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Yes, the original question morphed into several topics. I agree, drain, save and re-use if you're going to be working on the engine in a given period of time to save on the cost.
I'm just not going to worry about going broke if I have to flush my coolant 4 times in 100,000 miles instead of 1 or 2 times in a modern daily use car. I mean at $10 a gallon times 2 gallons or $20 that's .0002¢ per mile for one in 100k miles. If I do it twice that's .0004¢ per mile. And 4 times in 100k miles is still just .0008¢ per mile.
What me worry?
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Good, you ended up with a drive-able car. That show car business is for the birds. If a car is not driven then it ceases to perform the fuction for which it was designed and becomes sterile sculpture. And there are only a handful of cars in the whole world that are better to just look at than to drive or see them drive by. Who cares if you have to put a 6 volt alternator on her to make some juice instead of the original factory generator and whatnot.
I hope for all your one-sided trading they at least bought you a beer!
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On coils for sure check this out.... <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />
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Hey I even wrote a magazine article mentioning that nostalgia only goes so far and going back to "tune-ups" every 10,000 miles is not something people find attractive. In my own case the 100,000-mile-before-tune-up Northstar was pretty much of a sham. I had several injectors replaced under warranty before 75,000 miles. As for other components the plugs were changed shortly thereafter and I soon had crossfire problems that required new plug wires and I needed to replace one of the coils. Platinum plugs will live longer than 10,000 miles in a collector car if you can actually find a true crossover plug in the right heat range.
I had the radiator rodded and cooling system flushed a couple years ago- maybe 80,000 miles or so. Aluminum radiators in need of cleaning always show warmer temps even in mild weather as an indication for trouble ahead I've found. Had the trans flushed and filter replaced 55-65,000? I change oil at 3,000 since driving any % of time in stop and go is "severe conditions" in everybody's owners' manual. The fact that I'm spending $20 more for 2 more oil/filter changes than if I changed just once at 10,000 miles means nothing to me. That's chump change.
None of this is a big deal, just normal maintainence really. The changing of fluids is cheap and I can afford cheap. In realative terms less than $10 for 7 quarts of oil and a filter is nothing- I buy on sale. Who cares? I don't care if I have to spend $12 for a couple gallons of coolant/anti-freeze. So what if an air filter is $11 for my engine.
I just don't imagine anyone in the real world actualy going 10 years with the same coolant. In that time you're going to need a system flush and radiator cleaning and with heater and radiator hoses deteriorating at normal rates it is impossible to drive 10,000 miles a year and have the same coolant in 10 years. In addition, many things like alternators, water pumps, A/C compressors and power steering pumps require removal of the radiator to extract and replace them depending on the engine.
If a guy needs a lower hose you mean to tell me he or his mechanic is going to drain off his old coolant and save it? Hell no! Even I ain't THAT cheap!
I love my 96 ETC- El Dorado Touring Coupe and like the "tech" of it. But I don't like the ambigious symptoms computer cars offer when a problem arises. Everyone here has had the "check engine" light be anything from sserious injector problems to one weak spark plug to any of the myriad emission controls malfunctioning to a minor vacuum leak.
If one has any doubt of any of the liquids in their vehicle changing them is dirt cheap by today's or yesterday's standards. Can anyone remember ring and valve jobs needed on 1940s cars after 50,000 miles? Who wants to go back to that? I don't. But I really don't care if I throw some money away when I change an upper radiator hose on the Northstar by replacing coolant.
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you sent me that spread sheet, thankyou! Don't think it will attach here for download though. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />
Yes I figure since lots of stuff is a duplicate it may be found in places you wouldn't think. You are right- distributor caps listed for 53-56 with Delco are same as a bunch of old Chevys and other cars.
The coil thing- Packard 6v coil $60 from Kanter and new stock equivalents cost like $16 from other sources!! <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />
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Note- New coils can be found for tractors that are duplicates for cars but much less expensive.
COIL
48-54 6v same as 48-53 Buick, 48-52 Cad, 48-54 Chev 6 cyl., 54 Vette, 46-55 Chrysle/Dodge/Plymouth 6 & 8, 55-56 DeSoto 6&8, 48-55 Ford, 55 TBird, 48-55 Hudson 6&8, 49-55 Lincloln/Mercury, 48-55 Nash 6&8, 48-52 Olds 6&8,48-54 Pontiac 6&8, 47-55 Stude 6&8, 45-64 Willys 4&6,
Trucks- 48-54 Chev 6, 48-55 Dodge 6&8, 48-55 Ford 6&8, 39-55 GMC, 40-56 International, 49-55 Stude 6&8, 39-65 Willys 4&6
Tractors- 48-64 Allis Chambers, 44-52 Avery, 54-71 Case, 46-51 Centaur, 50-63 Ford, 47-71 John Deere, 38-60 Massey Ferguson <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />
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NOTE coils for tractors are much cheaper than those listed for autos and are duplicates.
