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Your car sits nice. The search function at the page top will show that this topic has been addressed many times on this forum specifically in the Riviera Owners section. Just my typing in "Vintage Air" brings up 301 results. Showing results for 'vintage air' in content posted in Buick Riviera. - Antique Automobile Club of America - Discussion Forums (aaca.org) The kit, pro install, the other parts needed (fan shroud, rear compressor bracket) $$$$ makes me sweat just thinking about it😂 And I'm up here in New England, where apparently we don't need air conditioners🤣 Welcome to the forum, John

You're hired! Next time I need a kid leaning on my hood with a screwdriver in his braceleted hand and an eager look in his eyes I'll think of you.

With all the great strides in battery technology, why do i still wince over a 4-pack of Duracell AA's price? 🤪

Or repeatedly properly torqued 🔧

Or 6 ft of clothesline in a easy to access spark plug hole, just time it in the compression cycle when the valves will be closed based on whether you are tightening or loosening the balancer bolt. Quick n easy

Make sure to look your washer over

I don't know what Mcbay spring spacers are, but you did say they installed easily....I guess they uninstall about as easily? Your theory regarding the new drivetrain angle may be correct. The old worn bones are getting pushed beyond their liking. They're not happy and being vocal about it. Happens to me some days, too. Going back to the original setup may end the noise, but that alligator at some point will get hungry again. Bottom line: Sounds like the driveshaft might need attention? Grease is a good start.

I wouldn't say lumpy , I would say a little jiggle in the idle. A noticeable misfire would not be normal and needs to be traced. You posted pictures during your timing chain removal. You have what appears to be a virgin block with only the original stake marks on the oil galleys. I remember commenting on the sludge buildup. Is it a matter of the spark plug wires slightly dancing to the beat or is the idle shuddering and stumbling ? I would do a leak down test. Your valves are probably carboned up and one or two not seating perfectly, but good enough. The offending carbon crumb breaks off one and it's a good idle day. The carbon builds up again on another just enough that the valve just doesn't perfectly seat and your pulling the hair out of your head. You do the leak down test and knowing you, it will send you down a rabbit hole you will not enjoy. If you look deep enough into a corporation, a newly tiled bathroom or a 60 year old buick engine you can always find something wrong. Finally, one man's smooth idle is another's shake and bake oven. HAPPY THANKSGIVING Steve 9236

Stick your finger in the tailpipes and check for soot, proctologist style. 😆

Never saw that hole used in a Riv. Speculation: The crossbar from full size Buicks was used/modified. Case in point: Here's a 63 Electra. Notice the location of braces and attaching bolts.

I was taught to place the feeler gauge down then place the straightedge over it. Trying to slide the gauge under results in little dings that will give faulty readings. Is that straightedge painted?

I told her and told her to stop following me, but she just wouldn't go away 😂

That is what I do 👍

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Not sure where I got these Mc S4010 They have steel sandwiched in the middle

Replace the lousy fume smell with this crappy aroma 😆

Is your system functioning and needs charge? Tosti's in Framingham Ma treats your car with kids gloves. They are the last place i know of to carry R12. If a non- functioning system I hope you are a DIY type guy. Good luck 👍

The OP has a 63 Riviera. They were prone to balance problems as the fins were more pronounced than the above pictured 90 fin aluminum drums. A few broken fins could easily throw the drum off balance. It's not hard to do as the fins extend beyond the wheel. It wouldn't be uncalled for to have the balance checked.

And I never heard of steel drums before but if they are indeed steel I am interested.. Where did you get the drums from?

If you are removing the manifold for the exhaust leak why not just take it completely out of the car. I've had good luck with a 44 Inch long plane made from two pieces of oak flooring (screwed together in a "T") that will accommodate 4 11" sheets of sandpaper or emery cloth in my choice of grit. The head side gets cleaned up with a carbide blade. The board dresses the sealing surface of the manifold. I use it on the intake, too Works great👍

To each their own, never looked for a casting or stamped number to find the No1 cylinder. Seems like using a cast number on an intake manifold could lead to trouble. Every V8 I've ever had it was the front piston on the forward cylinder bank. Also, manuals have a chart with the cylinder layout, distributor rotation direction, firing order, idle speed.. right where I'd be verifying point setting, spark plug gap, dwell readings. I do lots of things different than the average bear🐻

If the couple gallons in the tank is concerning you why not drop the tank and dump it into your daily driver? Its what I've done when a car is getting shut down 6-8 months. Not much more than an hours time as you know PS: F it. . Just drive it in the winter as roads allow 😆 We'll be dead before they rust out

Few thoughts: Your original AFB: A company in FL that sells rebuilding kits with a unique float valve. Marked improvement in idle quality www.daytonaparts.com ________________ Spark plug wires: Routing (1/2" from each other, crossed wires, age of wires, dist cap). Run car at night look for jumping sparks along spark plug leads _________________ Does the vacuum gauge hold steady? ___________________ What's the deal with the"thumping"? From crankcase? Random or steady beat? How many thumps per min?