed the radiator with straight water. Some slimy goo started coming out. I think it may have been egg whites. I know that people have used those to try to seal radiator leaks. I don't know what else it could have been. It was pretty gross, I'll say that. I finally got all of the crud out of the radiator. We filled it with Evapo-rust and let it sit overnight. The next day, we put it all back together. I had a new set of radiator hoses and a new radiator cap. We Installed everything but the lower radiator hose (it was too short). We started the car and flushed the last bit of coolant from the block so that it was all new water. More goo came out too. Once we had straight water, we shut the car off, let the radiator drain and then poured in the Evapo-rust and filled the system with water the rest of the way. This was a different product from what we used in the radiator overnight. This is something specific for radiators, and they tell you to dilute it. We buttoned up the car and went for a drive. The car ran even better. We drove about 30 miles. By the end of it, the temperature gauge was pretty close to 180 but it was steady and not climbing at all. I imagine once the contamination is cleared out of there, it will run even cooler. The radiator did still pee some liquid out as it cooled. I topped it off with straight Evapo-rust this morning. I'll take a few more drives in the coming days and top off as needed. My Son took a short video with my phone. We were just kind of goofing around and he asked if the radio worked. I said that it comes on, but it doesn't actually work. Well, it turns out that it does. He started turning the dial and he found a radio station. It actually has a very nice tone. That was a very pleasant surprise. The roof antenna isn't connected. I guess I have to get that back on there pretty quick. I continue to be very impressed with this car. The more I discover about it, the more I see that someone early in its life went to great pains to keep it running and original. I'm guessing that maybe the overheating issue may have led to some of the other problems. Judging by the paint discoloration on the intake manifold by the rear carb and on the thermostat housing, it seems like the problems may have snow balled to the point where people started giving up on the car. Perhaps they either tried to fix it themselves and couldn't do it right or they paid a hack to work on it. Here's the video that my Son took. One other neat discovery, factory correct hose clamps. How did those stay on all these years later? Scrambled eggs anyone? You can see the poached eggs on the ground to my right. The lower hose had them stuck in the coil spring too.

Not sure I can add much, other than to suggest starting with the basics, like timing and ignition health. I know that doesn't point to the carburetor but I've found it's important to have those parts in working order so you can at least rule them out. It's hard when you change parts without really knowing the source of the problem. Sometimes that can introduce a new issue without solving the original one. If you have a question about fuel pressure, maybe hook up a gauge and measure it? I wouldn't think that these pump could really overpressure the system, but I suppose it's possible.

I think Matt is spot on. I had to come to that same conclusion with my Son. He's not into cars. He likes video games. Sometimes you have to meet people where they live. I play video games with my Son occasionally, I don't get the thrill, but it kind of puts me in his shoes. When I take him out to the garage, he's likely thinking the same thing about me.

All the same width. None of these are the 65' and earlier types if that's what you're wondering about.

This guy does classes. Coach Painting and Preparation - Carters Steam Fair

I've watched a couple of episodes. I like the mix of older and younger mechanics as well as the non-drama attitude. That said, I think the show is still trying to find its legs. Knowing Motor Trend, they'll cancel it before that happens.

What's hilarious is that you can see the license plate number on the other two cars in the driveway. Clearly, the seller is not detail oriented.

Hello, I have 9 of these wheels that I would like to sell as a set. Obviously, they are in various conditions. Probably they aren't worth shipping given the size and weight. I have them listed on Craigslist and Facebook for more than what I am offering them here. I think with some elbow grease you could get at least one decent set and one pretty good set out of these (with a spare). I looked for numbers on them and didn't see anything.

Thanks. I've seen that car online for a while now. I didn't realize at first that it was the same one. I've wondered about a few things with that car. It's claimed to be original, but the former owner had no qualms about putting dual exhaust on it. I'm not sure I would use that car as a reference point for factory originality.

Where's the link to the sale?

I had a stud on my 42 that wouldn't budge, and I was worried that I would snap it off. I heated it with a propane torch and melted some beeswax into the threads. It budged. I did this a few more times, each time just moving it incrementally. I got it out. I don't know why this works, but I swear by it. The Acetone and ATF trick wouldn't even touch it. But this did the trick. I highly recommend it.

If you do save the receipts, don't let your wife see them

That's it!! When I first pulled the tank, I put the straps back where they came from. I didn't like the mounting method, but I never considered that someone may have assembled the strap wrong previously. Shame on me for that one. The correct mounting method looks way more secure and sensible. Regarding the fuel, I understand what's being said and I know the issues with modern fuel. I could just add a fuel pump or a return and be done with it. But I want those things to be last resorts. I think often times there's a tendency to jump to these solutions without really understanding the underlying issue. This often shows up with people wanting to add disc brakes. The pump is putting out 2 p.s.i where it should be 4-5. I want to address that and see where I land with this. It may be that at 2 PSI, the pump actually can't overcome any vapor issues that may be occurring by the carb. One more point, rubber is most definitely an insulator and there is a reflective cover on top of the rubber. Whether or not this made a difference is probably open to debate. The car made it further than it has previously but I still didn't go for a longer drive. So, it still may not be enough. But I also know that the fuel pump has to be addressed. I think this is one of those "death by a thousand cuts" deals. Many little issues are adding up to one big one. Once everything is right, if the problem still remains, I'll look in to either a return or an electric fuel pump. I'm not saying anyone is wrong about doing that, I'm just not convinced that it is necessary yet. Regards, Dan