Larry Schramm

Usually between 11-16 MPG on our 1913 Buick Model 31 depending on temp and terrain. Hills or no hills.

The cheapest oil today is better than the best oil "in the day". As edinmass has said, the oil today is three times better than any oil "in the day.

You were in Richmond, Indiana and I was in Tiffin, Ohio. by my/google calculation that is 161 miles away.

Here is my tire changer. It is a great piece of equipment to get clincher tires changed. Especially for breaking stuck beads.

Where are you located?

We were on the patio of Stiney's, next to Tiffin Air Cooled. Where where you?

We were in Tiffin, Ohio with our daughter & son in law. About 4 minutes of total darkness. Way cool.

Some of these problems can also show up on a new trailer. One of the new trailers that I bought had left side brakes on both sides. Took me a couple of years to find that. Also found the wire that goes from the left side of the trailer to the right side in the axle tube had the insulation skinned which caused intermittent shorting. My questions is where is the quality???

I checked my stash, but I only have 3/8"

There might be some differences between radial and bias ply tires, but as long as you do not go above the tire manufacturers recommended max pressure you should be fine. Vehicle manufacturers recommended pressures are there to optimize ride quality and fuel economy.

"Times takes a beating and keeps on ticking"

I remember in the late 60's / early 70's if you got 20,000 miles from a set of tires that was a WOW experience. I remember when I got to that number on a set of BF Goodrich tires and my Dad could not believe it because it was that unusual. I agree that today 50,000 miles is the minimum. I usually get more than 100,000 on a set of tires, but I watch the tire pressures and keep them at the maximum pressure as noted on the sidewall of the tire.

I have been running all of the tires on my vehicles for decades at the maximum tire pressure as noted on the sidewall and never had the tires wear out in the center. Also on my 1/2 ton truck by going from the tire pressure on the door placard to the tire max I picked up a mile per gallon better fuel economy. Now if you go over the max tire pressure on the sidewall I agree with you. The tire pressure on the placard on the car takes into consideration NVH, which is engineering speak for noise, vibration, & harshness. The placard tries to balance all into a vehicle with a "good" ride. With the higher tire pressures the ride can be a little bit more harsh.

I am only thinking about known issues of old brake hoses where they can collapse internally and cause a pull or no brakes, or... Just a thought.

Maybe a silly question, but does it have enough power steering fluid? Is it making noises? Is it leaking fluid? Does it have the original lines? Could be a plugged hose, low fluid for just a couple of thoughts.

In some places that is practical, but try I-80 out in Utah as an example. Not many exits, I know. Been there done that. Plus putting all that weight on one tire risks the failure of that tire also on the same side of the trailer because of overload.

Used to be true, but so much lately.

How mechanically inclined are you. That makes a lot of difference in your plan of attack. I just finished up re-shimming all of the rods on my 1913 Buick. Not that hard, but can be time consuming.

I just finished up re-shimming up all of the rods today on my 1913 Buick touring. After driving it between 7,000-10,000 miles since I purchased it I could start to hear some rod noise. Nothing bad, but not did not sound right. One did not need any shim adjustment, on another only one shim removal, and the other two kept me busy for some time trying to get it "just right". But that is now done and the pan back on the car. One more step towards summer touring season. Now to change the head gasket on the Model T.

I use just regular antifreeze in all of my cars and I have not had a problem. What ever I can find at the local estate sale as long as it appears to be unused. If you have foaming there is something that is causing it. Could be bad water pump packing/shaft with corrosion, a crack in the block, bad head gasket, and the list could go on. Ethylene glycol does not just foam on its own. Something is causing the introduction of air into the system.

When towing I have a DeWalt 20 volt impact, correct sockets, the two spares and a bunch of lumber pieced to use as a ramp. Take the trailer and drive up on the good tire using the lumber ramp, impact off the bad tire, impact the good tire on, and drive back off the ramp. This can be done in 5-10 minutes or less with help. Time IMO is of the essence on the side of the road because all of the crazies that I think they want to see how close they can pass you going 90 miles/hour. I want this experience to be as quick as I can make it.

I live two miles due north of Meadowbrook. It was truly a class act. The loss of the show there IMO was caused by a canyon of thought differences between the academic world who own Meadow Brook/ Oakland University and the business community of self made car dealers and other successful business personnel. It was a shame to lose the show at the home of Matilda Dodge and her husband Mr. Wilson. Lots of history there that made it the perfect venue.

Talk to Bob Knaak in Calif. He is the best for relining cone clutches. I and many others would recommend doing your clutch in leather. That is how I have had mine done, three of them. Kevlar depending on the the composition can have its own issues like being grabby, etc... Leather is what it was designed for and my clutches lasted 100 years, why change.

Pictures?

To the best of my knowledge, Buick has always been negative ground. I would guess most of the rest of the divisions were the same.