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Welcome to the Forum! I do not know the answer of your problem off hand but I suspect someone will shortly. Is it a 6 volt system? If so you may need a new 6 volt battery. Also check all of the negative grounds to be sure they are tight, and clean. Battery cables are also a large source of problems if old. Be sure to get the proper gauge, like 1 or 00. They are really thick, and if you have trouble finding them, I can recommend the following : I was looking for a new woven, 6 volt negative cable for the '47 Cadillac. I found it, 19" long, at Antique Battery Co., Inc. Hudson Ohio. If you are looking for authentic batteries and equipment try these folks. They were a big help to me. (330) 425-2395. Their catalog lists batteries for Packards, Lincolns including Mopar, and Mercury. I hope that helps a little. Good luck.

Hi Materal, I have sent you an email from eBay listing this manual for you. You can bid on it or contact the seller directly to see if they will sell it to you outright. Here is the source : 1948 Buick Parts Manual Additionally there are many automobile documentation sellers on the market I have had good luck with in the past. I recommend : Faxon Auto Literature 1-800-458-2734 Land'o Loons Auto Manuals Jim Lungwitz 612-940-1197 Hope that helps. Check eBay fairly often for manuals. I have a complete set of all manuals, both reprint and original, for my '47 Cadillac, and all were pennies on the dollar. Its a great place to find odd manuals! Good luck!!

I can second what Stude8 has said. And I can recommend the Optima 6 volt battery. It is an excellent battery, and powers my '47 Cadillac without problem. I kept the system as it was originally and have had very little problem with it. A battery tender is really helpful if you don't drive it all the time too. I do not have any trouble starting the car, even after letting it sit for a week or so. Give it some thought. Then if you really want to convert to 12 volt, there are plenty of sources that step you through the process. Good luck!

Glad you have such good fortune with it, Ed! I have the same good fortune with some of the operating pieces on my '77 Eldorado that everyone I have talked to says never works well. However, as far as vapor lock goes (the boiling of fuel in the carb bowl or the evaporation of fuel into a bubble of gas that stops the flow of fuel), my father, now 76 years old, remembers very well how all of their cars from the late 30s through the 40s vapor locked. He said it was simply something you dealt with in the course of a day. And like the snake oil you talk about, Ed, there were plenty of wierd and strange devices to handle the situation....most of them did not work. I have no idea if any of them did, honestly.

Steve, I think you can relax now. My '47 Cadillac does exactly the same thing when it gets warm and I'm running it down the highway at 65, but the electric fuel pump, which I have installed to run only manually from a switch under the dash, works perfectly to solve the issue. I have tried spacers under the carb, and wrapping the fuel lines but nothing short of flushing the line and bowl with cool fuel does anything to help. I ran this car in Houston for several years before coming to Colorado and can vouch for it. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> As for this little gadget, I would LOVE to try one! I hope to find one again. The fins on the tank act like the heat sinks on a Pentium chip, they radiate the heat out cooling the gas. It would be best if the unit were aluminium. I bet it helps but the main problem is the heat cooking the line and the carb itself. Still it would be neat to try one out.

Hi RB, Welcome to the forum. It sounds like a standard 346 cid V-8 flat head, which were used in the Second World War in American tanks. You should see an engine ID stamped on the left hand valve cover. Otherwise it sounds like my '47 engine. These were not fuel injected though. Hope that helps!

The government knows everything about you. And yes, you should ALWAYS watch what you say since now especially the agencies that police our country have more freedom to search and read your emails and other things. My family has a large dosier at the FBI because of our travels and business in Europe from the mid-50s through to the 80s. I really do not care who knows what or where I am but I guess it is getting more of an issue. Its too late to hide now. At least my SS Number doesn't show up! <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

What a marvelous event! Did you get any pictures you might share? I have a singular love of Bugattis <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Good job, Sir! Glad you listened to that inner voice and headed home. I think we have all had such incidents in our lives and it is good to know in this era of Lojak and such technologies that the spirit of man can still read the wind. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Ducking under cover quickly.... <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />

Kind of makes you wonder who HE knows, don't it?? <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> At least they are cool about paying if a drunk punk totals your baby at midnight on the 4th of July...and other acts of God! Ha! Just hope your car cover is radiation proof! I wonder what UV rating that would be??? <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Dang...Tommy beat me to it!!! Most of these kinds of inplace shocks, like on my '47, are simply scheduled to be refilled every 1000 miles or so. I do not think there is a viewer bubble or way to touch test it.

Hi Nickoreo! I just checked on eBay and found 80 items under a search for 1971 Buick Riviera, so I suspect there is a lot more under less specific searches. I would certainly look there first. Then check out Buick Parts at Buick Parts Discount and another site is Buick Parts Cars, Inc . I hope that helps. I am also emailing you on this information.

