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Unfortunately, Oldsmobile doesn't have any records prior to 1977. We are not fortunate like the Cadillac and Pontiac guys. Paul

Anybody know what the registration count is up to?

I'm not a technician, just a parts guy, so you have to take all of this with a grain of salt. I doubt the ECM has anything to do with fan blower speed. BCM, maybe, and I haven't looked to see if this uses one. ECM might be related to the compressor. Something has to tell the compressor to kick off under full throttle. Used to be a cut-out switch associated with accelerator linkage, but later cars started using throttle position sensorS with the ECM cutting off the compressor. Could the ECM be that screwed up that it would run the compressor constantly? Dunno. Paul

You must have a short, or backfeeding, somewhere. Have you pulled the connector off the compressor? That'll keep the compressor from running. It'll be interesting to see what that does with your blower motor. Definitely shouldn't be running with the fuse out. Are you sure you have the right fuse pulled? Next step would be to start pulling fuses and see what makes it (them) stop. Paul

Olds offered the tach/clock combination in '67 & '68 88s and 98s, but not the whole rallye package. I bought a tach/clock up in Canada to install in my '67 coupe, but never got around to it, mainly because of that different bracket on the back. I would think they are pretty rare in a full size car. Paul

The GM parts catalog says that all '91 to '94 C/K pickups with a/c use the same control head, part #15169225, still available from GM for $201.92. Plenty of stock available. Paul

I bought a '67 Toronado in Canandiagua, NY a few years ago. It was a one owner, always local car. We passed some sort dealership on the way to the house to look at the car. When I got home and started to look through the folder full of paperwork that came with the car, there was the original sales order and bill of sale (both documenting it's rare bucket seats, btw...). When I googled the address, it turns out it was the dealership we had passed. It was the Oldsmobile dealership many years ago. Wish I had known than when we were there. Doesn't matter now, that car has moved on. Paul

Olds only had the TransPortable radios in '58 and '59. This is a '59. Usable by itself, but not usable in the car without the special adapter which was part of the car radio itself. In '58, the car radio played through the transistor radio - you pulled the TransPortable, you had no car radio. '59 may have been two separate systems. Paul

They just put a 98 coupe on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Oldsmobil...sspagenameZWDVW Paul

I knew I had seen some pictures on another site. It took me a while, but I found them: http://www.ronsusser.com/inventory.asp?i=64 Sure looks like Eldorado Brougham to me. If so, that thing is extremely valuable. Paul

88 and 98 coupe roofs are different. Not many 98 coupes around for reference. If you want to see the roofline, search around for a '61 Coupe deVille - they used the same roofline. Paul

Shameless plug here... The Blue/Gray Chapter of O.C.A. will be holding our 12th annual summer show at Brenner Cadillac on Paxton St. in Harrisburg, PA on June 2nd. Details can be obtained by viewing/printing our registration form here: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/BlueGray/BrennerShowFlyer2007.pdf This is a non-judged show, held rain or shine. Registration is $5 per car. The first 35 cars registered are given a participation plaque. Food is provided by the dealership. Door prizes will be awarded. Please bring a non-perishable food item for donation to the Central PA Food Bank. Direct questions to me. Hope to see you there. Thanks, Paul

Is there somewhere I can go to find out what colors where used for wheels for '41 (or so) Chevy pickups? One of our salesman asked me this for one of his customers. I was told the truck is '41 to '45 and that the fenders are black but I wasn't told what the body color was. Wheels are currently a blue/green-aqua-turquoise color, which the customer knows is not correct. Thanks, Paul

I, too, have stayed away from NOS shocks. They scare me. I can't see them lasting very long on a driver. A trailer queen might be a different story. I put a set of NOS control arm bushings in mine and they didn't last 250 miles. Old rubber... When I needed shocks, I got them Fusick. They are gas charged and I don't like them, rides too hard unless loaded, but they're all that are available. Wish someone had hydraulic shocks for it. Paul

They are in the corner of the dash. Paul

Is the car in question a post or hardtop model? Post models should have a fairly plain vinyl headliner with no exposed bows. Hardtop models may have the "Starlite" foam headliner with exposed bows like the Starfires and hardtop 98s had. I know '61 Supers had the foam headliners, I'm assuming '62s did, too, but haven't looked at original one that close. Paul

You're talking about the belt line weatherstrips? Some people call them sweepers or whiskers. There's an inner and an outer. The inners are the furry ones and are attached to the top of the interior door panels. The outer ones are rubber and are attached to the top of the outer door shell. These pieces should also be on the 1/4 panel for the 1/4 windows. Try Fusick. Paul

exc. F-85 also means exc. Cutlass & 442. Paul

Classic Industries is a good source for full sized Olds parts. I think where you may run into trouble with those floor pans is that the Impala still used an X frame in '62. Our cars used perimeter frames. There may be clearance issues, or issues where they meet the rockers. Paul

Wiper transmission...

Well, I'll be... 4918614 is a transmission kit in group #10.159. Oldsmobile book sez fits RH '68 exc. F-85 or Toro. Not listed in the Chevrolet book, so fits Oldsmobile only? Paul

I can only help you with two of these, sort of... 4918614 was discontinued 7/89, but I cannot get an application. 5946078 is a rear side marker bezel for '76 & '77 Buick A-body station wagons. Paul

Well, I'm confused <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> '69, '70 and '71 (exc. F85) use a 554888 regulator. '72 thru '75 A,B,C & E bodies use the same 554888 regulator. '70 F85s use a 6466184 transducer (less tubing). '71 F85s use a 25030711 transducer. '70 thru '73 A,B,C & E bodies use a 25030712 transducer. So, '72 & '73 A,B,C & E use a regulator AND a transducer? But at any rate, that should illustrate that a 442 uses a different regulator/transducer, at least in part number. I don't know about appearance. Or maybe not. I just read this again, and I'm more confused now than before. Paul

Yes, I believe mechanically a Jetaway, or Super HydraMatic, could be substituted. The problem on '61 to '64 cars seems to be the low tranmission tunnel. It looks like floor modifications would have to be made. Paul

Interesting... I checked my Service Guild last night and there is nothing in there about the anti-spin. I guess since they printed a supplemental manual they didn't feel the need to have anything in the Guild. Too bad they didn't list the shaft length in the manual. But definitely only 2 listings for shafts in the '63 parts book. Paul