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    Buicks You Grew Up With.

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    I grew up with the cars of the 80s and early 90s...my family had an '83 LeSabre Limited coupe, and my grandpa had a '77 LeSabre Custom coupe, but I never was much into them. Living near Sloan Museum in Flint, MI, however, I remember the smell of late 40s/early 50s Buicks. I don't know if it was the old interiors or the engines or what, but I never forgot it, and I was subconsciously hooked...now look what I drive! It smells just like I remember.

    Straight 8 Recemended oil weight

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    I noticed absolutely no change in oil pressure between 10W30, 15W40, and straight 30W oil. The only difference I noticed was that the engine turned over harder when cold with straight 30W. Buick recommended 20W when new, but that's only because multi-weights didn't exist. As soon as they did--Buick recommended them. 10W30 is recommended in my '65 Skylark's owner's manual.

    Good rechromers?

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    Well, I'm getting my '53 repainted this winter, and I'm considering getting the front bumper and some knick-knacks rechromed if I can afford it. It's probably been discussed before, but does anybody have a good experience to share? I'm looking for durable driver quality, keeping in mind that I'm a 32 year old high school teacher without a bottomless bank account. :) Thanks!

    Window crank removal tool

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    Hmmmmm. I'll have to reexamine the tool I use (it's a standard window crank removal tool). The last time I had the door panel off it wouldn't work, and I'm not the kind of guy not to try that tool in every imaginable way. I'll check it out again, but I remember the slot in the tool used to remove the clip as being too large. If it doesn't work I'll double up a coat hanger to use as a pair of pliers. Thanks all...

    Fuel pump - 1950 263

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    Nope...some will come out, so have a catch can ready, but you won't drain the tank or anything. Also, don't put your trouble light down by the pump when you do this! A hot bulb and gas makes a nice little fire--trust me--I found out the hard way...

    Detonation - 1950 263

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    That engine should never knock...I have my 53 263's ignition way advanced over factory and I run 87 octane--never a ping, ever. Premium back then was way lower octane than premium today. My understanding is that octane didn't really get up in the 90-100 range until the '60s. 7.2:1 compression should run on pond water. You need to figure out what's wrong with the car. Check your ignition timing. Make sure the mechanical advance is not frozen up or sticking in your distributor, same with vacuum advance. What type of spark plugs are you running? I run AC 45S in mine. Something is making that thing ping, because it shouldn't. Good luck--let us know what you find.

    Window crank removal tool

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    Wondering what you guys use to easily remove the window crank from your '53ish era Buicks. The standard removal tool isn't the right size, and the shop manual shows a special set of pliers that I obviously don't have...any good ideas? I need to pull them all.

    O-ring torque converter

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    Have you checked to make sure that all the bolts holding the front cover of the converter on are torqued to 25 ft./lbs? I had a few loose ones that caused a massive leak...tightening them turned it into a manageable drip...just right for a Dynaflow. :)

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