Aaron65
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Thank you sir!
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Hello,
What day of the Nationals will be the best for seeing Buicks? What's the best car show day?...I'll probably only come down for one of the days, and I just wanted to know which one is best. Thanks!
Aaron
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Ed...that's me to a tee. I'm never going to win any awards, and I don't care to either. I just LOVE seeing all the cars...I love EVERYTHING...GMs, Fords, Chryslers, Independents, foreign makes...it never gets old. So I guess I'm not there to mingle...I start looking around, and when I'm done, I pack up the car and leave. For many, it is about the "camaraderie," but I've always been about the machines. Maybe I AM weird.
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There are seals inside the oil pump to keep oil out of the pump area. If these are bad, the oil will bleed past these drain holes. Many leak a little even if the car has a newer pump. If the engine has a ton of blowby it will be worse...get a fuel pump rebuild kit or a rebuilt fuel pump and you should be OK...they don't make new pumps for straight 8s... Good luck!
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I think you'll find the gas volatility problem is your problem. I tied the exhaust heat riser shut (so no heat to the carb) and lowered my float about 1/8 inch. It helped but it still starts hard hot. Not 15 minutes, but it takes 3-10 seconds to start sometimes.
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There was a guy from Wisconsin back in '03 that showed his unbelievable '49 Riv at Meadowbrook. It was a maroon color. I don't remember his name but it was gorgeous...maybe look back in the programs if possible...
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Hey all,
I need a new master cylinder in my '53 Special. I rekitted mine and honed it out 3 years ago but it's leaking out the rear seal again...anybody have a good experience anywhere? Anybody have a local machine shop hone and sleeve theirs? Any help is, as always, appreciated...
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The '53 Dynaflow had a 3.6...
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Agreed...maybe a crack in the head? Head gasket? Have you checked for bubbling in the anti-freeze? Is it running cleanly? Any missing or very white plugs?
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Hello,
I just got a new thermostatic spring and anti-rattle spring for the exhaust manifold heat valve on my '53 Special. I'm missing the anti-rattle spring bracket that bolts to the exhaust flange...anybody have one laying around that they can measure for me? I can easily fabricate one, I'd just like to know the size of it. Thanks!
Aaron
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I'm always curious about the cars he highlights; they're usually not my taste. Spend a little less time on them, and maybe get 7 or 8 into an episode!
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A show in Flint, and no Buicks were highlighted?
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Does one have to register to be a spectator? I don't want to show any of my cars, just look at the rest. I'll bring one of them though...
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Mine is a 7-90A or B (I'm going from memory at this point). It's stamped on the lid near the airhorn...
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I'm 30, but my memories are of my no exhaust '65 Mustang my Mom gave me when I was 11 (total rust bucket then--still have it, and I've put 72,000 miles on it since then). I was changing oil and tires on it when I was 12. I learned rudimentary metal fabrication when I was 14...I also listened to the AM oldies station at that age. Now I have 4 old cars and a 1920s house and bicycles from the 1960s. I guess I'm a little out of place in my time, like most of us here...
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I'm jealous of both of you right now.
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I also questioned the Toronado over the '66 Riviera...Don't get me wrong, I think Toros are great-looking cars and I'd love to own one, but the Riv really is a beautiful car...they should have just classified the Riv under '63-'67.
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When I got the issue, I questioned the Nissan 300ZX and the BMW 3.0...nice looking cars, but top 25?
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If I'm not mistaken, wouldn't this be a Dynaflow car? In that case, you remove the inspection cover for the flywheel. There are 3 bolts that hold the flywheel to the torque converter. If you remove the little plate behind the inspection cover that has 4 bolts, you can have access to the back of the bolt so you can remove the flywheel to torque converter nuts. To disconnect the bellhousing from the engine, there should be 6 bolts (there were on my '53, but it's a 263). The two toward the top were hard to get; I used a ratcheting and swiveling box end wrench. Good luck...these are all for a '53 263...if there are differences with a '49 320, somebody please correct me.
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I LOVE Rivs...the fact that I don't own one is a crime. However, I saw the concept in person today, and I hated it. NEXT!
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There are several places to send them out for repair...I got mine at Bob's Automobilia...I think there may be one at the Buick Farm, but it may have been for a straight 8...
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It seems like the car I most want to own but have never been in the right place or time to was a '63 Riviera, preferably in silver with a silver interior. Except for that one, I loooooove my '53 Special. I've had a strange attraction to early '50s Buicks since I first visited Sloan Museum when I was about 11 or 12. I just love the smell of them (kind of weird).
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My '65 Corvair! Maybe my uncle's John Deere 730 with a hand clutch...
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I've had pretty good luck with Egge...but you could also try Kanter or Terrill Machine in Texas. Egge is right in California...
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Good advice above...When I bought mine I had to clean all of the sockets out very well, but that wouldn't cause the brake light problem...the only thing is that the brake lights light up the outer 4 lights...