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hm... Well, if all else fails... www.jcwhitney.com I bought door seals for my LeSabre 4dr Sedan there. They fit well. You just need to match up the profile with the one in the book and order some. You must cut to fit though.

www.1aauto.com

Did you check to see if the fuel pump is delivering fuel to the carb? How long was it sitting in order for it to quit running?

PICS!

yep..

HAHAHA!!! Love it

My LeSabre had a bit of a whine to it in first gear. Even after I had it rebuilt, it whined. I asked the rebuilder what i was. He told me it was the nature of the beast....and I trusted him. He had been doing it all his life. He passed away a couple years ago though. He was definitely a good guy, and a good transmission mechanic. Have you heard the whine yourself?

I believe that's a 340 in that ...car...thing.

You can disconnect it from the tranny & pull it out that way, or pull the speedo and pull it out with needlenose pliers. The speedo in my LeSabre quit working one day when it was really cold out, and I was on my way home from work. It went nuts for a minute, then quit.

Time to lubricate! Mine is making noise as well...but only in the cold. My LeSabre did the same thing in the cold. I finally got some graphite lube at the ZONE and fixed it right up.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">yes it does tell us something!! He should have listed it on a well known site like ebay!!!! </div></div> LOL!!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> A board full of retires, and a club with no mission statement, other then issuing BCA credit cards. So, our BCA officer dose not embrace boths sides of the issue, but writes off all the above comments as raving of a mad-man. <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> BMD # 2 </div></div> now I see why this car is on the cover. I'll have to call Paul Meyer and get a "true reading" on this BCA policy from an elected club officer. </div></div> You've got to be kidding.

Why can't I find cars like this sitting in front of my office for sale?

Good to see Jonnie got some recognition for his car. He's a clocal chapter member...and a stand-up guy at that. Our chapter has/and always will welcome him and this car with open arms. It's well done, too. Of course I can't expect everyone to like this car, but can ya at least keep the rude comments off the board?

Victor, could you send me a copy of that artice? adamm@buickpartsdirectory.com Thannnnnnnnks

I ran across an interesting item on ebay a couple weeks ago and bought it on the spot. It is an article from Motor Trend Magazine comparing the Mercury Monterey to the Buick Centurion in 1971. Cool reading!! Enjoy.. http://www.buickpartsdirectory.com/centurion/centurion_mag.htm EDIT: I goofed on the links on the page...they're fixed now.

http://www.harwoodperformance.bizland.com/1941buick/Registry.htm

Valve cover? (total stab in the dark)

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> The difference is unbelievable. I was embarrased to even open it before. Now, it looks better than the trunks in our newer cars. </div></div> I thought the same thing before and after I did my trunk this past spring...made all the difference in the world when I went to show my car!

Good to see you found the BCA site, Vic!!

The "Search" function comes into use pretty often over at v8 if you're trying to find specific info. Otherwise, just post a thread asking a question and it'll be answered by at least 3 people by the end of the day

Just a quick blurb regarding the v8buick site: There are close to 7000 members "signed up" on there (probably closer to half of that for the people who actually use it) but if you wee to lump all of the threads into 3 or 4 forums every day, you'd end up with more of a mess than you could wade through in all the other specific forums together. Success of the v8buick site comes from extreme simplicity to use (attachments that are viewable without having to click on a link to see it).. Also, I hate to say this, but age comes into factor when talking about this vs the v8 site. As Brian mentioned, v8buick is more of a performance-oriented site, and therefore the audience and participants tend to be on the more "youthful" side of the group. Guys looking to juice up their "brand new" 70 Skylark Custom they just inherited from their grandmother-type folks. So they find v8buick and get the answers they want almost INSTANTLY from the many seasoned veterans who surf the board on a daily. That's when they get HOOKED and never turn back. The key to success is having a thick group of people who are willing to go an extra step and answer every question that they can...which we DO have here. But the secret is appealing to a broader audience. Sorry to say, but the audience we have here at the BCA forums is limited compared to the variety we get over at v8buick. Not to mention the fact that other folks from different brands frequent the v8 board a bunch. There is a completely separate forum for them called THose Other Guys - http://www.v8buick.com/forumdisplay.php?f=36 Virtually every base is covered on v8buick, with the exception of pre-war Buicks (going back to Brians original idea). Another thing which comes to mind is the free-flowing atmosphere over there. Lots of guys/gals post some WAY off topics that have nothing to do about cars, which I think is GREAT. It promotes lots of conversation and comradery (sp?) between the members. Threads relating to issues such as family problems, the World Series (which I'm about to puke over), their pets, new houses, etc.... I just don't see any of that over here. The last big off-topic thread I remember here was the SUV-Terrorism thread I started almost 2 years ago, which exploded into oblivion with some pretty intense debate. I've gone and met bunches of people from v8buick who go to the national events, and they're all just like I remember them on the boards. I've met a few people from this board and it's the same story here also - Brian Laurance, Keith Bleakney, Crin Dima, amongst others. I think I'm beginning to ramble here, so I'll quit while I'm falling behind I could talk all night about the hows/whys regarding v8buick and how it started. There are bunches of other boards that have popped up in recent months like www.buickland.com and BuickStreet's new forum. They just don't draw the traffic that this and v8buick draw though. Once people find a home, they stick there. It just so happens that v8buick was found by a bunch of people at once, (the breakdown on the GSCA board) and they became a VERY solid foundation of knowledge for other to follow and teach. Now the board has grown into amazing numbers and uses over 100GB of bandwidth per month.

Casting number would help to determine year. Also, if you have not checked, there is a 2-letter code on the deck of the block next to the dipstick hole. I believe the casting number is on the back of the block on top of the transmission mounting boss.

I want it. Now.