JohnD1956

Hey Adam, Is that a heater running across the floor under the front seats?

One or more loose spark plugs? If it were me and carbon was suspected, I'd try removing all the plugs, draping a light colored rag in front of the plug holes on both sides and cranking it over a few seconds to see if anything blows out of a cylinder.

Wish I could answer this and help but I don't think I fully understand the problem. Are the wipers binding, or are the transmission cables falling off the wiper posts inside the car? A long time ago I did lubricate the wipers on my 56 from outside the car by just dribbling some pb blaster on top of the posts and letting it run in, then running the wipers. I don't know if this will help.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mark Shaw</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You all should have seen Dandy Dave in the hotel pool with his flippers, mask, & snorkel yesterday morning! It was the last day of the PWD AfterTour and he had a flat tire the previous day. So, he went into the pool to check his innertube for leaks. .... </div></div> Don't all the pre-war people have this basic equipment?

And you even made it to the breakfast the next morning too. I think I remember days like that.... One of my highlights was being on the show field friday night waiting for the buses to the fireworks. When I discovered there were none I went to leave and there I saw a dead 55 Buick on the bridge over 475. Someone had stopped to help but the car would not start for the owner. By the time I parked another gent came on the scene and the three of us pushed the Buick off the bridge and up the small curb into the parking lot right there. By this time 5 or so more Buick people showed up and all the mechanics were making recommendations when someone ( a Corvette guy) showed up with a gas can. 3 gallons later the owner now knows he can't trust the fuel guage. But he can trust the mechanical fuel pump because he discovered the next morning that his safety net auxiliary electric pump had been disconnected previously.

Nice Video... Thanks for the link. For those who may not know, this is another son of mine, Justin, but we called him J.R. Another Buick guy dating back to his first car, a 69 Electra 4 dr sedan. JR, Did you ever find the pictures of the Electra after we finished it?

I don't know what they were asking for the car. I didn't look mostly because that way I was not tempted to buy it. As for skirts and a visor, my opinion is, if it didn't come with them, then it doesn't need em. Of course I fully respect each individuals taste and preference when it comes to that sort of stuff. I know when I found out my 69 had the wider than stock chrome wheels I was pleased and I kept them on the car. So if these things make your car yours, then I would say just try not to alter the body to install them. Anxious to see the pics. It looks like the grey car in the pics I posted has the same color green as your car, on the roof.

You're right. I do like the Supers the best. I'll take care of that as soon as I hit 6 of six numbers in tonights Lottery.

Sent you a PM.

I am thinking more and more about a early 50's Buick. Here's a few shots of one for sale in the car coral area in flint.

Hi. Just posted some links to pics in the It's happening in Flint thread above. Enjoy

Some additional photos. Early cars 40's cars 50's cars 60's files GM collection under the tent Forum Breakfast Sorry we didn't get more pics I just got a late start in trying to document the show on Saturday.

Just got back at 9: 30 tonight. Close to 2,000 mile road trip, with several issues that luckilly were easily overcome. Mostly the state of Michigan appears to be one large construction project. 70 MPH roadways come to a complete stop for several miles and people don't get crazy about it. AND it is a beautiful State. If you have never been there, you really should put it on your short list of things to do. The Meet was great. Not as many cars as in 03 but I kinda expected that. By the way, regular gas was dropping and as we left it could be bought for less than $4.10 per gallon. Our club members were <span style="text-decoration: underline">all</span> friendly and accomodating. It is always a pleasure to attend one of these meets and make new acquaintances. The forum breakfast was very enjoyable, and thanks to Stevo and Roberta for organizing it. And Mr. Earl for recommending the yankee swap. And a standing ovation to The Buicktown Chapter for a wonderful job.

