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    54 Pontiac chieftain

    in Pontiac & Oakland

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    There's one key for the ignition switch and door locks. There's a second key for the trunk lock and the glove box lock. If you can't find the keys check above the driver's sunvisor, inside the ash tray, under the seat or in the glove box. It's worth a try, a previous owner may have stashed them there. Make sure there's oil in the crankcase by checking the dipstick. The engine does turn over and isn't seized, correct?  I would remove the spark plugs and squirt a little oil into each cylinder before I try to start it. 

    Straight 8 engine overheated at idle

    in Pontiac Flathead Owners

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    I have a 1953 Pontiac 8. I drive it all the time in nice weather. I use it when it's 20 degrees and I use it when it's 95 degrees. The temp gauge needle in the summer will stay around the halfway mark in normal driving. If it's stop & go or I park it and then restart the car the needle will go slightly above halfway. When I get moving again it goes back down to half. In cold weather it's about at the 1/4 to 1/3 area. I just returned home from a 10 mile trip. It's 92 degrees here now. I cannot touch the lower hose with my hand for more than a second as it's too hot. I have never used it in a parade or for a long time in stop & go driving but I think the needle would go closer to H if I did. The gauge has never been on H or overheated since I've owned the car the last 8 years. I THINK there's a 180 thermostat in it.  Just relating my experiences, hope this helps somehow!

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    Long curved die cast trim strip...what is it, please?

    in What is it?

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    I'll admit this explanation is far fetched and I could be WAY off on this one but here goes. I think this is a GM moulding and it was once flat not curved. It's from the mid-70s and runs down the center of a hood. The end in the fifth picture mounts back at the windshield and the end in the second picture mounts up at the front of the hood. The moulding contour there matches the contour of the back of the springy "hood" ornament on top of the header panel. I'm thinking Riviera, Cutlass, Grand Prix, something like that. If the bodyman collector worked at a certain GM dealership, that MIGHT help narrow it down, it 's possibly removed from a damaged hood or could have been bent in storage. He saved it because it was bright & shiny or nearly new at the time.      I CAN tell you I found some six-digit GM part numbers 4xxxxx in parts books for this exact hood moulding application (especially Pontiac). I CAN also say that I saw a GM Parts HIstory List that shows P/N 488498 was discontinued in 1990.       This is all guesswork and speculation, but it's the best I can do with the parts books and information I have. This might jog someone's memory, maybe they can add something or think outside the box so to speak. I wish I could find an exact application for it but I can't right now. Hope this helps out in some way!       

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