Mrbuick714

I have a friend who has a factory rebuilt unit,rebuilt by Buick,for sale.

Nice to hear the good report.Having sold nearly 300 one-wire units,I have heard it MANY times. Ralph

Sorry,I apologize,Price $7000,40K miles,in Omaha,Nebraska.

I nave another in case you need ome.

Booster ?

Doc,Your lamps are fed through two switches and lots of wire. A headlamp relay uses your existing wires to activate it,then runs the current(via aheavy wire) directly from the battery cable. Your generator NORMALLY provides lower output at idle. It is the nature of the beast. Alternators charge well at lower RPM's. I have sold about 300,six volt alternators with about 1% complaints. (I do not sell Pos ground units,but a friend does). the regulators are built-in,so all you need to do is hook one wire from the alternator to your ammeter.

I have a 340 head,valves and all,in fact I have a near-new 340 engine missing one head. Omaha,Nebraska

The straight eights had two bolt patterns,one for small block and another for th 320 engine. The 322 had its own patternm then from 57 up,still another pattern.

A fluid coupling has 2 members called toruses. It allows near disconnect at low RPM,in fact at idle it may tend to creep a bit,but a bit of brake holds the car easily, As you press on the accelerator,the vortex flow causes power to flow to drive the car. Advantages of "Fluid Drive" are,near-disconnect at idle (dont have to put car in neutral or push in the clutch),Lets engine rev to a better touque output on accelleration,and almost direct coupling at cruising.Actual torque multiplation,ZERO. A touque convertor has,in it's basic form,three elements,a pump a turbine and a stator, The pump is hooked to the engine,the stator is the driven member (output) and a free-wheeling ,one-way stato in the center. At idle it acts exactly as a fluid coupling,but when you apply engine RPM's,the pump puts its output into the turbine,As it leaves the turbine,the then locked-up stator redirects the oil in the direction of engine rotation,thereby creating torque multiplication.As the driven turbine approaches cruising speed,the stator would not be needed,so it free-wheels,and you have, essentially,fluid coupling.(Excuse me if I appear to be a "Rookie" I have taught torque convertors since 1948. The school unit I taught with was Dynaflow Serial#5 )

If your Buick has a 300,350 or 400 transmission, daily use keeps the convertor full. When you store one of these (like over winter),the convertor leaks back into the pan slowly raising the fluid level in the pan. Quite ofen they leak around the shift lever. Put a drip pan under it when you store it,then put a little fluid in it next spring and ENJOY it. Buicks are made to be DRIVEN !

Install a headdlight relay and a 6 volt alternator.

Thanks for the kind words,Mr Earl! When I was in Flint and Detroit, Harley Earl was driving the "Y" job to work. He was a fine gentleman.Wish he were still around,we could use him.I have ridden in Buicks since 1924 (Probably earlier,but dont remember) Went to work in a Buick dealership 1940. (That's why I am too old to drive my 41 anymore)

1941 Super low miles.new paint,chrome and interior.

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A few years ago,we had a racing class for V6's We bored them out for newer pistons,in fact we used Le Sabre pistons. The displacement went from 225 to 231 cubes.( 3.8 L ) They ran really fine. I think your water manifolds will probably work on THAT engine only.(Not absolutely sure of the manifold part)

When I was with Buick, a news item told how a Buick blew a clutch,part of which penetrated someones front door. I hurriedly located the car,and found it had a newly rebuilt pressure plate,the rebuilder's tag not even dirty. The fragments showed the rebuilder had resurfaced a plate with deep heat cracks.Check all "Rebuilt"itema carefully

GIVE US A PICTURE.

picture?

I dont have a 40,but I do have a 41 for sale.

Check page 12, 1940 BPS bulletins.

When I worked for Buick,I asked in Flint,"Why Carter AND Stromberg ? I was told "In case of a strike". Case in point,notice how many Strombergs were on 47's. There was ,as I understand that year, a strike.

Some 41 & 42 Buicks used he Fisher "A" body. There were no "B" bodied Convertibles in the G M line that I know of,those years.

It was my job,back in 1940,to get used cars ready to sell. On Mopars,we used metering orfices to the camshaft(I think they were "Thexton" products). I took out all the passage plugs on the left side of the block,and the metering orfices went right in.They would restrict oil flow to the cam,thereby increasing oil pressure. The vendor even put in one with threads to install the oil filter line, These were a complete succss,no problems whatever! Ralph Crisp BCA 2399

When working on a third-brush generator,take a compass and determine the polarity of the pole- shoes before dis-assembly.(Model"T" especially), then install the coils and recheck before you solder them in series. The 4 field units can trip you up if you are not careful.(hook a battery to get strong readings and make sure your polarity is the same both times you check it).

If your radio has an 0Z4,try a new one. This was a gas-filled tube which was used in later 6 volt units and up into 12 volt cars.