Terry Wiegand

Bob, you sure did a nice job with the starter. Love the result. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas

Ben, what in the world are you talking about? Remember, we live out in Doo Dah when life is slower and news travels even slower yet. Terry Wiegand Way Out in Doo Dah

Friday is the day that you want to be there. You had better plan on spending the whole day because there will be that much to see. Terry Wiegand Doo Dah America

Hey Brian, Barbara wants to know if you are bringing that big 'Guard Dog' of yours? Terry Wiegand Doo Dah America

Terry and Barbara Wiegand - 2 We're from down Doo Dah Way - wouldn't miss it for the world

As promised, here is a photo of Barbara's little Blue Streak as she calls it. The stainless wheel covers really make it look sharp we think. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas

I thought that was what the woman I live with was supposed to do - guide me while backing the trailer. Terry Wiegand Out Doo Dah Way

Jim, what you said about the connection on the transmission output is exactly right. The flat strip makes up for the length of the chain link. That whole end piece rotates in the housing collar. Just make sure that you pull the 6 foot piece of soft wire that is connected to the last link of the chain through a glob of grease in a shop towel as you pull it into the flexible housing. I understand what you are thinking about the bend in the housing - it might seem like a really tight curve, or bend, but if you have the links in the chain really globbed up good with grease, I don't think that you will have any problems. If this will help you, call Russ and tell him what your concerns are. He walked me through this process when I did it on my '20 and things worked great after I broke three links in a row. Barbara and I can do it real good now. Terry Wiegand Out in Doo Dah

I want to thank all of you guys for the help and suggestions for what I though might be an easy fix for her little car. I found out that GM obsoletes some parts after about 7 - 8 years when sales fall below a certain level (this is what the parts people at our local Chevrolet dealership told me). I took the parts diagram printout to my local muffler/exhaust repair shop and they told me that they would make me one exactly like what I have and I would be back in business in about 2 hours time. These folks made the new exhaust system for my '22 Buick and it works like a charm. Again, thank you guys for your help and advice. I will post a photo of this little car on here tomorrow. I think everyone will readily see why we want to keep it going. The stainless steel racing wheel covers make it look like it's doing a 100 MPH just settin' there. Terry Wiegand Doo Dah Kansas

Ed, we tried all GM dealers nationwide first with no luck. I then went to LKQ website and believe it or not they did a nationwide search of their facilities with the same result - nothing. I'm going to talk with a fellow who does muffler and exhaust system work here in Hutchinson and get his thoughts about this too. I'll post a photo on here of this little car and I think you guys will see why we want to keep it in top condition. Thanks for the input. Terry Wiegand Out in Doo Dah

This may seem a little off topic for the Buick folks on here, but, it is a General Motors car. Barbara has a 1993 Chevrolet Geo Metro Hatchback. This little car has a 61 cubic inch, 3-cylinder engine (my last Harley-Davidson was 61 cubic inches) and right now it is getting about 58 miles per gallon on the highway. The fuel tank filler tube from the gas cap to the rubber hose has a pin hole leak on the top side from rust out and she found out about it last week when she filled it up. It started dripping gas on the driveway and getting down on my hands and knees with a flashlight found the problem. Is there any kind of patch material that can be put over cleaned metal tubing like this that will seal up the leak area? We have scoured the whole country looking for a replacement for this tube and there are none to be had. During the looking we found out that there seems to be a cult following for these little cars and people just do not want to give them up. This little car we have is in very nice condition and we keep it serviced and maintained very well. I hoping that there will be someone on here that might know something about a fix for this tube. Thank you guys in advance for any and all help. If this was an old Buick I'd be all over it and have it fixed the next day. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas

John, thank you for setting me straight about the '22. I hadn't looked at that part of the drive line for quite some time and wasn't 100% sure about that. I am positive about the '20 though. Barbara helped me thread the chain links into the flexible housing 4 times on that car before I got the number of links exactly right. There must be about a quarter of a pound of Lubri-Plate White grease in that flexible housing that those chain links wallow around in. I put my floor jack under the rear axle and put about 2/10 of a mile on the odometer to make sure that everything was going to run OK. I replaced three broken links in three separate tries before I finally figured out that there was one too many links. Left the last one out and things worked perfect. Terry Wiegand Doo Dah Kansas