COIL
55-56 Autolite or Delco 12v same as 57-73 AMC, 53-73 Buick, 53-73 Cad, 55-73 Chev, 62-73 Nova, 64-73 Monte Carlo,55-73 Vette, 67-73 Camaro, 71-73 Vega, 56-73 Chrysler/Dodge, 56-61 DeSoto, 58-60 Edsel, 56-73 Ford, 60-70 Falcon, 62-73 Fairlane, 69-73 Maverick, 65-73 Mustang, 5673 TBird, 71-73 Pinto, 56-57 Hudson, 56-73 Lincoln/Mercury, 60-73 Comet, 67-73 Cougar, 56-57 Nash, 53-73 Olds, 56-73 Plymouth, 55-73 Pontiac, 56-66 Stude, 63-71 Willys
Trucks- 55-73 Chev, 56-73 Dodge, 56-73 Ford, 55-73 GMC, 57-72 International, 56-64 Stude, 63-71 Willys,
Tractors- 63-72 Allis-Chambers, 59-72 Ford, 66-72 John Deere,
Coil ballast resistor
55-56 Autolite same as for 55-63 Vette, 56-73 Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth,
55-56 Delco same as 57-67 AMC, 54-59 Buick, 53-59 Cad, 55-58 Chev, 64-73 Vette, 53-61 Olds, 55-59 Pontiac
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TURN SIGNAL FLASHERS-
Other cars that use the same from 1973 Western Auto catalog-
55-56 12v flashes 2-6 lights 32 C.P. 3 spade & screws
same as 54-60 Buick, 53-59 Cad, 53-56 Chrysler, 56 DeSoto,/Dodge/Plymouth, 64 TBird, 53-60 Olds, 60-62 Willys, 62-72 Datsun, 53-72 Fiat, 55-72 Hillman, 53-72 Merceded, 57-72 Porsche, 65-72 Saab, 58-72 Truimph
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Just got mine in the mail moments ago for my 50. I put it on and it looks great. Can't have too much crome on these cars!! <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />
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In the non-running but all there condition without major rust through it's woth about $1000.
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I was just telling my wife that it's certain that with all the horsehockey on TV that they'll soon revive <span style="font-style: italic">My Mother The Car</span> but with a little twist. It'll be something hot like a Dodge R/T with a hemi painted black with the ghost of Rick James inhabiting the car to really mess things up!
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Hey you can't beat $7.50 for the gas door chrome trim! I like the way they look and most of the pics I have of 51-54 cars collected from the net have it.
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As I recall <span style="font-style: italic">Stroker Ace</span> was kinda lame.
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Oh yes, there was a flick that was not a "car movie" as such but had an excellent, long chase scene. <span style="font-style: italic">The Seven Ups</span> with Roy Scheider.
Oh,oh, oh! <span style="font-style: italic">Thunder Road</span> with Robert Michum and son as 'shine runners in 40-57 Fords.
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Yeah I was trying to figure when engine numbers and body numbers first matched. My 65 Nova has a plate in the door jam and on the firewall which match, but if there are any numbers on the block I can't see them- just a number on the intake manifold which could be a part number. I'd bet there is no number that matches the body on the engine.
I've seen cars for sale touting "matching numbers" from 1960s era but never thought about it. If the engine number is somewhere on the block it sure isn't easy to see since my Nova has the whole front end off and nothing is visible. No way to see anything unless it's under the exhaust manifolds way down underneath.
Oh, I just found an good article talking about Corvette #s but it goes for numbers in general. For example GM didn't put the body number on engines before 1960. http://www.corvettemagazine.com/2000/august/numbers/numbers1.asp
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The ORIGINAL 1975 movie <span style="font-style: italic">Gone In 60 Seconds</span> is far superior to the limp 2000 remake with Nicolas Cage.
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Here is locking cap for the 51 on Ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayIS...mp;amp;tc=photo
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This VIN matching engine # was industry wide in 55 though right? I was just thinking it's kind of a bad thing in the long run with people becoming faint if you tell them your 62 Vette has a different engine. I mean stuff happens and different engines of the same type REALLY shouldn't devalue a car in my opinion. I know, I know the accepted rules of auto etiquette leans to matching numbers. Oh well..... <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />
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It's 1973. My Dad and I owned a franchise back then. It has Western Auto stock numbers which I have no idea if they are still valid. I figure if the same number is listed for more than the Packard it is helpful. If you go to a parts place looking for a generator and they say "we don't have Packards listed." They may have 52-56 Pontiac or 55-56 Buick listed which is equal, for example.
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Ok here's the trim for the 1951 but not the locking cap.
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What year did engine numbers and body VINs begin to match? Was it 1955?
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Well here is some more on 22, 23 & 24 series:
GENERATOR- Delco equipped cars
1941-51 same as 1940-52 Chev, 40-50 Olds, 40-51 Pontiac
Voltage Regulator- w/ Autolite generator
1946-50, 52-54 same as 40-55 Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth, 40-55 DeSoto, 47-51 Frazer, 47-51 Henry J ,40-55 Nash, 41-55 Stude, 51-55 Hudson,
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Not listing part numbers but application cross reference from Western Auto, same for same:
GENERATOR- Delco equipped cars
1955-58 same as 53-57 Cad, 58-62 Chev with A/C, 62 Nova w/o A/C, 53-56 Olds, 56-61 Stude V8, 58-62 GMC 6 cyl
Voltage Regulator- w/ Autolite generator
55-56 w/ Autolite generator
same as 53-60 Chrysler/Dodge, 56-60 Plymouth, 56 Hudson 6 & 8, 56 Nash, 56-60 Stude
56-58 w/Delco generator same as 53-57 Buick , 59-60 Buick w/o A/C, 53-56 Cad, 57-62 w/ A/C, 55-62 Chev, 62 Nova, 60-64 Corvair, 55-62 Vette, 56-57 Hudson, 56-57 Nash, 53-57 Olds, 61-62 F-85, 55-57 Pontiac, 58-61 w/o A/C, 61-61 Tempest, 56-64 Rambler, 56 Stude V8, 57-61 Stude.
Trucks- 55-62 Chev/GMC, 58-61 Diamond T, 57-62 International, 59-60 Reo, 56-63 Stude
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Wow! 600 Cars! That guy was a true car addict. That's much more than most museums and official collections. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />
Happy "Holidays"!
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And then 60 years ago during the Battle of the Bulge when they were saying, "Those 88s are pounding hell out of us!"