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Larry Schramm

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  1. Why would you change the O2 sensor? If it is scanning at a good rate, it is not necessary.
  2. It would have been an AC spark plug since the AC Spark Plug plant was across the street from the Buick plant at the time.
  3. Are you looking for 4 or 6 cylinder car parts?
  4. Probably depends on your declared residency even though taxes will be part of the decision.
  5. Here is a date code chart for snap on tools. Snap On Date Code Chart up to 2029! - The Garage Journal Board
  6. I would check with American Arrow in Clawson, Mi That is their specialty American Arrow Don Sommer
  7. Not necessarily. On my truck it was running hot and had coolant/water leaking around the water pump seals. When I went to the 50/50 antifreeze mix it stopped running hot and the water pump seals stopped leaking. The only reason that i could see it boiling out is if there is a problem in the cooling system. Remember when those cars were new they used alcohol as antifreeze.
  8. The first question is what brand of paint system are you going to use. If Dupont, or PPG, or what ever, the first thing that I would do is to contact the supplier and ask them what kind of metal prep that you need to use that is compatable with their paint. Sometimes using one of the steps of material from a different supplier will cause problems with the final paint finish. Try to do the paint job with all of the materials from the same manufacturer for the best results.
  9. The reason that the smaller auto companies went out of business after the stock market crash and after WW2 was because of the lack of capital. A car company is unlike many other businesses in the amount of money it takes to product. On a simple formula, if the average car has 15,000 parts and each part takes tooling that might be only $100,000.00 per part, what is the sum of the capital to build the car. (15,000 X $100,000.00= A LOT!!) Now you might say that a particular part does not take a 100G, but other parts like body dies might cost 100-250 million for a particular car. The small manufacturers just ran out of money. When you put a certain number of cars amortized over a fixed tooling cost, the tooling per car goes down and that is where you make money. Simple economics.
  10. How long has the gas been sitting in it? Could also be a restricted/gummed up carb.
  11. The ones from NAPA look like the carriage bolts with the stainless steel cap
  12. How about a 41-52 Pontiac? Here is link to the same casting 41 42 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 Pontiac Exhaust Manifold NOS on eBay.ca (item 260509656328 end time 29-Nov-09 20:29:09 EST)
  13. Here is a great link to the date codes for all of the Snap-On tools starting with 1927 - 2029. Over 100 years of Snap-on. Snap On Date Code Chart up to 2029! - The Garage Journal Board
  14. Here is a link to the local NAPA web site where you can buy the bumper bolts. There are about six listed. http://www.napaonline.com/Search/Results.aspx?Ntt=bumper%20bolt&Ntk=Keyword&Nty=1&N=0
  15. The parts do not look like anything I have seen from GM from at least 1960-date
  16. Anything in particular, or a complete rolling chassis?
  17. Does anyone know the application for a Zenith FZA 04341 carburetor?
  18. Are these the GM factory service manuals? Do they look like this? http://cgi.ebay.com/1983-Buick-Chassis-Service-Manual-HUGE-2-Volumes-Auto-t_W0QQitemZ380199225983QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5885a3ca7f
  19. Can you post a picture of the books that you have?
  20. Section 8A is all of the electrical schematics.
  21. I have had and used a number of printers but use an ink jet at home. I have an Epson all in one that is a GREAT printer/copier/scanner. It works great and I can buy generic cartridges for as little as $1.65 per individual color or black cartridge when I buy 25-30 at a time. I have not had any problems and have owned it for about 4 years. I would never buy a printer that did not have individual color cartridges.
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