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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: rocketraider</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You can ask Peter G if he'll unlock the basement...
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Well... looks like he left you out.
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Gee...
I signed up for moderator duty on this board and I feel like the Maytag repairman...
Did a compression test on my '55 last night. What do you folks think about these numbers?
#1 145 #2 150
#3 85 #4 80
#5 110 #6 80
#7 20 #8 150
I'm assuming #7 is a burned valve.
Paul
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That one is '58 only. They also offered a TransPortable in '59, but it was a different design.
Paul
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TexRiv_63</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The Oldsmobile people will hate it. </div></div>
He's right. Put a 303 in it (or a 324, or a 371, or a 394) and put a J2 setup on it.
Paul
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Style 56 means it's a '56
36 is an 88
11 is a 2-door sedan
If there was a D on the end, that would mean it was a Super 88
Body 1409 means it is the 1409th 2-door sedan body built at that plant. There should be a code in front of number that tells what plant the body was built at.
Trim 364 is the code for the interior trim, which I don't have in front of me right now. I'm going to guess tan, because...
S64-63 is the code for special two tone paint (meaning two tone on the body instead of just the roof) in Shantung Beige over Citation Bronze.
Top would be the top code if it were a convertible.
ACC would be accessory codes that would effect the build of the body (like air conditioning or power windows).
Paul
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Would you like to borrow my car for a weekend? I'll lend it to you...
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: coach</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have a pair of fender skirts. </div></div>
This really ought to be in it's own post, but...
'50 to '53 Cadillac
Paul
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Disconnect that vacuum line immediately! That is the vent for the transmission and should not have vacuum applied to it. That canister collects small amounts of transmission fluid that are vented, and returns them to the trans.
For a vacuum line schematic, I recommend finding a '63 shop manual.
Paul
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: oldslady liz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">trying to post pics myself for the first time.... yippee ..i did it... </div></div>
See? I told you you could do it.
Paul
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Looks like a B?
Looks like an F to me.
Frank.
Last name looks like Disney.
Must be Walt's brother...
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Liz,
Olds didn't offer a factory continental kit on the '55s. That would be something aftermarket, like the fender skirts from Foxcraft.
Paul
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my mom and her ???? in 1975
That one is a '65 Oldsmobile Cutlass.
But...
I don't see any Cutlass emblems on it, so it might be an F-85 V6 Sports Coupe.
Paul
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My grandpa Frimand in the early 60's with a truck and a 40 something Chrysler
The car in the picture is a '41 Oldsmobile 90 series Custom Cruiser.
Paul
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It is NEVER too early to start thinking about next year's National Meet.
Details are still in the works, but we do have a date and a location.
Click here for details. Bookmark that page to watch for future developments.
Paul
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The '41 Olds 70 series is a B-body, which is the same as the bigger Pontiacs, the mid-range Buicks, and *maybe* the small Cadillac.
The 60 series '41 Olds is an A-Body and the 90 series is a C-Body. Front end sheetmetal should interchange between between all series. Beware of rear bumpers - the 70 series has it's own. Surprizingly, 60 series and 90 series are the same - has to do with the curvature of the rear pans.
Mechanicals are probably pretty interchangable between lines.
Paul
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: rocketraider</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Paul, 1964 4-barrel engines had J prefix too, with E suffix for export, S for Starfire and no suffix for all others. </div></div>
I wondered about that. I have no '63/'64 factory materials, just '61/'62. I made that post at work and all I had for reference was my '68 Motor's manual. Maybe I shouldn't rely on it.
Paul
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I don't know, Chuck...
My '68 Motor's manual says that '63 394 engines should be prefixed by an H for a 2 bbl, or a J for a 4bbl. '64s should all be prefixed by an H.
Paul
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Ed,
Your best bet is to pop the switch out of the door panel and unplug the switch, then jump with the wires for that window and see if you can get it to operate. If that works, then you need a switch. It if doesn't, you've got another problem. Could be a motor, could be a broken wire in the conduit, could be something else.
I also saw your post in the wanted section. That switch is still available at you local GM dealer. Expect to pay in the $120 range, I think.
Paul
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According to my materials, 36-3819 is an eight cylinder car. If it was a six, it would be a 36-3619. Someone could have stuck a six in there a long time ago. I don't know what kind of hoops they would have had to jump through to do it. Another indication of six vs. eight is the wheelbase. Sixes are 115 inches, eights are 121.
Paul
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Years ago, GM wasn't uniform with their RPO codes, as they are now. Current codes are used from year to year and are used by all divisions. Years ago, divisions used their own sets of RPO codes, and what held true for one year, didn't necessarily hold true for the next. The current RPO system came into usage in 1963.
You'll have to find some sales materials that list Buick option codes for 1950. I have option codes for 1950 Oldsmobiles, but I am willing to bet that they are different.
Paul
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Launches fluid out the filler tube at an idle? Sounds like it's either overfull, in which case it should push it out the vent line (unless it's blocked for some reason), or maybe it's got excessive internal pressure (pressure regulator problem).
Paul
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Not much to decode with the vin. F means it was a 6 (all '30 Oldses were 6s) 226435 is the sequence number. This is actually the engine number, which was also used as the serial number. Engine numbers started at F200001 in '30 and ended at F252106, so this one is about mid-production. "Standard Catalog of Oldsmobile" says that the engine/serial number should be on the right hand body sill, under the front mat.
Wire wheels and dual sidemounts indicates Deluxe equipment, which also included front and rear bumpers, folding trunk rack and chrome plated headlight shells. Standard models had wood wheels with no spare (rear mounted spare optional). Specials had wood, dual sidemounted wheels.
Deluxe sedan production was 2,973, acoording to "The Cars of Oldsmobile." There was also a Patrician sedan available that year. Patrician sedans had special interior hardware (that's kinda vague), broadcloth upholstery (non-Patricians had mohair), Pullman-type interior quarter lamps, arm rests and mahogany finished garnish moldings.
Naturally, parts for a car approaching 80 years of age aren't just falling off the shelves. But there is a dedicated group of enthusiasts in the National Antique Oldsmobile Club who I know would be more than willing to help you.
How much of a project is this thing?
Paul
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mikey cool 36</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Paint VV</div></div>
Sorry, I see the V V now. Looked like a W originally. Glenn is the expert on these cars. You can put stock in what he tells you.
Paul
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64-3457 is in fact a Jetstar I. Paint code W is Midnight Mist - a dark blue. Over 16,000 were produced.
Paul
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 61Oldsguy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Civility in the Olds world is clearly the norm...</div></div>
What a play on words! Betcha thought I wouldn't catch that. You get an A+.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 61Oldsguy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I think I participated in another Olds forum somewhere that needed some moderating... perhaps we can recruit some of their more normal guys to post over here?
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One guy has already asked me for a link to this forum. We'll see what happens.
Paul