JRHaelig Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 After a lot of poking, prodding, de-gunking and general putzing around it was a very big week for me. First - My wife got a new puppy, but in spite of being 50 to 70 pounds smaller than our other 2 I think he's going to fit in. With me, at least The other thing is that I got my '39 to fire up. 50 lbs of oil pressure, too. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Congratulations, now the real work begins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Phillips Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 All I can say is, you've got a mighty good battery! Give the poor thing some more gas! These old straight eights need a lot of gas to be spread out over that long intake manifold. You also might have a quicker start if you would just open the throttle up some when it begins to fire. It is so rewarding to hear an old engine come back to life like this after years and years of not running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimy Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 You live a charmed life! Those Belchfire 8s can do just that and toast your fingers! I'd have started it from a gas can/motor boat tank for the first time, and would be working the throttle near the carb. Any Sleeping Beauty I ever got started needed a lot of throttle work to keep going until those valves freed up. Glad you got it going! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dracenroc Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Good to see you brought her back to life! Congratulations! No issues with starter and wiring? I never could crank my 12V sixties such a long time! First the solenoid and starter wire will blow up in smoke and fire and second the battery will be dead Good old pre-war technology Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynaflash8 Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Wonderful! May all '39 Buicks live forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buicknutty Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Congrats! Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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