Aaron65
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Welcome to Michigan! If there's one thing we do right, it's car museums.
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Additionally, you'll want to make sure the prop shaft isn't scored. If so, you'll have to get it sleeved or it will continue to leak. On the other hand, if you drill the hole in the torque tube like Mike said, you can drain it regularly.
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Have you checked the main connection at the firewall for corroded connections? Maybe with your Pertronix you could run a straight bypass wire between the ignition switch and coil + to see if it solves the issue.
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Those pictures are tough to look at...
Like my wife told me when I mentioned your work, you just can't save them all, even though you want to! It's guys like us who keep this stuff from completely disappearing, and we should all give ourselves a pat on the back for what we can do and have done. Good job, again, Pete.
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The factory '64 Riv was one of the best looking cars ever made. While this is interesting, I'd rather have a stock Riv. This guy spent a ton of money to have a car that doesn't look better than factory (IMO).
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Usually a surge is a result of a lean fuel mixture, and in the case of under 40, I'd think it was partially lean on the idle circuit and transition circuit. Have you cleaned the carburetor/rebuilt it? Is there an inline filter that may be clogged? Does it run well at wide open throttle? Is the electrical system in good condition? Even with ethanol, you will be able to tune the car to run satisfactorily.
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Thanks for doing what you can, Pete.
I picked up a spare set of front shocks from them for the Special, but don't have the room for anything really big, and shipping would be out of sight.
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I'll recommend: Use it up. Enjoy it WHILE you can. Eat the cake! If you have no beneficiary with an interest, consume the car during your lifetime. Hell, if your beneficiary is just going to sell it for pennies on your hard earned dollars, then what's the difference? If we have any luck at all, we'll have gobs of fun, and memories of good times, while the value of the toy will drop to the point it is easier to sell to those folks who are showing an interest today.
Well said! I'm 36, and I hope to keep using these things up for as long as I can, and I hope to keep finding more to use up!
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Since nobody's brought it up, I'll mention the '66 Toronado, although I'll agree with the Cord too.
I'll even throw in a mention of my little Corvair...
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Aaron,
My sister inlaw had a 68 Mustang and had burnt valves twice, once while still in Warranty and once shortly after. It seemed to be a problem with those for some unknown reason. My wife had a 67 w/289 and we didn't have that problem. I dunno!? After a few years they were traded of so I don't know if they continued to have problems or not.
Maybe you have a bad cam lobe?
Anyway, back to the subject of the thread, LEAD.
I checked the lobe lift at #8 before I tore it apart. I checked just about EVERYTHING before I tore it apart. Either way, I rebuilt it last summer and have 1000 miles on it all over again, and the original factory build and junkyard heads I put on in high school didn't owe me anything anymore.
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I always shunned lead additive as being unnecessary, but changed my mind last summer. I pulled the heads from my Mustang's 289 (I slapped them on from the junkyard in '94, and put 75,000 miles on them, but it looked like they had been cleaned up), and #8 exhaust valve was severely recessed. It was bad enough that #8 wasn't firing. Anecdotal evidence for sure, but worthy of consideration just the same.
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More for me! I just need to find more room to put them all!
I still don't understand how people don't love old cars, but then again, I don't understand people.
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Pete, could you check to see if that '53 Special has front shocks? I'm not 100% satisfied with the rebuilds on the front of mine, and it might be nice to have a spare set to get rebuilt and swap out one of these days...
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I wrote that article...please note I was in error about the spring and seal at the front of the prop shaft. Buick stopped using it after 1952, so I added one where it didn't need it. I have since taken it back out. Additionally, check the seal surface on the propeller shaft; mine was quite grooved and needed a sleeve that I had my machine shop install.
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Sorry Aaron, didn't notice. It was 28 degrees with snow on the ground and I was on a mission.
I'm sure he has stuff, just call him and check. He has shelves organized by years. He isn't just giving stuff away, but he would much rather get what he has sold to somebody who can use it rather than crushed.
Thanks Mike...I did talk to them on the phone, but I just asked for any interior/exterior trim. I didn't have anything else specific in mind, so I guess I'm not even sure what to ask for!
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Mike, did you happen to see any '53 Special stuff?
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Welcome to the frozen tundra! This winter stinks...
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I saw a running one of these for sale in Traverse City, MI...it was the same car except it had a fawn colored interior. Same asking price, but it was running. I toiled about that thing for days, but I'm just out of space (literally, a car that big wouldn't fit in the garage with the others). This just rubs salt in the wound!
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The propeller shaft itself is likely scored from seals riding on it for 60+ years. You may want to check that surface; you'll need to use a redi-sleeve if it's damaged. Is the propeller shaft spline seal in place?
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Can't beat the price! I think these things are just going up in value...You can't lose for $1250.
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Yikes! I like old mechanical watches, but I'm too shaky to work on them, which is frustrating! This is amazing!
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I've always loved first gens, and have looked at several of them for sale over the last 13 or 14 years. None of them were ever quite the right one, and I've noticed that they're now just out of the price range I'm comfortable with for old cars (initial investment). I don't mind putting money in cars over time, but that initial hit (especially when I have five old cars) is a bit of a deal breaker for me. I think I missed my chance, but I still watch the classifieds!
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Great looking car! Nice work...I've always loved the side trim on Starfires.
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I sure understand your dilemma, as that's a beautiful truck. I, personally, get very itchy in the winter when I can't drive any of mine...it would become overwhelming for me NOT to drive that thing. I'm glad I'm more of a #3-#4 condition kind of guy so I don't have to worry about it!
MAJOR VIBRATION IN 53 SEDAN
in Buick - Post War
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Is the high-idle vibration when the car is stationary? If so, it couldn't be anything behind the torque converter in all probability.
Maybe a dumb question, but is it running on all 8? Sometimes it's not all that obvious, since in reality, each cylinder in a straight 8 is only contributing maybe 15 horsepower total.