Welcome to the Forum, 1923Buick! Glad to have you onboard. I would like to add to what Tommy has said. You might consider having the radiator recored or rebuilt; then because sedimentation also effects the oil and water channels in the engine, I have found a good flushing of the engine is in order. I had this procedure done to my '47 346 cid V-8 and new hoses installed after having many overheating issues. Since that time, I have yet, in three years, to have the engine overheat. I lived in Houston for half of that time. You might also check or replace the thermostat if you have one. I do not know much about pre-war cars but I suspect that the flushing would do the engine a world of good. Good luck and let us know how it goes!

That is wonderful, Scott! I am sure the good people on this forum can help you. Also try the Dodge forums and the CCCA Forums. You have a treasure there, though it may not look it right now. While having an antique is certainly cool...having my father's first car (a 1948 Chrysler New Yorker Saratoga no less) would be awesome. Good luck with it! As for parts, try eBay first. And get as many of the original manuals as you can. There are several third party publishers where you can get manuals, and many dealers all available on eBay. One is Faxon. Shop manuals and body manuals are a huge help so start there. Then there are other secondary papers like wiring diagrams and parts lists. Hope that helps a little.

Congratulations on the next major move! I am envious and very happy for you! Keep us up to date on the progress and get some pictures! I have a few before and after pics but I wish I had taken more now. Good luck!

Hey thanks guys! I have had the book out, standing vertically in a frame warming in the sun. But I will try the dryer sheets. If nothing else works, then I will try the light misting with diluted bleach or hydrogen peroxide. But the sun treatment is working pretty well and is not yellowing or bleaching the paper. Great ideas! Most of the manuals I can get else where. The one is an original 1941 Cadillac Shop Manual which finishes out my manuals for the car, service manual, body manual, engine diagnosis manual, etc.. That '41 was very hard to find. Of course, I have it in reprint so I do not use the original while under the car. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Anyway....yeah valuable to me. I will keep looking and someday find one less, eh, moldy <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Hi Ray. I got several transaxles for a '77 from NAPA; you could also try USA Parts Supply since they carry Cadillac parts for cars from 1948 to the present. They should be readily available. You can get manuals on eBay for a very reasonable cost too. I have found the full set of manuals for the '77 and '47 there, including the body manuals. There are also third party publishers that handle reprints and originals, like Crank'en Hope Publications in PA, or Faxon Auto Literature in CA. Hope that helps!

Shame on me! I DID forget Christine! 1957 Plymouth Fury...what a honey! I found a model of Christine before and after out on eBay not long ago. Unfortunately it had already been built but nicely done. Good one, Mike! <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

What is the best method for cleaning or getting rid of mildew and odor on old manuals? I have several that at one time or another in their lives became moist and now smell...since I am allergic to mildew and molds, that makes it fun to use them. Anyone have any ideas on this one?? <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

Glenn....sounds like K for Kalamity! But it does not sound odd at all to me. I grew up driving Route 1 and the Surekill Expressway in Philly. I think it would have been safer on the old Langhorne Speedway...and more fun. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I sure do miss those late night rides through old Bucks County though. Lovely old roads, tree lined and absolutely beautiful in the moon light. sigh. Funny old place...I miss it a lot.

I've always wondered that myself, Near. Nice car in the pictures, and I can understand modifying it if that is what the owner really wants to do but it seems a shame to modify a car of such a graceful and refined design as a Zephyr. Mike, I am with you, and about twice your age...but I'm not old, dang it! <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I rescued/bought my '47 before it was sold to a guy desiring it for a chopped and channeled rod in CA. Fortunately the previous owner felt as I did and really wanted it kept original. Happily it runs beautifully and charms everyone with its post-war elegance. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

I agree with you there, Dave. The movie kept you on your seat edge the whole time. It was a great tv movie.

"Driving Miss Daisy " had some beautiful cars in it....A gorgeous Hudson, and a '55 Cadillac Series 60 Special, all with great interior shots. The movie was good for other reasons too. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> But if not movies, I have gotten my hands on several old 60's shows like "T.H.E. Cat"...those of you who love Corvettes should love his '66 Modified Vette! There are all sorts of beautiful cars in these programs. "Peter Gunn" had some very nice shots of '58 and '59 Chryslers, mostly Imperials. And "Burk's Law" has that lovely '55 Rolls Royce. Now I know the Black Beauty came in last on the Haggerty poll, but that was one of my favorite cars, ever. There is a great website on her restoration. The number 1 car has all the gagdets (including many never used in the short run series) and all work. Check it out at Black Beauty . OK back to the movies!!! <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Do you know if Bill also has GM products, like Cadillac hubcaps? Since McVeys is out of the picture as far as repros go, I was hoping to find another source for pre-50 parts. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Welcome to the forum, ButchandRita! The answer is that each carb is different. So it gives them an idea of what they are dealing with, especially if it is not an original. You can find all of the details about the 1965 Cadillacs at the Cadillac Database . The engine came with a Rochester #701930 4 bbl carb. I got this information from the database. Hope that helps!