MCHinson

Tomas, I have a later 320 Exhaust and Intake Manifold set that is missing one of the end exhaust pieces but has the center section. The center section appears to be part number 1313901. I don't know what year it is from since I only have the earlier parts manuals. I also have a 1937/1938 Center section that has one crack where one of the exhaust sections attaches. It should be repairable by a welder who is competent to weld cast iron. Since I have a correct 1937 NOS spare center section on the shelf in case I ever need one for one of my 1937 Buicks, I will be happy to make you a good deal on any of those that you may have any interest in.

Have you called Dave Tacheny? He would certainly have some.

Sorry to hear this.

Have you tried calling Dave Tacheny? He would be the most likely source.

Best wishes for a speedy and uneventful recovery!

The advanced school is a fairly recent development. Years ago, you got the standard judging school or the team captain school. As a Team Captain and a guy with a little over 75 credits, I still try to take the basic judging school once a year if I can, although I do the Team Captain School first, the Advanced second, and then the basic one for the third judging school of the year. You only get one credit for one school a year, but taking as many as you can is a good thing. You will usually pick up at least one good thing in every school, typically that comes from the answer to a question from the audience. I would encourage you to attend as many judging schools as you can and take as many CJEs as you can and while it may take a few years, you will eventually qualify for the advanced school. Until that time, I would not worry about it. For the first few years, it is good to get the basics multiple times to reinforce those and the advanced school is probably not really the best choice for you quite yet. While the schools are required and important, the most important part is the actual judging. Experience judging on the showfield with various teams is where you actually learn the most about judging. Welcome to the judging segment of the hobby and be sure to have fun with it!

While I can't speak for her and I don't remember exactly what she said, it was in response to a suggestion from an AACA member in the audience who was advocating for considering allowing restomods in the club. I feel confident in saying that there is no change of direction of AACA, and I do not expect to see any such change. In any open mic Q & A, the person conducting it has no idea before hand what members are going to ask or state. My recollection was that, just as with other questions and comments, she was attempting to be polite and appear agreeable with comments made by members, but I would not read too much into that off the cuff remark. During the weekend, she made a few other comments that I heard that also did not seem to have been that well thought out, and some of them were during a presentation that she should have been prepared for. It is very easy to open your mouth when you have a microphone in your hand and say something that might not be the best thing to say. I would not worry to much about an off the cuff comment. If you don't see it as a published proposal, but as a random comment by a single Director, there is no reason to worry as that does not signal any new direction for the club.

I think you should be looking for a Delco 1118201. If you don't find a NOS one, a new old replacment stock compaitible one on Ebay might be your second best choice. If so, you may want to consider this one... https://www.ebay.com/itm/145588807292?epid=746132309&hash=item21e5c4e67c:g:kmkAAOSwzNxlvKJs&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4KxFj0hMwpVSKosUXAG2Yvv%2FJAkeKWLUiuyn8O922F6pQkWe7hXI0YMAq8hLovfPxMTtJdblrH3AbMLjNC2QYxEXIvtMp9RJanYLQAWeXljfeBEHsnhtIYckyoCShmqC9zFQVVXmZc%2B9SpW8zlKCGFPEZew%2B4TBT05Bd27HI9%2B0OyAoKeCOpEQL4HiRdium3fionjSSIxQM6r1gkUyA6kyTD8%2Fppo9dm%2BgqeiIxTHCfS5UzTHC%2FBesz3Z9i7reTyFWkDnwCXILprcyehmMFG14wK5QcQfoZB6TQXBLNbX9A2|tkp%3ABk9SR9y6xLiwYw

I would not use a drill. All you should need is a stiff wire to break through the crud that has accumulated there. A wire coat hanger should work. I have used something smaller and less stiff than that myself.

A stiff wire inserted into the petcock hole after removing the petcock will usually allow you to "rod" out the deposited crud there so that coolant will then drain out of the hole. I also recommend a 1/4 hole in the freeze plug that replaced the bypass valve will allow enough coolant to flow past the "bypass valve" to the thermostat so that it can be heated up so that the thermostat will open normally so that coolant can flow as it is supposed to.

Looks like you missed it. The November/December issue was what I saw on Thursday when I looked up the link for you, but it looks like the January/February issue has since been uploaded.

If there is no cooling water circulating at all, it sounds like you have a bad water pump. If the water is circulating between the water pump and the radiator but not through the engine, you need to reinstall the thermostat and make sure the bypass valve is in place. The thermostat and bypass valve on this era of Buick both have to be in place to get the correct cooling circulation.

If you go to the Publications tab and click on "Antique Automobile", it will take you to the member sign on page, where you can then click on "Antique Automobile", or you can just go straight to the "Member sign on" page by clicking the link on the homepage. https://members.aaca.org/default.asp

I would try Dave Tacheny. You can best reach him between 4 and 7 pm Central at 763-427-3460. If Dave does not have one, it might be a good time to join the 36-38 Buick Club. We have other members who advertise parts for sale in the club newsletter. My draft of the March/April issue of the club newsletter has a member who has a number of parts for sale, including a 1937 320 spark plug cover. https://3638buickclub.org/

Mike, I don't have that service bulletin but this issue of the Torque Tube has detailed differential/pinion gear adjustment instructions starting on page 19: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sbJ-SVvL8MTRBw2Vr45dHwNjAAzWs79g/view?usp=drive_link