rocketraider
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Don't know anything on the Newport system but on a Delco wiper motor that signals either a bad ground or something internal on the motor. Usually park circuit.
I'd call Newport and see what they say.
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👍 on all these vehicles!
On that red and white 1955 Crown Vic- wasn't there some discussion about that side trim on the Forums a few years back?
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3 hours ago, Steve_Mack_CT said:
Yes the good stuff is out there. How cool would it be to be the DJ here and have people in like Dick Dale (unfortunately gone now but... wow!) How is this guy not in the R&R hall of fame??
The 90s thought they invented speed metal.
Uh-huh.
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Hard for me to fathom that Eric Burdon will be 83 years old next month.🤯
That overfed long haired sleeping gnome is still cranking out music. Did a creditable job with "Tobacco Road" too. Probably the closest thing to John D Loudermilk's original.
Animals:
John D:
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Chryslers at Carlisle was at one time the biggest marque show they had and one of the biggest Mopar shows in the US.
The Carlisle All-GM is pitiful by comparison.
Go with him, Kerry. You'll have a great time.
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Moonshiner Tickle hosted one at his Tickles' Table restaurant last Saturday, and plans to host them 2nd Saturday afternoons thru October.
I was pleasantly surprised at the cars and people that showed up because I've gotten a bit jaded to a lot of the cars and especially owners who haunt cruise nights in this area. When you've seen the same old stuck-in-the-80s cars and their owners who peaked in high school for 30+ years, you'll sometimes wonder if it's worth the effort to visit a cruise night.
I was especially pleased to see the number of younger people (under 40!😄) who brought out completed cars and works in progress. Two boys I mentored 20 years ago brought 70s Chevy trucks and dragged me over to show me what they were working on.
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A lot of us have no idea how to drive a T!😄 We can only hope sitting in the T might have sparked some interest in old cars for the kid.
Two of my friends are there. Their report this morning was Carlisle was in full swing. To point they're already trying to figure how to get one of them's stuff in the truck for the trip home.
Last time I went with them a couple years ago, this guy looked at his hoard and at the truck and said "I had no idea I bought so much".
I miss it, but I can't walk it anymore and I'm too cheap to rent a scooter. I think that's up to $95 a day which is out and out robbery IMO.
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This Studebaker's advantage is it has top-notch club support and is simple to work on. Elegantly styled car too.
Normally I don't like those big 50s overrider bumper and grille guards but it works on the front of this Studebaker. DK how I'd like one on the back.
Probably a little overpriced for a non-running car, and even though I think the bulletnose sedans look better than the coupes, four doors will make it a hard sell at $3000.
I kinda like that Carolina Bungalow it's parked in front of too. 😎
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I like it, especially that grille. Enough in common with its Ford brethren that parts shouldn't be an issue, and enough Mercury distinctiveness that you won't see another at a show or cruise night.
Now imagine Ford had combined the Canadian Meteor's high-styled rear end with the American Mercury's grille.
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6 hours ago, theconvertibleguy said:
Another rare bird, rocking a 425 Super Rocket under the hood. Not a fan of the car, but it looks liek something you'd see in a music video in the 90s
Like this?🙂
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The American Automobile Association Triple-A badge had something to do with how long you'd been a member of the group. Yeah, it's the same Triple-A that does roadside service, rates hotels/restaurants, and prepares "Trip-Tik" route planning services.
Triple-A is not what it was in its heyday. Last time I tried to use it I was informed that my membership tier would only cover a 5 mile tow- when I had paid for a higher tier membership that was supposed to cover up to 100 mile tow. It got ugly.
Since my regular car insurance covers towing and roadside service better than the AAA plan I had, I cut ties. Then two years later I get an offer to reinstate my AAA membership. No, thanks.
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Can Tom in NH refurbish your original distributor? We all know having spares for these obsoletium components is a good idea.
I've enjoyed this thread. Learned a little bit, saw some neat old test equipment and its literature, and two more ancient vehicles are now running properly again.
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Visit here:
https://forums.aaca.org/forum/57-buick-post-war/
They speak fluent Buick there and will be interested in your Wildcat.
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21 minutes ago, Pfeil said:
I know, I know.
It will a crowd more than most though.
I bet you hear "that ain't even a real Nova neither!" a lot too!
As me Aunt Tillie would have said to them after living in Baltimore more than forty years "aw yiz is ignert!" (all of you are ignorant!).
Mmph. From a Southern Vajenya Piedmont accent to full-blown Bawlmerese. She was the first lady cabbie in Baltimore. Started driving in WW2 when all the guys went to war. Probably driving a 6-cylinder Checker or DeSoto.
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Looks like converted to 12v. Would want to examine that closely. Otherwise appears very nice.
