Morgan Wright Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 (edited) Yesterday I did a 5 miles cruise 2.5 each way, with a video camera in the back seat. Lots of fun on the hills. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwxnPyfVW9s&t=834s Edited June 2, 2020 by Morgan Wright (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Nice trip, but I felt sorry for the poor transmission. Do you try double clutching? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Wright Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 At the end of the video the engine was trying to stall at a stop sign (stop signs are just suggestions up here in the hills, we never stop at them, rolling stop maybe) and I wanted to use the forward momentum to kick the engine back on which meant jamming it in first while it was still rolling. Hence the gear grinding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 (edited) Morgan, I guess nobody ever told you that adding cold water to an overheated engine is a good way to crack the block. You should add water with the engine running to mix the cold with the hot to minimize thermo-shock. Also, Buick's first electric starter came in 1914 Buicks; not 1915 as you stated in your video. Edited May 25, 2020 by Mark Shaw (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Wright Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Thanks for 1914, didn't know. The car sat and cooled for 45 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave39MD Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Thanks for posting. A couple of times it looked like you got it going pretty fast, any idea on what it will do without pushing it real hard? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Wright Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 On 5/27/2020 at 12:21 PM, Dave39MD said: Thanks for posting. A couple of times it looked like you got it going pretty fast, any idea on what it will do without pushing it real hard? Dave According to the time stamp on the video it took 7 minutes and 40 seconds to get to the dump, which is 2.5 miles. 2.5 miles --------------- averages out to 19.6 miles an hour. Might have gotten up to 25 MPH in there somewhere but those back roads and hills...... 7:40 min 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan40 Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Did you ever get your problem fixed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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