old-tank
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4 door sedan or hardtop??
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Bastrop fire in Texas burns 600 homes, map Wildfire Today
This the best location link...unfortunately Jerry's place in the middle of it...
Willie
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My 55 wagon is now named Demon B1T€H.
It's gonna bite you...
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That would be classified as a body mount. Bob' Automobilia lists a few Search - body mount . You can also find them from Steele and Metro rubber or make your own from a section of truck tire sidewall or cut pieces out of an old radiator hose and stack.
Willie
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Really looking good. Somebody must have put in a power antenna before because that is how you do it...not after you put on the fender (don't ask how I know this...). I also noticed the absolutely correct voltage regulator with the screws in the corners. Details, details, details...it should be ready in 2 weeks or less since it will literally fall together at this point.
Willie
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Nice puddle of tranny fluid or somebody has blood in their urine...
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All of those 54's parked at motels...in the daytime...
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Leaks?:eek:...must be a Buick...
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And then of course the environmental impact of the Prius.
Great video Sid...her is anotherFor all Toyota Prius owner (or soon to be owners) - YouTube
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Keep checking the 'radiator woes' thread.
Is it actually overheating as in boiling over? If not and it is just the temperature gauge showing hot be advised that those old gauges will show hot at just 200°. It will need to get much hotter to boil over if you have a working pressure cap. If available check the engine and radiator temperature with an infrared thermometer.
Willie
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If the radiator was not leaking when delivered to the radiator shop, and if the shop did not at least take off the top tank and attempt to rod it, it may not be shot. I have three 55's that are using original radiators. 20 years ago I took one with overheating problems to a radiator shop and after a simple visual inspection they determined that I needed a new core for $500. I took it to another shop that quoted a core for $250 and left it. They called 2 hours later and said it was ready --- it was sound and all it needed was to be rodded ($75) --- I just drove that same car 4664 miles (75,000 miles since repair) without problems with that radiator (the heater did leak
).In the meantime my 76 Olds has had 3 new cores or radiators installed...it seems that the replacement cores or radiators are junk!
Willie
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LINK to my web site. This for a 1955, and I think 1954 is the same since the part numbers in the factory manual did not change in 1955.
Willie
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The Fish Carburetor 1955 Buick Century M-1 as raced by Glenn “Fireball” Roberts was a 66R 2 door hardtop...
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Spooner
Momentarily jump the BAT and GEN leads on regulator is what the books say. However I have never needed to do this with new or used regulators or generators. I have tried it a few times hoping it would solve a charging problem and it never did. I ran across your starting problem over at AACA-general...this will not solve the starting problem. You have a defective generator or starter relay. If the generator worked before, clean the brushes and commutator.. you might get lucky. Take apart the starter relay and file the points and smack the rivets with a center punch (better yet get a new one from Bob's Automobilia). The service manual has a very good description of how these systems work.
Willie
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Maybe Middleton Brewing is why....
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Year, model, engine?
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85121 CARQUEST
51121 WIX
P25 BALDWIN
CH106PL FRAM
HAF-LF206 HASTINGS
These are some of the filters I have used on my 55
Willie
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Here is my suggestion for an electronic version: 1954 Buick Highway - BCA Bugle
The Buick Bugle is Copyrighted Material and cannot be used like this without permission. We appreciate your efforts, but you should probably remove it from your server to avoid trouble.
Willie
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My 9.0:1 compression 55's will run well on the lowest octane only in the winter, otherwise mid-grade is required with occasional highest octane in the summer when the head temperatures (200* plus) are high. You may have to run 93 octane year 'round, but just experiment and use only the highest octane that eliminates pinging.
Willie
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same with 54 Buick, one key fits all. there is number on the flat 3" long X 1/4" wide piece in the trunk lock that I typically use to have keys made from but I wasn't aware of there being one on the glove box lock.
There is a tang on the door lock also that has the key number ( a little harder to get to) --- that was what I used to get into the trunk on a newly purchased parts car years ago. Did not find any dead bodies:eek: in spite of the foul smell...just a dead 'possum.
Willie
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I wish I could have been there for the ride or at least to see the smile on your face! 1956 was the second year for the switch pitch dynaflow, but the first year that it worked in Low as well as in Drive. Put it in Low and nail it and be ready to fry the tires! I once picked on a 56 Super with my 55 Century (I knew that the 56 had more power, but also had 400 pounds of extra weight)---I got dusted!
Willie
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...very high humidity: dewpoint 62*-75*F. We just need to walk outside for a sauna.
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Leif
Hopefully you or someone else will make this swap in a 56 and document the procedure if it is possible.
NTX
I have to block off the chrome since the blur of chrome flashes sets off seizures:eek:.
The answers to your other questions is no no no no...
Willie
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1957 Buick is Stalling while driving
in Buick - Post War
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Jim
Be sure you have a vented gas cap. Also check the wire from the points to the junction on the distributor body. Check the points dwell at all rpm. Drive (as a test) with the vacuum advance disconnected.
Willie