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Pfeil

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  1. Just remove the offender's response, and don't offend the rest that have taken the time to contribute and done nothing wrong.
  2. The problem is consistency. It's like the parent who lets his children get away with things and then one time unsuspectingly goes off on them for even a lesser offence. That's a sure way to get their respect, a respect they'll remember for a long time. Are we connecting???
  3. How about Death and Taxes, or let's have another go at how we take care of or polishing our sockets. So, it sounds to me like it really is political whether or not something gets kicked off or not. As auburnseeker says, Funny we even have to argue about whether we should preserve history.
  4. I worked for an automobile manufacturer, however some magazines like Collectible Automobile use the term quite a bit.
  5. No NAPZ in this car. A KA24. BTW, NAPZ is a very good engine that has a L series bottom end- and a crossflow head.
  6. Coupes and sedans have what the automotive industry calls a three-box design, with distinct compartments for the engine bay, passengers, and trunk. Coupes and sedans fully enclose the trunk, unlike hatchbacks with open cargo areas. These vehicles also have fixed roofs that aren't removable. one-box (van) two-box (hatchback) three-box (sedan)
  7. Unfortunately, even low mile, good condition cars are below ($1,000-$1500.00- top dollar) what I would consider a good value. Your car sounds tired with that kind of mileage. They were a great three box car in their time. I drove, prepped and worked on quite a few.
  8. That's the way we learned in school. What's the matter with people today???
  9. I forgot to mention. I was so frustrated about this one car that I have, that I painted myself back in 1973, that I caved in and telephoned Meguires helpline. I got one of their reps and he told me about M-80. I told him I had never heard, nor seen it before at the local auto stores. Evidently most stores don't order it or most of their product line. Anyroad, the rep. assured me this M80 would take care of the problem and sent me two bottles of it, no cost. It worked just as he said it would. If you've tried cutting, and it just wouldn't polish deep and has a slight film left over give this stuff a try, but remember a terry cloth that's sprayed with distilled water and pour some M-80 onto, polish two square feet do not let dry and immediately polish / buff with another clean terry cloth. One thing I forgot to mention. Wash your dirty terry cloth towels in an old-style washing machine because the new machines will not get out all of the soap or dirt, so if you reuse them, they will leave soap film on your paint. I wash all my polishing and drying towels in my mom's old 1964 Maytag washer that I have in my shop. FYI never use a fabric softener on your terry towels!
  10. I have used Liquid Ebony and there it sits in the cabinet. I have two black cars and one dark blue. among lighter color cars. Daily drivers get waxed, the other cars never get waxed, just polished. My go to for these cars is 3M Imperial hand glaze, and that does make swirl marks go away. Application is the key, after car is washed and cleaned take a terry cotton cloth and spray distilled water on it to dampen it, add some Imperial hand glaze and apply to only two square feet, then when still wet, a dry terry towel to buff to luster. ALL done by hand. Rt hand with the polishing towel, and left hand with the polishing towel- one then the other and fast! If you have an older paint that you've tried everything to get that last bit of haze of oxidization or haze from Liquid Ebony and can't get it out, get Meguiars M-80 and apply and take off the same way you did with Imperial Hand Glaze with the distilled water on the towel and hand to hand like you did with Imperial hand glaze. Imperial hand glaze has no abrasives, M-80 has a very small amount.
  11. Yes, and make it a Chinese bristle brush, which are designed for oil base paint. Some people will cut them down to make them stiffer, but taping them is better because you can control the stiffness by how you place the tape.
  12. I had a six-volt Delco last 12 years in one of my VW beetles. Its replacements have gone to about three years and one only lasted a year.
  13. It seems some groups will do anything to stop talk radio.
  14. If all four drivers arrive at the intersection at the same time, the drivers who plan on going straight are allowed to proceed through the intersection first. If all four drivers are turning right at the intersection, they may proceed simultaneously.
  15. You really can't ask a question such as this and expect to get a definitive and scientific answer. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I didn't know that!
  16. It's not that they don't believe in science. These days they are too busy teaching other things that matter more than science.😟
  17. I once saw a guy at a gas station fill his tank and try a restart. Naturally the car was in full hot soak time. I went into the mini market and got a 16Oz cup and filled it with water, came out and asked the guy to raise the hood, I then poured the water on his fuel pump. The car started no problem after a few seconds. Another way to prevent all of this is to install a fuel filter for a car with A/C and run a fuel line back to the tank to keep cool fuel from the tank recirculating all the time. >inlet >outlet top to carb. small bottom one return line.
  18. Does this mean " you don't get mad; you just get even"? Someone must have been listening to your thoughts!
  19. I just bought a chest like that for all my A/C stuff! Like new, I swear the guy never had tools in it. On Craigs List for 80 bucks!
  20. I'm in with all of this, but I had to say what a beautiful car! Good luck with your problem and let us know what the problem was. TKS.
  21. Is this a custom car? I don't have to tell anyone here about that. Put the thread in the Buick Forum Performance and Modified.
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