Hm. Stick. I'd have thought a 1940 Ninety Eight would have gotten a HydraMatic. Guess they weren't pushing it that hard in its first year.
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1 hour ago, Steve_Mack_CT said:
Tough to argue that as one of my HS pals had to endure the nickname "valvecover" due to his 6 cylinder 69 or 70 Nova.
😄 V8s had valvecovers too!
1 hour ago, Steve_Mack_CT said:Pontiac 6 - rather interesting, good performer and very cool to look at.
Yup. That OHC 6 was a way cool engine especially in Sprint trim with its 4-barrel and split exhaust.
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Kerry's comment on his six-cylinder Chevelle tickled me. One of my favorite things to do at cruise nights is to watch local knuckleheads' reaction to a six-cylinder or non-performance V8 Camaro, Chevelle or Mustang. Such a car will literally send them into foaming-at-the-mouth hysterics.
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Steve, Is that the one that came from Oxford NC?
I can hear them now. "Why you wasting time and money on a FOUR DOOR?! with a SIX-CYLINDER?! That car ain't worth NOTHING!!"
To which the reply is: "Is it your car? No? Then sthu and leave me alone."
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At this stage in life I could be very happy with a nice six-cylinder low-option car. The trouble is finding one, because of the cannibalism f.f. described.
Y'all have heard me say this before. "A nice old car is a nice old car." Who cares how many doors it has or what it's powered by?
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Hoo boy. Now we're getting into heat transfer and stoichiometry, which as the 1949 excerpt shows you ideally need 15 volumes of air (14.7 actually) to completely burn 1 volume of fuel. And you're making me dig up old powerplant knowledge after 8 years away from it!🤪
The concept of "excess air" is used to lean out a fuel mixture for more complete combustion of your designated fuel. So you're creating more heat thru more complete combustion, and in most cases higher heat = greater fuel efficiency.
Running an automotive combustion engine that lean isn't one of those cases as engine damage can result. But excess air causing more complete fuel burn is great for exhaust emissions at the expense of power output.
Running stoichometric A/F ratios or even a little fuel rich has the opposite effect. The extra fuel tends to cool both combustion and exhaust temperatures, as does exhaust gas recirculation. Keep reburning exhaust till it burns up any remaining hydrocarbons.
The advantage to EGR is that it cooled combustion temperatures enough to reduce detonation caused by lean mixtures with resulting high combustion temperatures, though its true purpose was to cool them enough to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions.
Have mercy.🤯
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Some engineers figured out that, in the case of vacuum wipers and HVAC controls, vacuum could be sourced from a mechanical fuel pump's diaphragm. This had the advantage of a more constant vacuum supply and less chance of engine vacuum leaks. The greatest benefit was that vacuum wipers weren't as likely to slow down under heavy engine loads and then go to maximum speed when decelerating. It also kept vacuum controlled HVAC systems from switching between floor, dash and defrost vents depending on engine load.
I've seen this setup on Fords and Oldsmobiles. Pretty sure others used it too. By the 60s they'd figured out electric wipers, and vacuum storage tanks and check valves.
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Way back in the long long time ago I wasn't paying as good attention as I should have been and managed to push the pump lever roll pin too far in.🤦♂️
Ended up having to tap the blade of my pocket knife down between the roll pin and the air horn to move the roll pin back where I could pry it back thru the pump lever with a screwdriver.
Amazingly I didn't mess up me near new Case pocket knife. But I definitely learned to pay attention that day.
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😀🤩😍🥰 Lawd she's handsome!
Am I the only one who sees a little 63 Pontiac in the 66 Mercury rear end styling?
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I like it. But I can hear the local knuckleheads hollering now "You gotta put a V8 in that car man! A six cylinder Super Sport ain't natural man!"
Oh hell no I don't.
Never mind that except for the 61, and the 67-69 Z24 cars, the base Impala Super Sport engine was the six. And if Chevrolet itself saw fit to offer the topline SS trim package for a six-cylinder Impala, who am I to change it?
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$25k with an engine compartment that looks like it's been thru a flood?
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1 hour ago, DavidinCA said:
Something about the wheels and extra gauges and a 6 seems just wrong to me.
Minor problems. Ad states seller has the original wheels and covers. Gauges, fuzzy dice, aftermarket radio, mudflaps and red heater hoses are an afternoon's work.
Find a nice set of 1" whitewalls for the original stuff, then sell the Cragars and tires to pay for them. And have a nice ride to enjoy.
2 minutes ago, EmTee said:drop a 427 into it...
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Well- I suppose that's better than sticking an LS in it!
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1955 Chevy 3800 Seweroder- Geneva, NY. $15k - Fun and useful for those unexpected back-ups.
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I'd like to watch it work. Don't ask me why...