mrpushbutton

Look on ebay, these people usually aren't that smart, and aren't aware how small the world really is.

Lee and Floy are wonderful people, and gracious hosts. The 1957 Nash they have (pictured) belonged to Richard Kughn, they always wanted that car, as it is identical to the car they went on their honeymoon in. Dick sold them the car in 2003, we did the brakes on it before delivering it to Lee and Floy. It's a very nice car. Lots of non "full classics" at that event, and in the end, we all like cars, and we better stick together or we'll hang together.

West--the financial situation is temporary, a function of living/working in the greater Detroit area, a tough place to be these days. I am going on a second interview for a great position tomorrow, and and first interview for another possible job, both of which will put me back where I was before the "great dial-back". Levave me that 30s Packard and it will be cared for in proper order, I can assure you. Or leave it to your ungreatful, unappreciative kids and they will liquidate it for a vacation and some Jap cars.

I would LOVE to have a 30s Packard, that is the ultimate car to me. So many of the CCCA faithful have kids who couldn't care less about the cars--in our local region we have two sons who take after their fathers and want the cars when Dad leaves this life--the rest, I think they only see it as $$$$$ they will get their mitts on once the old man is gone, and the deal will probably be cooked at the funeral home during visitation. Here's a thought--will it to me! my wife and kids are sucking my money dry faster than I can make it right now. Deprive those do-nothing kids of that money and give the car to me. I'll give it a good home and love it and drive it!

The car only has 51,000 miles on it, I think whatever the problem it's more age than wear related. It shifts beautifully, and I don't want to upset that cart. Thanks for all of the replies so far!

Say Gang, I have a 1963 Chevy II with an aluminum case powerglide. In the past 4 years or so it has developed a trans fluid leak during winter storage. I know that the torque converter drains back and equalizes level during periods of sitting. Is the torque coverter seal bad? The trans never leaked before, I guess age has caught up with it. are there other seals I should replace?

This would have been on a custom-bodied car, circa 1928-1935

Who made the motor/assembly? that would be a good starting point.

We showed up and got in line on Boathouse road before 7:00 AM, the fields were opened about when they were in years past, but the traffic control onto the road going onto Hershey property was very poor. The officers controlling traffic only let rigs onto the the road as the traffic lights would allow, which made getting onto the field a long chore. Those who did not get in line could just turn left from Hershey park drive, which used to be prohibited. It was like we were penalized for playing by the rules. In previous years the officers would control traffic and over ride the lights, moving all of the rigs onto the feild at once, which worked better.

I have worked in auto museums for the last 18 years, the first museum I worked in required that all gas tanks be full, the logic being that gas vapor is far more dangerious than gas. We had to construct ramped berms in the floor so that the fumes could not reach pilot lights on hot water heaters and furnaces. The second Museum I worked in wanted only enough gas in the tank to move the car in and out, a couple of gallons. In any event, the stabilizer is the best way to go. I would remove the battery alltogether, if it is an open casket viewing then leave it in, or use a dummy. We really did not have issues with theft of removables at either place, a big aprt I suppose was having people (docents or security) walking around at all times. As for touching, the biggest problem was old men and executive-types, kids were absolutely fine because they live in a world of constant rules, and being reminded what they could and could not do. Old timers must think it's OK for just them to touch, open, slam etc because they were around when some of these cars were new and might have owned something like them, executives make their own rules and no one tells them no very often.

I took a good, long look at it, and came up with this statement: "Just add money" and lots of it. a very desirable car, I just don't know if they gave it to me I could live long enough to restore it.

The Chrysler Turbine was not a flop because it was never offered for sale. Chrysler pursued the project for 12 years, and had hopes to be "the Turbine company". The engine uses far fewer moving parts than a piston engine. The men who worked on that project were brilliant, and were an elete core of engineers. Unfortunately the technology available to them at the time did not help counteract the negatives as seen by the 200 families that took part in the test program. The universal negatives from the surveys were 1) very slow off the line, at a time when cars were getting really good at that 2) No descernable engine braking when you let off the accelerator, so all of the braking was on the car's service brakes, which were more than adequate for the task, they compensated for the lack of engine braking by oversizing the service brakes. It just felt weird to the test subjects as it reacted differently than any other car they had driven before. 3) Fuel economy--11-13 mpg, not ideal. Many test subjects said that this was the deal breaker. Chrysler thought they were close to taking the product to the market, they had Engel design that unique body, Ghia fabricated the 50 units and shipped them to Detroit where they were finished. I have met many of the surviving engineers, a great bunch of men.