Hugh, the two ends pictured in the Snyder's ad are correct for Jim's 1923 Model 48 Stewart Speedometer Cable. He could probably get them from Russ Furstnow for less money. Then there is the matter of the chain links. The problem with Lang's kit of parts is that they state that it is for a 6-foot cable housing. Jim has told us that the cable housing for his Dad's car measures 65 7/16". One cannot jam 72 inches of drive cable into a housing that is shorter than 66 inches - that very quickly rules that option out. I spoke with Jim this afternoon and we both learned a few things from each other. His Dad's '23 has the speedometer output drive coming off the LEFT side of the transmission case end. Now, on my '20, it drives from the RIGHT side of the transmission case. I cannot say with absolute fact that my '22 Model 48 drives off the right side, but I think it does. I did not know this about the '23 models. To keep the car as original as possible, Russ can get him as many links as they need to make things operational. Stewart used the chain link system for many years back in the day and it worked just fine. A properly adjusted and maintained original system will work just fine also. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas

Gary, be sure and bring the trailer with the Buick so we can get a good look at it. You know how us 'OLD' Buick guys are. Terry Wiegand Out Doo Dah Way

Here is a photo of the manifolds for my 1916 D-45 Buick. I am very happy with the results and especially the cast aluminum intake. I had considered polishing the intake, but, once I saw what the ceramic coating would end up looking like, I forgot about that completely. I had Center Line Coatings out in Portland, Oregon do the work on these pieces for me. The cost was very reasonable in my opinion. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas

The ceramic coating is the way to go. You will have a lower under hood operating temperature plus no rust to look ugly. I did this on the cast iron exhaust and cast aluminum intake on my '16 D-45. Haven't gotten them into use yet, but, they sure look nice. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas

The High Noon meeting for the Buick guys will be on Friday, the 17th. Sorry 'bout leaving that out of the first posting. Terry Wiegand Doo Dah America Resident

OOPS! Friday, the 17th at High Noon. Sorry 'bout that omission. We've been doing this for quite a few years now and all of us Buick guys know that it's the first official day of the meet. Terry Wiegand Out Doo Dah Way America

ALL BUICK ENTHUSIASTS are reminded that the Annual Pre-War Swap Meet in Chickasha will be held on March 17th and 18th next month. As always, we will meet at Steve Hammatt's indoor space. Looking forward to seeing old friends again and telling a bunch of lies and getting some good photos for the Bugle. Remember, we meet at Steve's at high noon sharp! As always - be there or be square! Terry Wiegand Doo Dah America

The Annual Chickasha Pre-War Swap Meet will be held on March 17th and 18th this year. ALL BUICK ENTHUSIASTS are reminded that we will meet at Steve Hammatt's space at high noon sharp! Steve has a great indoor spot that lends itself perfectly for photo ops and the telling of lies by those in attendance. As always - be there or be square! Terry Wiegand Out Doo Dah Way

Kathy, thanks for posting all the photos. You most definitely have a project on your hands here. What you have is a 1917 D-45. The engine number confirms this along with the rocker arm posts. The 1916 models had a slotted rocker arm shaft and a grease cup in the top center of the post, The 1917 models went to a solid shaft and a drilled rocker arm pivot bushing with an oil wick in the arm. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas

The 'Gypsy' style tops did not come along on Buicks until the 1918 models. Since everyone is in agreement that the Buick in the photo is a 1915 and the license plate is for 1920, this would tell me that the car was 're-topped' at least once by the time the photo was taken. Notice the after-market accessory headlight lenses. 1915 Buicks left Flint with plain clear glass headlight lenses. And notice the exposed door hinges - beginning in 1916 Fisher Bodies went to the concealed style of hinge. Dave, you have a very sharp eye about the hubcaps - good call on that feature. Terry Wiegand Doo Dah America

Hugh, aluminum most likely would be cheaper to produce, however, if you get enough response for these and plan to go forward, please consider having a few done in brass. Aluminum tends to have a lot of porosity and a small piece like this would not plate well at all. As I stated above, that is my floorboard and thimble in the two photos above. Mine is OK, but if I could get one in brass and have it plated I know that you would be all over it. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas

Because this gentleman is the consummate perfectionist - that's how he does it - not that there's anything wrong with that. Terry Wiegand Doo Dah America

Carl, I really appreciate your well thought out response to Kathy and Charles' 'new' Buick. There certainly is a lot to know about one of these automobiles from this era. Maybe we can get Lamar (sorry 'bout that Mr. Earl) to move this down to the Pre-War Buick section so that the folks who really know about this era of Buicks can help the Hann's with all of their questions about their newly adopted OLD Buick. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas