[Buicks and the Great Outdoors - Camping and Trailering]

Weight-Distributing Hitch also.

[1955 Roadmaster - Replacement Headliner Tack Strips]

Try THIS

[1955 Buick Roadmaster]

1 hour ago, Berl79 said:

I did rebuild it however I was unable to find a decent diagram and believe I put it back together incorrectly

Service manual?

What carb, Carter or Rochester?

Source of rebuild kit and type of cleaning agent?

[door window flipper spring]

Hard tops are nosier than sedans.  I have mine so tight that it is noisiest with everything closed but with the vents open (pressurized air trying to escape).  Opening the wing windows helps along with closing the vents.

[My Summer Adventure: Edwin the Adult? 2 54 Buicks? Living in Allentown?]

2 hours ago, KAD36 said:

 

PS - read @Bhigdog restoration thread if you’ve not already done so - both for inspiration and approach to executing the project

While not as extensive, a summary of my 7 year project is HERE.

[My Summer Adventure: Edwin the Adult? 2 54 Buicks? Living in Allentown?]

I have seen worse and done worse.  Do them if you want some experience or if you have a passion for those cars.  Completed and sold might pay for parts and materials.

[1955 Speedometer not working in the car but does on bench]

3 hours ago, KAD36 said:

not sure what a real speedometer shop would adjust

 

3 hours ago, KAD36 said:

Perhaps changes in the magnet strength

They induce or extract magnetism.

[1950 Buick special torque ball bushing]

2 hours ago, CGkidd said:

Hmm didn’t know it is a special bolt to hold on the yoke. Mine looks like a standard fine thread. Is the bolt drilled? If so what size is it? When I tore it down the washer was definitely wrong. 

May be just dynaflow...I overlooked standard transmission in the original post.

[1955 Roadmaster Clock - What's the deal?]

1 hour ago, buickbrothers said:

So did you both still use a 2 amp fuse? I plan to switch to a blade fuse.  

Yes

[1955 Roadmaster Clock - What's the deal?]

Those old glass fuses are junk they will transmit some voltage but no amps either replace the fuse with hopefully a new one that's working better or replace the fuse with a blade fuse.

[1950 Buick special torque ball bushing]

12 hours ago, CGkidd said:

Hello new here. I have a 50 special with manual transmission. When I bought the car engine was pulled. I have since pulled the rearend and transmission. I found the torque ball bushing and u joint were damaged beyond safe use. I purchased a ujoint and new bronze bushing. How is the bushing held in. It looks like a small pin is in place does it just get driven out? Also the new bushing is very tight. I can hone it to fit the dimensions of the u joint with a couple thousands for oil film. Any other ideas on what to do?

I have never replaced just the bushing (just the torque ball with a better bushing), but it is probably pressed in.  And I have only seen a few failures: the special drilled bolt (for lubrication) that holds the universal was replaced with a plain bolt; water in the transmission fluid that clogged that bolt.

Soak your replacement universal in hot tranny fluid before installation.

[Fuel Tank Padding Matrerial]

2 hours ago, EmTee said:

I have used  piece of tar paper (aka tar impregnated felt building paper) in the past.  I also cut strips to fit between the mounting straps and the tank.  I had leftover material on hand and it worked well.

And that is mostly free as is old seat belt material...frugal and too impatient to wait on shipping.

[Me and my beautiful 1956 Buick]

4 hours ago, Ben Bruce aka First Born said:

Ben, Ben!     Just go electronic and be done with it! 😁

 

  Ben

But not pertronics on an early nail head .

Flushing or boiling a radiator does nothing they will need to be roded or replaced the core.

[Raise your hand if you drove at least one old Buick this weekend]

We attended a small regional meet this past weekend.  The car and the air conditioner performed well even though the temperatures were near 100 in the dew point was near 80°.

I usually conclude my posts by saying I was out killing bugs and killing the planet.  This time it was too hot for any bugs and haze smoke and ash from agricultural fires South of the border had any car driving through it an air scrubber.

[BCA National Meet Judging Change Proposal, as seen in "The Bugle"]

14 hours ago, B Jake Moran said:

Laughed.  You folks won. Good for you. Glad you are a trailer club.  Still struggling to find judges who know what they are judging.  So a guy who spent $150,000 retirement money can get a plastic award his widow will toss 10 years from now while the “authentic “ 395 point Buick sits in a temperature controlled garage never to see the light of day again.  People have odd explanations of the purpose for the “soul of the club”.  The rest of us are just lucky you let us pay for the privilege. 

 

[1962 Buick Special Brake Issues]

Check that an exhaust pipe is not near or touching a brake line.  Loosen the shoes a few clicks.  Seems that something is heating the brake fluid and expanding it.

['48 Roadmaster (Dynaflow) rear wheel seal leak, torque tube problem?]

31 minutes ago, 48BuickRoadConv said:

i have torque ball wrong way..

Probably.  Just loosen the bolts (torque ball to transmission) and rotate.  May need a large channel lock or pipe wrench.

[My new to me 1955 Model 66C]

On 5/16/2024 at 9:56 PM, Elpad said:

We are dealing with an extreme heat wave lately so it is too hot to even go topless now.

You must have opened the trunk since that's where I sent the Texas heat with you.🤣

[Fuel tank with filler neck needed]

Use something like THIS to solder patches without flame so no boom.

[Rodney’s 1997 Buick Riviera supercharged coupe]

1 hour ago, JohnD1956 said:

I have seen some pictures of people who scrounged those spares and put a full set on their car with laughable results.

A neighbor put a pair on the front of his very fast drag race car...did not pass inspection at the track.

[My Wife's 1968 Wildcat convt]

Were these parts originally with the car and how is the fit before disassembly?

[Reinstalling Intake Manifold 55 Special]

I use the pins and apply a thin coat of high temp RTV to the gasket.

[Carolina Roadmasters: Collect all 4 - '38 Roadmaster Model 87]

I'm glad it is yours and not mine...been there. (still painful to watch).

['48 Roadmaster (Dynaflow) rear wheel seal leak, torque tube problem?]

Don't worry about the pinion seal unless you are going to remove and rebuild the rear assembly.  A leak from the pinion seal will have the gear oil level in the torque tube below the driveshaft and will not cause any problem.  To change the pinion seal the whole rear end needs to be removed; the torque tube removed the driveshaft removed; ring gear removed; pinion removed; pinion nut removed...then you can deal with the pinion seal!

[My new to me 1955 Model 66C]

Palnuts (Pal Nuts) ?