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    Road Salt and Antique Cars??

    in Technical

    Posted

    PER THE LIQUID THEY SPRAY:

    I was behind the sprayer on the Pennsylvania Turnpike once a couple of winters ago, and wasn't smart enough to take the truck and trailer to be washed underneath right away.

    That stuff destroyed all electrical connections, and started serious corrosion.

    Up there ,

    they call it : "CAR-BE-GONE" because it is VERY CORROSIVE

    1955 Austin Healey

    in General Discussion

    1956 Electric Wiper Conversion Question

    in Buick - General

    Posted

    Instead of replacing with electric (no problem if you must),

    why not:

    1. rebuild the existing vacuum unit to work properly,

    2. replace the vacuum hoses to ensure against leaks,

    3. ensure that you have a 2-stage fuel pump which builds additional vacuum

    4. add a vacuum tank (can be moderately small), and attach with a "T" fitting into any vacuum hose, preferably near the wiper hose

    I think you will find that they are more than adequate -- I did this on our '54 Cadillac, and it is a "Driver".

    Disc or drums?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I would keep it as original - they worked ok when they were in every-day use, and would be just fine for your collector car usage as well.

    We drive our cars on tour, and have toured the Rockies, Alleghenies, and just this September drove all around the hills in the area of Chattanooga in our '30 Packard with 4 passengers - we had no problems related to braking, although the car did heat up when having to climb long steep hills behind several of the slower early cars. The '30 Packard has drums all-around, as do all of our cars except for front disks on the '70 Caddy and no front brakes on the '14 Buick.

    E-bay Stuff

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    The other way it might happen is if the original bidder entered a "maximum bid", and others entered a higher-than -his original, so only his "upped" bid shows, and if you click on "Show All Bids" you can see a progression - at least that is how I think it could happen - but I'm not an expert on eBay - I just look once in a while.

    1955 Austin Healey

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Dave, cars like that were a blast to drive to school during the week, and to AUTOCROSS on the weekend -

    between 1959 and 1976 that was the kind of excitement that we really enjoyed with a succession of early Austin-Healeys, Triumph TR-2, TR-3/3A, MG-TC, Alfa-Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce, Jaguar XK-120MC, ice racing with Renault Dauphines and 3-Cylinder 2-stroke Saabs, and rallye thrills with several Citroens.

    Hopefully your friend will get the kind of enjoyment which so many of us experienced back then.

    Please don't forget your camera on your next visit.

    Michelin tires

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Seven of our vehicles currently ride (exceptionally well) on Michelins! - including our trailers, tow-vehicles, wife's & daughter's & daughter-in-law's drivers too!!

    You generally get what you pay for, and I will not let my family ride on the Chinese tires which some try to subject us to!

    I've been sold on them for safety, durability, and handling since 1954 on Dad's cars, and since 1959 on mine. There were times I could not afford them immediately, but changed over ASAP.

    Staying cool in a prewar car

    in General Discussion

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    Insulating the floor may resolve the melting sneakers from heat off the exhaust. Another area to look at is does your car have a heater? The water pump will be circulating hot water constantly into the passenger compartment, even if the fan is off. That will push the interior temperature up too. Sometimes there is a valve that shuts off that circulation under the hood.

    This should not be a "constant" condition.

    Typically most vehicles will have a "Heater Control Valve" which actually shuts off the flow of hot water to the car's heater. This is usually a knob in modern cars, and in early cars could also have been a lever and/or a cable. In some cars, this valve was also vacuum-controlled.

    Today, December 7th... Pearl Harbor

    in General Discussion

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    TTT. 72 years ago today. For all those who serve, and have served, and the Heros who did not come home. I salute thee. Dandy Dave!

    The WWII Museum in New Orleans is an appropriate destination for today.

    Dad served with the 6th Special Battalion, SeaBees, USN from their formation in Dam Neck/Oceana, VA in early 1943, through the duration of the War in the Pacific - Vella Lavella, Fiji, Bougainville, etc.

    May we never forget those who served, and continue to be vigilant, aware of those who would limit our freedoms.

    1953 Buick Road Master Woodie Wagon.

    in Buick - Buy/Sell

    Posted

    Also a Buick guy, but for a good long while we drove a 1962 Rambler Classic 400 4-door sedan with folding-bed seats, factory whitewalls, Dealer add-on A/C, radio delete, 3-on-the-tree, all beige with a bronze vinyl interior. Only 1,248 miles on it when it "found" us through a dear friend in 1987 or so. It had absolutely ZERO RUST !! This was a great driver, and a great FAMILY TOURER until we were able to afford a Buick. The Rambler finally found a new home in Mobile, Alabama. It was a very special car.

    I also drove a 1960 Rambler American for a while in an earlier life, using my trumpet case to keep the seatback from collapsing backward. I bought it off the back row of a Linden, NJ used car lot because it created a smoke screen, using 8 quarts of "drain" oil for the 120 mile round trip each day for part of my Senior year at Monmouth College in W. Long Branch, NJ. A new set of rings in the 1st two cylinders solved the oil problem - but that is a story for another day.

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