We waited on Boathouse re. for entrance to our field, as prescribed in the rules, etc. The who;e situation at the intersection was uncontrolled, unlike in years past. The vendors (us) just trickled from Boathouse onto the road into the hershey grounds, as the traffic lights allowed, which was a slow crawl. Other just turned left or right off of Hershey park drive and went right in. In the past officers prevented this. I wonder if the cutbacks that have been taking place around the country have taken place in Hershey and they are way down in numbers? Whatever, it was a mess, and slow.

I'll be at my friend's spot, Patrician Industries GBE 15-24, I will have the pushbutton test board there to display. I have to leave Thursday, unfortunately. I don't sit in the booth, I walk the show, but am there in the morning until about 8:30 and back at about 4:00.

Actually I do both, pushbutton transmission gizmos (I specialize in ther 1956 Packard actuator and system) and organs, wich have lots of buttons. Then, sometimes I just push people's buttons.

Posted on: 9/13 9:53:19 </TD></TR><TR><TD class=odd vAlign=bottom colSpan=2></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> I am pleased to announce that I will be playing in York PA at the historic Capitol theatre on their mighty Wurlitzer theatre pipe organ for the Susquehanna Valley Theatre Organ Society at the Strand-Capitol theatre complex. The Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center is located at 50 North George Street in York, and parking is sometimes available on the street in front of the theatre or on the West Philadelphia Street side of the theatre. There's also a parking garage on the opposite side of the street on West Philadelphia across from the theatre. The parking meters are in effect until 6:30 but the garage stops collecting at 6:30 and since you pay when you leave, parking in the garage would actually be free (but you still have to take a ticket when you enter, but you won't need it to leave). I asked if some of my old car friends who would be in the area for Hershey could attend and the answer was yes! The doors open at 6:00 PM, I start playing at 7:00 PM. Dress is casual, it is not a formal event in any way--Car T-shirts and flannel is just fine. The only unlocked door will be the one closest to the corner (to the right as you look at the front of the theatre), and that's where you will have to enter for the concert. What: John Lauter theatre organ concert, music from the 20s through today Where: Capitol theatre, York PA, 50 North George street. When: Monday, October 4th, 7:00 PM, doors at 6:00 PM

I'll be there, I'll be in the Patrician Industries tent until I've had breakfast, and back at the end of the day, and will probably hang out at the PAC tent once in a while. I'll have the pushbutton test board on display again.

We stay in lebanon and our diner went out of business a few years ago, so we make breakfast at our spot on the field, we have a dentist as a breakfast chef, and she always feeds us well! I do steaks every Friday at lunchtime, and usually make some mushroom sauce to go with the steaks. In the evenings we love the Kum-Esse diner in Meyerstown, well worth the drive, they make many varities of pies, and a personal favorite, apricot. We are constantly delighted by the "regional accent" that the diner waitresses all have (and most of the locals) where the pitch of their voice goes up on the second to last word in a sentence i.e. "Are you guys here for the car show".

It may be bent somewhat, If you have occasion to have the carb apart roll it on a known flat surface.

What you will find is "risers" where the screw bosses are on the pump housing halves from over=torquing the screws. You can heat up the metal and gently hammer the flange surfaces flatter, then do a minor amount of filing to get both sufraces flat. They don't have to be perfectly flat, the diaphagm will take up a bit of non-flatness. I personally think that "vapor lock" is an old wives tale, that it really is the pump losing its prime because of heat-induced distortion of the housing.

I would start by rebuilding your fuel pump, making sure that the two halves of the pump mate relitatively flat--get a kit from then-now automotive (AKA Antique Auto Parts Cellar) , take eveything apart, hold the two halves together and hold them up to the light and look between them. What you will most liekly find is that the areas around the screws on both halves are warped from excessive tightening. flatten these two surfaces and try to find a torque-reading screwdriver when you reassemble everything, torque the screws in an opposite pattern, going to 1/2 torque then to full. Don't over-tighten, just get the two halves together firmly. Also replace the flex line from the hard line on the frame to the pump. One of the PAC regions has reproduced these at a reasonable cost.

The seller's description of the procedures to "rebuild" this engine sound like what a gas station would do in the 1950s with such an engine. Not at all what is expected, or done today.

I echo the sentiments above. The manufacturer (Lincoln) fused what needed fusing just fine, as long as the wiring wasn't monkeyed with, which most old cars suffer somewhere along the way. Everyone thinks they know wiring, in addition to their specialty, and some do well (right) most don't. Warning though: I know more than a few people who set out to "just replace the wring harness" and ended up doing a frame-up restoration because there are endless cases of "well, while this is apart I might as well blast and paint this" and that, and that and that and that and........................................................... be prepared: things will start working perfectly that never did before.

I just wonder why the manufacturer doesn't do this from the beginning. I know they make more money just putting a "kiss and a promise" coat of black paint on, but jeez, in two years (here in Michigan) the thing looks like crap.

That is a Seville pictured there (above) not a Cimmaron.