Summershandy 230 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 5 hours ago, PhilAndrews said: I had a few instances lately of people getting up real close when I was braking to make a turn I find the same thing too and actually have to drive accordingly because of it. I also notice that some drivers DO keep a distance maybe because how different the car looks compared to the rest on the road....I also like to believe that other drivers THINK the car is worth big bucks and wouldn't dare collide with it! "Oh, it's only a cracked tail light"....that could cost you $300! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
PhilAndrews 421 Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 Very much so. Others seem to see it as just another car on the street, and need that laserbeam of bright red in the corner of their eye to grab their attention off their phone and onto the brake pedal. Link to post Share on other sites
PhilAndrews 421 Posted February 7 Author Share Posted February 7 Car working area update. I cleaned the last of the hurricane debris from the corners of the workshop, ran circuits for 2 more switches so the outside lights, ceiling fan and workshop lights are switchable independently. I put some new lights up over the benches. Now I just need to get some insulation and some ply paneling to put back up on the inside of the roof. Phil 1 Link to post Share on other sites
PhilAndrews 421 Posted February 8 Author Share Posted February 8 Pretty sunset tonight. Radiator needs repair again. Phil 7 Link to post Share on other sites
Marty Roth 2,949 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 1 hour ago, PhilAndrews said: Pretty sunset tonight. Radiator needs repair again. Phil This was a perfect evening to be out and about in southeast Louisiana, and the Superbowl was not at all exciting- You made better use of your time 2 Link to post Share on other sites
PhilAndrews 421 Posted February 8 Author Share Posted February 8 (edited) Does anybody have a spare secondary hood latch that fits these cars they want to sell me? Mine broke yesterday- it's been welded before but had cracked and now the finger plate doesn't move the latch, it makes undoing the hood difficult so I removed it for the time being, but that's not optimal. Phil Edited February 8 by PhilAndrews Typo (see edit history) Link to post Share on other sites
PhilAndrews 421 Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 Lifted my radiator out tonight (that makes it sound easy) and took a look at where it's leaking. The old solder looks pretty ropey so I'll get that cleaned up and repaired. Couple other places had paint bubbling up so I scrubbed those back too and found a few fractures. I'll clean those up and repair those too. Phil 1 Link to post Share on other sites
PhilAndrews 421 Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 Ugly repair that still needs a proper pressure test with soapy water. Heavily loaded because the solder was fighting with the remnants of what was there so I had to bend the top flange out and get it to stick to a larger surface area. Hopefully that's tight now. Phil 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Marty Roth 2,949 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 On 2/8/2021 at 3:26 PM, PhilAndrews said: Does anybody have a spare secondary hood latch that fits these cars they want to sell me? Mine broke yesterday- it's been welded before but had cracked and now the finger plate doesn't move the latch, it makes undoing the hood difficult so I removed it for the time being, but that's not optimal. Phil Phil, You may wish to place a WTB (Want to Buy) ad in the General section, as well as exploring if the secondary latch for either a '49-'54 Chevy, Oldsmobile, or Buick may be comparable. I don't have a Hollander manual, but surely someone on our site would be able to suggest a cross-over. As you surely know, driving without this safeguard presents potential risk we never want to experience, and as once happened to me. Hope you are successful in finding a replacement. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
PhilAndrews 421 Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 Knowing GM they're all common. I'll probably just end up repairing this one for now. Phil Link to post Share on other sites
PhilAndrews 421 Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 I got fed up leaving sooty marks all over the concrete. New exhaust tip. That's better. Phil 3 Link to post Share on other sites
PhilAndrews 421 Posted February 20 Author Share Posted February 20 Exhaust was blowing at the manifold. Investigated tonight because it's was cold enough to touch. Two of the nuts that hold the flange together had fallen off. Oops. Replaced those and done them up tight. No more leak. Phil 1 Link to post Share on other sites
PhilAndrews 421 Posted February 20 Author Share Posted February 20 Apparently there was some shindig this afternoon in town at Hooters. Missed it because I was working, which is a shame. Link to post Share on other sites
Summershandy 230 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 13 hours ago, PhilAndrews said: Exhaust was blowing at the manifold. Investigated tonight because it's was cold enough to touch. Two of the nuts that hold the flange together had fallen off. Oops. Replaced those and done them up tight. No more leak. Phil I don't know how many times I went back to those nuts after replacing the gasket. Every time I could get a little more squeeze out of them. I usually check them beginning of cruising season for fun. Same went for hose clamps which incidentally, when I was greasing the front end I noticed the fuel connection under the rad where the rubber meets the steel a little wet....squee-e-eze! Link to post Share on other sites
PhilAndrews 421 Posted February 20 Author Share Posted February 20 (edited) Anybody want a running when removed (a couple months ago) Oldsmobile Rocket V8? No carburetor but otherwise complete. Free to collector, local guy I just bumped into had pulled the Rocket and Hydramatic, sold the transmission (was bad) and put the engine up on a stand. Location Larose, LA. Phil Edited February 20 by PhilAndrews (see edit history) Link to post Share on other sites
Summershandy 230 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 I had one of those in my '74 Olds cutlass.....it had a lot of snot and seemed bullet proof. I was young, single and drove the heck out of that car! lol Link to post Share on other sites
PhilAndrews 421 Posted February 20 Author Share Posted February 20 Hallmark day today. First car you drive might as well be a memorable one, right? She did pretty well, dressed up in headscarf for the occasion. Phil 6 Link to post Share on other sites
PhilAndrews 421 Posted February 24 Author Share Posted February 24 Well, so far it's doing duties as Car, going to work, going to the store. Needs a service coming up soon, grease and oil. Phil 2 Link to post Share on other sites
PhilAndrews 421 Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 I got the photos I took developed. Misty Louisiana byway. Sunset at the baseball field. Yours truly! Phil 3 Link to post Share on other sites
PhilAndrews 421 Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 Took the car for a run this morning. It's nice to have all the gauges working. I've done 1454 miles so far, which is pretty good going, I think. The car was filthy from those miles, the wheels particularly. Gave it a jolly good wash. Much better. Presentable again. Phil 2 Link to post Share on other sites
PhilAndrews 421 Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 (edited) Oil change time. Yeah, that needed doing (about 1000 miles). Greased all the points on the suspension, brake pedal and propshaft. Also took the e-brake balancer off, cleaned it, adjusted the cable and set the handle correctly. It's running more smoothly now and doesn't smell quite so blue. Phil Edited March 7 by PhilAndrews (see edit history) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
PhilAndrews 421 Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 Oh, and the heater fan smells like it has burned up a winding because it smelled like singed lacquer and now only runs slowly. I guess I do get to pull it out after all. That gonna be fun. Link to post Share on other sites
PhilAndrews 421 Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 Well that was fun. Actually no, it wasn't. Pulled the fan apart. Pulled the motor apart. Well, that's been hot enough to melt the solder. That motor is toast. Phil Link to post Share on other sites
PhilAndrews 421 Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 There was talk of a Bosch 12v motor that fits these housings as a replacement, or am I dreaming it? Link to post Share on other sites
PhilAndrews 421 Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 Curiosity got the better of me tonight so I cleaned up the commutator, polished the bearings, oiled them up, redid the solder joints and reassembled. Brief bench test showed 3.7A steady at 6V and no untoward noises (it would howl and shriek before occasionally because the bearings were dry). I'll redo the feed wire because the insulation has gone bad and go from there. Phil 6 Link to post Share on other sites
PhilAndrews 421 Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 The ductwork from under the car was in pretty poor shape, looks like someone jacked the car up onto it. Is that spiral ducting original? It doesn't feel like it would be. I beat on it with hammers until an acceptable shape was achieved. More to follow. Phil 2 Link to post Share on other sites
GARY F 558 Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Looks original to me now. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
PhilAndrews 421 Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 Working with the portable fingerprint removal tool tonight. Continuing work on cleaning up the sheet metal. Phil 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
PhilAndrews 421 Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 Rewired, reassembled and now it's put back in the car, working. Phil 1 Link to post Share on other sites
PhilAndrews 421 Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 Intake tube in place. Pipe and repaired duct in place. All works again, but better now the duct isn't all mangled. Phil 2 Link to post Share on other sites
PhilAndrews 421 Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 Washed and leathered and ready to go out for a drive. Weather's warming up, too. Phil 2 Link to post Share on other sites
PhilAndrews 421 Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 Out for a drive. But where to? Local drive-in. Went get a chocolate malt, tonight being the last forecast day of pleasant weather this week. New cars are... So big. Phil 2 Link to post Share on other sites
PhilAndrews 421 Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 I added a tee at the manifold and attached my vacuum gauge. With the engine nice and warm after a fairly long run, I set the idle mixture and ignition timing. Runs better now, doesn't pop and bang on overrun either. Phil 1 Link to post Share on other sites
PhilAndrews 421 Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 I had a thought. What does a dynamometer do? Well, it loads the engine up against the wheels. Ok, so being as I have an automatic gearbox with a fluid coupling, I can do the same to a degree. So, with the stall speed of the fluid coupling known (approx 1500rpm) I had my wife hard on the brakes then flat to the floor on the gas. I then quickly adjusted the ignition for peak RPM and had her shut things off- no more than 5 seconds of that against the gearbox, all that engine power going into heating the fluid up. Went for a test drive and it's not bad. I think it needs to come back ever so slightly because peak torque is meant to be 2200 rpm not 1500 so that's something for another day. Right now it's got some serious get up and go compared to how it was before. I even had it up to 60 (per GPS!). Phil 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Oldtech 159 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Sounds like you are getting to know the old girl pretty well. Good for you. My first car - many years ago, was a 1949 Pontiac so I find this forum interesting. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
PhilAndrews 421 Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 Yeah, with a few miles beneath the wheels in getting a better feel for the car, how it should and should not behave. That goes along with how much things can be adjusted for better running, too. Phil Link to post Share on other sites
GARY F 558 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Did you make and install that blue shield under the carb or was it on the car when you bought it? You are doing nice work. Link to post Share on other sites
PhilAndrews 421 Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 7 minutes ago, GARY F said: Did you make and install that blue shield under the carb or was it on the car when you bought it? You are doing nice work. Make no, install yes. that's an original GM item. Link to post Share on other sites
PhilAndrews 421 Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 I took my screen wash pickle jar apart again because the last time I went to use it the thing didn't work. I had used some brake cleaner to make the seals a little more pliable but it appears to have finished off the repeater valve o-ring. I replaced that and the piston pulls nicely now. Another job checked off the list. Phil 2 Link to post Share on other sites
GARY F 558 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Good work. I enjoy following your post. That blue shield under the carb, where did you get it? Link to post Share on other sites
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