The Old Guy

Mike and Nancy Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Bernice and I Thanks for all you do to keep the BCA running smoothly Joe Taubitz

I drove the Buick "Bug" down the drag strip at the 100th anniversary party for Buick in 2003

The first thing I would do is run a jumper from the positive post on the battery to the plus side of the coil and see if that will give you spark. If it does, then your problem is in the ignition switch or wiring. If it doesn't , after all you have replaced, I would check the ballast resistor.

Dave I am 74, and we have enough "old Guys" in the BCA! I would like to see a formula that would reward young people for getting involved with the BCA. It would be great to see more young faces at the meets. I enjoy the nationals as they are like a reunion every year, but we need to encourage the youngsters to come also.

I will be here with my 37 coupe that is powered by a 455 Buick. I live in the area, and will probably have the wife drive it, as she can't handle the 40 with "3 on the tree"

The Buick Bug had wood spoke wheels with sheet metal covers. It also had a 3 speed selective trans, which was not found in many race cars of that era.

I will wager that the grand parent is rolling over in his grave, and figuring out how to haunt the kid that did this to what looks like a nice Riv

I guess that is why I never liked the BIG wheels. I have a 4 post lift, and I am not sure whether I could put a car all the way up with the extra height from the wheels.

I will admit that through the years I have built some "unconventional" cars ,but they all had one thing in common. They were all built to go fast! I would be scared to death to drive this unless someone put real wheels on it '22 inchers with rubber band tires don't get it for me!

The 38 "self shifter " was the forerunner to the GM hydramatic. It used a clutch instead of a convertor, but once under motion shifted like the hydro. It was only used the one year and later used in conjunction with a convertor in the 1940 Olds and Cadillac I am sure that Dave Corbin will enlarge on the subject, as he is the resident expert. He has one and is extremely knowledgeable about them.

I believe it is a "Marr Car " built by Walter Marr who was one of the early engineers at Buick

Mike to sucessfully swap the ST400 into a 63 ,you will need to either change the cranks, or machine the rear of the 63 crank to the 65 shape. They are not the same .

No ,but if you can find the 248 set up from 1941-42, it will bolt right up. The carbs would probably work, but you still need the manifolds.

Where are you located?

Aaron 9.5 at hot idle is good enough. If you never have a bigger problem, you will live to be 100+

Years ago I bought a tool that was nothing more than a piece of thick wall tubing with a plunger in it that fit the bore. You place a piece of stiff wire in the tool, and placed it against the block with the wire between the block and the seal. You then drove the wire behind the seal and it pushed the seal into contact with the crank. I always put in two wires and then pulled the seal from the main cap and laid in three or four pieces of thick cord. this tightened up the bottom. This system will dry up the leak unless the seal is really bad

The TH400 required an adapter, but the forerunner of that The ST 400 was made specifically to fir the 364-425 bell housing. The problem was that the back of the crank was altered when they switched from the dynaflow. The only Buick engines that accepted the ST400 without any problem were the 64-66

Lamar If you disconnect the torque ball from the rear of the trans, you should be able to pull the engine far enough forward to remove the complete unit.

Is the vibration from the engine or the drive line? I had a problem with my 40 where the drive shaft was not running trus.

Dave , you didn't make breakfast this morning, so I will pass this on the electronic way! Check also with Ken Liska. He does wood graining

Are you sure the flywheel was indexed properly? It will fit more than one way, but check the timing mark to see if it is right

Meadowbrook is also the site for the Classic Car Club "Meadowbrook Concurs D'Elegance", and should not be missed

Aaron I got your E=mail, but haven't had a chamce to see where it is. I will try and check tomorrow

Aaron It is a possibility that they replaced the brass fitting where the line goes into the head. The original fitting has a small orfice to slow the oil to the overhead. If they put in a standard fitting, that would cause low pressure.

Check the distance from the fan hub to the back. If they are the same , it will work. Some of the hubs were pressed on to a different dimension to compensate for a double pulley.