Kosage Chavis Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Thanks for giving me advice on never letting my young sons use my buick...when it's done of course. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beemon Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Sometimes I have to remind myself I have a girlfriend when cruising the college parking lot... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 7 hours ago, Beemon said: Sometimes I have to remind myself I have a girlfriend when cruising the college parking lot... Better hope she is not monitoring this forum. Ben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudbone Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 23 hours ago, Kosage Chavis said: Thanks for giving me advice on never letting my young sons use my buick...when it's done of course. That's why you need to have a driver. I can't say that I would have let him drive the one I am restoring! Too many hours and $$ to let it go. But that is the only way to get the young guys and gals interested in the hobby is to let them drive them. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudbone Posted January 13, 2017 Author Share Posted January 13, 2017 No explanation needed! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avgwarhawk Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Hahaha. But it was a good bid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas G. Brown Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 On 11/7/2016 at 6:00 PM, Mudbone said: I am getting ready to order personalized plates for the four door hardtop. “One Bid” is available. Any other ideas? PLAN B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elpad Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Not on my Buick but other of my cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudbone Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 Very rare day in IL for January. 52* ! Had to pull the car out and get those new plates on! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudbone Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 (edited) I finally had time to work on one of the Buicks today. I decided it was time to take a closer look at “One Bid” It has some warm up drivability problems. It starts and runs good, but after a few blocks the chock starts to come off and the engine will stumble when you come up to a stop sign. Once the engine temp come up it is fine. I decided to check the heat riser operation first. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_ZDNY3L-Jg Edited February 12, 2017 by Mudbone (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudbone Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 Second video, Part one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urFTcCMkh_Y 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudbone Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 Well, I couldn’t leave it alone. I had to pull the intake manifold. It all looks good. Mr. Butt had this off also. I will go through the carb again as I am not sure how long it was sitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgreen Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 This new car is really in great shape, though probably tempting you to take a little bit more apart. It makes a great driver until you get your other Buick on the road. You now have thee vintage cars and a two car garage? I suppose the newer daily drivers are left out in the cold? What are you doing for storage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudbone Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 (edited) On 2/19/2017 at 7:07 PM, kgreen said: This new car is really in great shape, though probably tempting you to take a little bit more apart. It makes a great driver until you get your other Buick on the road. You now have thee vintage cars and a two car garage? I suppose the newer daily drivers are left out in the cold? What are you doing for storage? I just built a second attached garage last summer. But for now the late model iron sits outside. Edited February 27, 2017 by Mudbone (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudbone Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 I have the carb all apart. One of the screws broke off in the shaft. It took about a half hour to get it out. Willie told me to tap it out and don’t look back! I had a whole bag of leftover hardware from carbs I rebuilt over the last 30 years. I had some that would start to screw in but would get tight. I found this 4-40 tap and re-taped all the holes. The new screws fit nice a snug. Now for re-assembly. (New screw is on the left) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudbone Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 Not too many parts left over, I must be done. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avgwarhawk Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Looking good. Looking forward to the video of her running on the newly rebuilt carb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Nice fix for the stripped threads on the choke housing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudbone Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 8 hours ago, old-tank said: Nice fix for the stripped threads on the choke housing. The threads look ok. Any ideas? I didn't look at the heat tube yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 15 hours ago, Mudbone said: The threads look ok. Any ideas? I didn't look at the heat tube yet. Ok, the threads on your housing are good. I was thinking the fitting was added as a repair (could be attached to severely stripped housing threads with JBWeld). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Is it possible to sharpen up the thread flat spots with a thin file? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudbone Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 I was up early this morning so I could get something done on “One Bid” I made a BIG pot of coffee and out to the garage I go! (Maybe too much coffee) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudbone Posted March 6, 2017 Author Share Posted March 6, 2017 Carburetor shaft screw repair. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 On March 4, 2017 at 11:57 AM, JohnD1956 said: Is it possible to sharpen up the thread flat spots with a thin file? I have chased them with a fine tooth hacksaw blade too 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 With all of the previous activity inside that carb, hopefully you got all the main jets in their proper place. I have seen them mixed every way imaginable and the car ran...but not so good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudbone Posted March 7, 2017 Author Share Posted March 7, 2017 9 hours ago, old-tank said: With all of the previous activity inside that carb, hopefully you got all the main jets in their proper place. I have seen them mixed every way imaginable and the car ran...but not so good. All four low speed jets are 11/247S (The jets with the long tubes) the primary main jets are 120/160 and the secondary’s are 120/158 that is what the service manual shows. I went back and looked at my photos and Mr. Butt had them in the same locations. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudbone Posted March 7, 2017 Author Share Posted March 7, 2017 First start up after carburetor rebuild. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beemon Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 About how many turns on the adjustment screws do you go in? I've never gotten throttle response like that with either of my two 4GCs, though hopefully to be cured here pretty soon with my own WCFB. Your videos on YouTube have always been an inspiration to me, I just wish I had found them before I had someone else rebuild my engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudbone Posted March 8, 2017 Author Share Posted March 8, 2017 Making a new set of ignition wires for One Bid 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudbone Posted March 9, 2017 Author Share Posted March 9, 2017 It runs so smooth I can balance a Nickel on the running engine! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beemon Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Nice plug wires Mudbone. Any chance you took a measurement of how long your new plug wires are? My engine didn't have the original plug wires, so my wires have always been either too long or just long enough... lol. Also where did you get the supplies and wire to make your own? All custom fit wires I've seen have never been stranded wire, always solid core. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudbone Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 Quote I will be back in the garage tomorrow to finish the other side. I will be able to get all the dimensions then and post them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Off topic here but back in '56, an appliance salesman demonstrated a Maytag washer to mom by balancing a cigarette on top of it while it was on spin cycle. My brother still has that washer and can still balance a cigarette on it. No baloney! Back to Buicks... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 (edited) 13 hours ago, MrEarl said: My brother still has that washer and can still balance a cigarette on it. No baloney! Does it still run too? Edited March 11, 2017 by JohnD1956 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 It does. It's a Maytag. The International refrigerator they bought to keep my my milk cold when I was born is still running too, now keeping my beer cold. Sorry for hijacking your thread Mud. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudbone Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 On 3/9/2017 at 8:09 PM, Beemon said: Nice plug wires Mudbone. Any chance you took a measurement of how long your new plug wires are? My engine didn't have the original plug wires, so my wires have always been either too long or just long enough... lol. Also where did you get the supplies and wire to make your own? All custom fit wires I've seen have never been stranded wire, always solid core. These wire parts are available from different sources but I purchased them from the Brillman Co. (www.Brillman.com) I added one inch to #1 and #3 as after I installed them I thought they were a little short. Just be sure your distributer is in correctly. #1 should be just to the right of the vacuum advance unit. (Use these lengths at your own risk) #1 - 36” #2 - 37” #3 - 30” #4 - 31” #5 - 28” #6 - 26” #7 - 26” #8 - 23” Coil 13”-15” 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beemon Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Thank you for the information! Those wires look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudbone Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 Last summer on the way back from a car show it started to rain a little bit (More of a mist) I turned the wipers on and they came straight up and stayed there. I couldn’t get them to go down again either. I thought it might be important for these to work so I tried this quick fix. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beemon Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Hey Mudbone, I forgot to ask, but how's your radio with the Packard 440 wire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudbone Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 8 hours ago, Beemon said: Hey Mudbone, I forgot to ask, but how's your radio with the Packard 440 wire? The original radio does not work. Mr. Butt hung a late model am/fm under the dash. It works fine. The condenser on the ignition coil is supposed to suppress any static from the wires. But the guy next to you at a stop light may be a little upset! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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