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    I Must be doing something wrong

    in Buick - General

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    Brian,

    You are taking a good approach, being careful to swap out components from a known good source, and to do them one at a time.

    I wish you success in your quest to be able to drive a great car the way it was meant to be driven.

    As the ad said, "When better cars are built.........."

    I Must be doing something wrong

    in Buick - General

    Posted

    Brian,

    Concerning your choke mis-adjustment and consequential rich mixture....

    Somewhere along the way, probably while still in service for Mayor LaGuardia in the NYC garage, my '37 Roadmaster 80C's automatic choke was disabled, and they installed a cable to manually operate the choke. I'm certainly not saying that this is THE right approach, but since it appears to have been that way since forever (based on the style of the knob and cable), and since it works flawlessly....why mess with success?

    You might try temporarily disconnecting the automatic choke, and attach a cable to control the adjustment. If this solves the "Running Rich" mixture problem, either play with the auto-, or live with a cable and enjoy the scenery, like I do. I enjoy tinkering with my Buicks, but I LOVE driving them. !!

    Marty

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    Auction treasure find

    in General Discussion

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    Marty:

    I just did the same thing on Amazon for $1.25 + $3.99 shipping - once I got to "checkout" discovered I had a $9.00 unused balance on my Amazon account so the final delivered cost is $0.00. Hard to beat that! :P

    Fred

    Fred,

    When I placed the order they offered me a $30 credit if I signed up for their Amazon credit card. I hated to turn it down, but already have, and don't use their card. An extra $30 would have been OK.

    You did really well----congratulations !!

    I Must be doing something wrong

    in Buick - General

    Posted

    Brian,

    Check voltage again under load, but with a temporary "HOT" lead directly from the battery to the coil. If it stays at 6-volt, then you could add a momentary switch in line to hit onlywhen starting, since it seems to be your starter which is pulling down the voltage.

    Best of luck,

    Marty

    I Must be doing something wrong

    in Buick - General

    Posted

    Several friends have gone to the Pertronics-type units and seem happy - a few have had mixed results.

    For myself, I have kept all of our cars as originally equipped. They ran well for tens-, and hundreds of thousands of miles when properly maintained. I do a lot of touring, and know that if I ever have a problem on the road, I can probably adjust, or replace, or find a replacement part. I also carry normal spares in an emergency kit which include belts, hoses, clamps, points, condensor, rotor, cap, wires, plugs, etc. for each car. Yes, I could probably carry a spare electronic unit if I wanted to. And yes, I hear the argument that electronic units such as Pertronics increase fuel mileage and gve a hotter spark, and improve performance. Maybe so, but then so would a Cadillac engine in a Crosley.

    I firmly believe that normal maintenance yields normal and dependable performance. I appreciate originality.

    I am absolutely not trying to advise anyone else how to deal with their own car. If you feel that modern electronics is something beneficial for you and your car, by all means - do it, but maybe think about carry a spare for something which cannot be repaired or adjusted when you are miles from any other support.

    Bonnet props

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    This Hood / Bonnet Support is a part which can be found in the catalogs for Obsolete Chevy, Mac's, and for Model A, etc.

    Snyder's has Part # A-16608-SS with Stainless Steel arms which pivot out from the bar which bolts side-to-side across the two rods which run from the firewall to the radiator.

    Snyder's Phone is 1- (888) 262-5712 and the catalog price was shown as $24.95 USD

    We understand that they do a lot of wholesale business with other suppliers , and that other companies in Australia should have this product.

    Please let us know how you fare in this search,

    Marty

    Another Crazy Accessory

    in General Discussion

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    In Ohio and many other states (these images are from Colorado) you'll find signs like this before construction zones:

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    Ohio does this routinely. I wish every state did.

    Life would be simpler if more states would do this!

    More people should be doing this instead of causing traffic to back up twice the length down the highway! Of course that would mean having to actually take turns!

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