Fred Rawling

I have a photo copy of the 1923 4 Cylinder parts book. I can copy it for you if you think it will help you. They charge me 4 cents per page to copy it at the office. I have to do it early or late or I have a problem with other people wanting to make copies so it will take a few days. You are looking at about $4.25 plus postage. If you are interested, send me an e-mail at fred.rawling@live.com. I see that every day but only get on this forum ever other week or so. Fred

I have only seen them attached with screws in the sides of the moulding

Did I understand correctly that the 2 metal ends of the wire do not reach the bulb? If that is the case, a drop of solder on them will make them larger.

Hydrolic bottle jacks are a good substitute.

If Mark does not have it, let me know. I may have the parts. fred.rawling@live.com

This post is from 2009. I bought the car

Does anyone have contact with Jerry Washburn? I head he had cancer. Fred Rawling fred.rawling@live.com

ONE ONLY HYDROLIC VALVE LIFTER MADE BY A.C.. PACKARD PART NUMBER 6440371. ALSO FITS HUDSON AND NASH PART NUMBER 440371. A.C. NUMBER 5231645. NEW IN THE BOX BUT ABOUT 1/4 INCH AREA OF ONE SIDE HAS A COUPLE OF LIGHT RUST SPOTS. I can send photos. e-mail me at fred.rawling@live.com. It is best to contact me by my e-mail as I do not get onto this forum very often. You can also call at (562) 644-4670 $20.00 plus postage.

I have seen one similar mounded in a hole on the dash of a 1925 Buick.

If you have or find a bad switch, check with Bob's Automobilia. They hada rebuilding service several years ago and may still have it.

So, the plalque on the firewall gives the tire inflation. I believe it is somewhere around 45 pounds. I belived that this is necessary to prevent the tire from sliding on the rim on an emergency stop. My experience has been that underinflated tires will slip on the rim and pull your valve stem to one side.

The shop manuel says that if you have loose axel nuts on standard models, you could cause a broken axel. I use a 24 inch crescent wrench with my 168 pounds on the handle to tighten the nuts and have never had a problem getting the hub off the axel using a wheel knocker with the oposite side wheel up off the ground.

One of the advantages of belonging to the BCA is the monthly magazine. In the September 2010 issue 1925 Buicks are well covered. In 1925 there was a model 25, model 25 A, both with 114 wheel base plus a model 1925 25 S on a 120 inch wheel base with a production of 651 units. Fred

I have the axels and gears froma 1926 Standard. e-mail me if you are interested. fred.rawling@live.com or call 562 644-4670 2

Try this link for a plan for a timing gear pulller: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/1927buicks/photos/album/0/list?mode=tn If the link does not work, go to the 1927buicksgroupand look under Photos on the left of the home page. The drawing of the timing gear puller is on the last page of the photos and in the left hand column. Fred

Two brake drums to fit 1937to 1942 90 series and 1940 series 80. The brake shop told me that there was .006 wear on each drum. The casting number on the drum is 1298217. The weight of the drum without packaging is 32 pounds. The price is $245.00 each plus shipping It is best to e-mail me at fred.rawling@live.com as I do not get on the forum very often. You can call (562) 644-4670 any time.

It may be that there is confusion in that the stripe on the fellow is the color in the data sheet and the triangle on the spokes is red.

You stated that you could not turn the engine over with the hand crank. Does it turn over with the starter? On my 1928 with a rebuilt engine, I could not turn the engine by hand to save my sole but the starter turned it. Is this a new rebuilt engine or an older one?

What body style was on the car. I think that I have a frame serial number tag from a 1928 model 27 4 door sedan and I may have the fire wall plate for the same car. fred.rawling@live.com

I have some push rods, springs and other engine parts. Is your car a Standard or Master? More correctly a 113 inch wheell base or a 121 or 128 inch model fred.rawling@live.com

I have never seen an original brake band with any paint on it. I think black would be a good choice baring any response from someone who knows more about this. The brake drum and spokes are body color. The trasmission lock cylinder is held into the plunger by a snap ring which fits into a grove in the cylinder and matching grove in the plunger. To remove the cylinder, you have to drill 3 holdes in the plunger and compress the snap ring. Hopefully the lock smith can cut a key from the code on the cylinder and the cylinder will be free to turn.

I had a similar noise in my 1928 and found that the camshaft had a crack in it through one lobe. You can check the lobes on the cam shaft by pulling the roller lifters out.

4 cyl. and small 6 cyl cars take the same crank. The 6 cyl in the years that they made 4 cyl. cars and the Master series (both wheel bases) takes a different crank. So, what do yo have?

the oil pipe at the front of the rocker arm is a push fit into the head

Send me a picture also. I have some older grease cups. fred.rawling@live.com