From the few Nationals we attended, I cannot say I noticed a big exodus from the show field after a car was judged. It's a sure bet some folks would do so, especially if it was a day like any this past week in Flint. Still, as evidenced by this past week's events (with no judging involved) many Buick people love to get their cars out for others to see, so I would doubt the Saturday show field would be empty if judging were done earlier in the week. And,I'd like to offer an alternative to a formal judging on Friday only. Why not open judging up during each day of the meet? Leave it to an owners discretion as to when to be judged. This allows those who arrive earlier to be judged and completed even before Friday. It might be convenient to open a judging station similar to the photo station for people to use at their leisure. This may make a Saturday show day less ambitious a project for judges, and more fun for everyone who wants to relax and kibitz with other members. I can still recall one acquaintance who told me that at Batavia he felt it was not conducive to meeting others, even in his own class, because he had to sit by his car to await the judges. One rule might be that this pre-Saturday judging was only for the formal judged cars, not the drivers class. Leave the Drivers award class for Saturday. This class does does not impact the awards program significantly anyway.

Wow! Looks like you'll be scratching spare money off your dream list too. Don't get me wrong, that car looks like it would be awesome refinished. And we've seen the quality of your work and know you can do it. But it does look like an intensive project. Good luck. Looking forward to seeing the pics as you go along. By the way, I noticed it was your birthday recently ( courtesy of the v8 board) and would like to say Happy B day! This is a fine present you bought yourself...

Cool. I saw you had the windows up so how was the A/C?

Not much sweeter than a parking lot full of classic Buicks. Except maybe Serb's mechanic who can't be shown here.

Good luck Frank. Where are you coming from, so we can keep an eye out? Not that it will be needed, but just in case.

If they did, probably half the workers would expect overtime pay, where-as I bet these folks showed up out of loyalty and pride.

Lots of good advice. I would add that I personally have never seen a timing chain jump a tooth on a Buick. I've seen them stretched so that the car would start cold but die as soon as it warms up. This would be in a few minutes time of running. I would also add that on every single Buick I've owned, and this is around 7 cars, I had to change the timing chain and gear set at the milage I indicated above, with the exception of my 56, which has metal gears from the factory. Even so, I did change those at 120K or so. Still I agree with you Dave. When it dies, dump a bit of gas down the carb and see if it fires up. If it does, its probably not timing chain related.

If the milage is between 90 and 110K, AND the timing chain and gears are original, then this is where I'd start. The parts are usually available and rather cheap. Good luck.

Drat! The pics seem to have been removed... Is this a 2 or 4 dr car?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: stude8</div><div class="ubbcode-body">A long time ago in 1955 a highschool friend had a customized 1950 Ford ..." and the resulting explosion blew the filter assembly upward hard enough to dent the newly painted hood with a nice 6 or 8 inch round impact mark. Stude8 </div></div> He probably went on to design and sell the first raised hood scoops on the T birds.

This is a tribute to the unknown engineer who came up with this little item. This is the heater/ A/C selector switch from our 69 GS. The big cars have the same switch. we were having problems getting the a/C to switch on consistently. So I pulled it intending to deploy a used one from my "stock" when I found it to be decepting simple in construction and the obvious problem was dirty points. A little emery paper and clean up and it's working like new. What have you come across?

We used our 95 for 4 years in the snows of Albany NY. I always felt comfortable on plowed roads. I would not take it on unplowed roads or through deep standing water. Note the owners manual says to avoid deep water because the air intake for the engine is down low just in front of the drivers side tire, and splashing water can get sucked into the plenum. Anyway, various areas of NY get different types of snow. NYC is usually slushy stuff. Akin to water splashing ( see warning above). Usually in our area we get a wet thick blanket of snow which packs fast into a icy road surface. While the roads are often cleaned well, there is occasional ice. And while the car is sure footed in the snow and snowpack, any car ( including 4 wheel drive) is dangerous on the ice. While some may frown on this practice, I have often slipped the car into neutral when I was approaching intersections which looked like ice or were at the bottom of steep hills. removing the power from the wheels lets you control the car better. But I believe you'll find NYC roads are little challenge for you. ps: I've lived in many parts of NY, from Westchester to Rochester, and to date I have never felt the need to buy snow tires on any of my cars although I do run all season Radials all the time.