NC-car-guy Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 (edited) When I first dropped the oil pan and found this piece of metal....my heart sank. Then I discovered it was a piece of the oil pump casing! Culprit of low oil pressure found. Drilled and tapped a new hole for the new oil pump, bolted on a GS rear sump pickup, and capped the old vacuum line port. I did pull one main cap while I was in there just to see.... Looks like 40k more miles to me! Edited March 14, 2021 by NC-car-guy (see edit history) 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted March 23, 2021 Author Share Posted March 23, 2021 (edited) After last week's brake issue I ordered the m/c rebuild kit. Pulled the m/c (holy pain in the @$$) and it is too pitted. Instead of waiting for resleeve I've ordered a rebuilt unit. Hoping to have it all together for a show April 10th. For now she waits.... Edited March 23, 2021 by NC-car-guy (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smartin Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 So what was your method of removing the nut from hell on the interior side of the firewall?😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted March 23, 2021 Author Share Posted March 23, 2021 16 minutes ago, Smartin said: So what was your method of removing the nut from hell on the interior side of the firewall?😀 Well for everyone that said channel locks... mine are not rubber so I have no clue how to get them in there. I got a long chisel and tapped the nut around until it was loose enough to turn by hand (my hand cramped a couple times mind you). Dreading reassembly, especially getting the pin back in the pedal connection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smartin Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 You've already done the hard part. It will go together much easier. Clean the threads of the nut and the MC so it spins freely. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 New M/C arrived. Hour and a half later, the pedal feels 100% better! Its crazy how I didn't even realize how bad it was. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share Posted April 9, 2021 If it ain't broke....don't fix it. My car is down for another week now. I figures with the condition of the radiator hoses and thermostat housing surely I needed a new water pump. Ordered a new one, mailed a core I had. Broke two bolts off in the timing cover...fixed that. New pump and new radiator hoses on only to find a bolt hole in the pulley flange stripped on the pump !#;$&$:$!!!😠😡. Take pump off. Send it back..ugh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 On 4/9/2021 at 9:15 AM, NC-car-guy said: If it ain't broke....don't fix it. My car is down for another week now. I figures with the condition of the radiator hoses and thermostat housing surely I needed a new water pump. Ordered a new one, mailed a core I had. Broke two bolts off in the timing cover...fixed that. New pump and new radiator hoses on only to find a bolt hole in the pulley flange stripped on the pump !#;$&$:$!!!😠😡. Take pump off. Send it back..ugh! Sent the pump back... it returned a week later unrepaired so I've sent it back again. 😡😡infuriating!!Last night I glued a used pump on with RTV. We'll see if it holds for good guys this weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 On 4/21/2021 at 9:20 AM, NC-car-guy said: Sent the pump back... it returned a week later unrepaired so I've sent it back again. 😡😡infuriating!!Last night I glued a used pump on with RTV. We'll see if it holds for good guys this weekend! Wow! That truly bites! How did the old pump work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 9 minutes ago, JohnD1956 said: Wow! That truly bites! How did the old pump work? Oil pump is working well. 30psi at hot idle. Makes me feel better driving it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 37 minutes ago, NC-car-guy said: Oil pump is working well. 30psi at hot idle. Makes me feel better driving it. Old, not oil...lol🙃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 8 hours ago, JohnD1956 said: Old, not oil...lol🙃 Lol. Old pump is holding on for now. No leaks and staying cool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 (edited) As in 25 years I've never been a victim of vapor lock.... I got my turn yesterday. That's what I get for being lazy. When I installed the EFI I left the mechanical pump as my "scavenger" and put the electric pump after it on the fender. I've now ordered hard line to replumb the fuel system, and I'll move the electric fuel pump back near the tank and delete the mechanical one. 😒 Edited April 29, 2021 by NC-car-guy (see edit history) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Oh boy. Have you insulated the fuel line from the tank to the mechanical fuel pump? Especially alongside the exhaust manifold? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 On 4/29/2021 at 8:38 AM, NC-car-guy said: As in 25 years I've never been a victim of vapor lock.... I got my turn yesterday. That's what I get for being lazy. When I installed the EFI I left the mechanical pump as my "scavenger" and put the electric pump after it on the fender. I've now ordered hard line to replumb the fuel system, and I'll move the electric fuel pump back near the tank and delete the mechanical one. 😒 Yep. The electric pump needs to be as close to the tank as possible and lower than tank. Mine is mounted on the frame just in front of the kick up for the rear axle. I mounted mine, after tiring if the noise, using an exhaust clamp. The one with a metal strap with bolt holes, a piece of "belting" between it and the clamp, which is holding the pump. Absolutely no sound. Ben 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smartin Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Those pumps don't like to "pull" fuel...so you're on the right track by getting it as close to the tank as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Smartin said: Those pumps don't like to "pull" fuel...so you're on the right track by getting it as close to the tank as possible. Which is why I left the mechanical pump in to do the pulling, but clearly not sufficient 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 Put 400 miles on this weekend. By the time I got home I have an exhaust leak and a stumble.... Ugh. Hoping the stumble is just the primary fuel filter (was on the car when I got it). I'll replace it when I do the fuel lines and move the pump in the coming weeks. *fingers crossed* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted May 18, 2021 Author Share Posted May 18, 2021 Primary fuel filter replaced. Cut the old one open, cruddy inside so definitely needed replacing. The exhaust leak was where a nut fell off the flange at the donut gasket. Of course this was on the side with the o2 sensor, so may have been the reason for stumbling? Car has a photo shoot tomorrow. This weekend I'll start moving the fuel pump. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share Posted June 2, 2021 Fuel pump relocated to frame rail. Mechanical pump removed and blocked. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted June 17, 2021 Author Share Posted June 17, 2021 (edited) For good or bad...Ive been driving my car daily this week as I sold my F150. I'm enjoying the low stress commute. Aside from wondering when it might break down, there's no giant Fob in my pocket to accidentally activate the alarm, no display fussing about various items, no fly by wire delay, no automatically locked doors, etc... Just lower stress cruisin' to the radio. Edited June 17, 2021 by NC-car-guy (see edit history) 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 While I'm loving driving my old buick and I can live without a/c... the old girl is not handling it very well I live about 10 miles from downtown and in city traffic by the time I get downtown she's at 220 even with the heat running full blast cooking me. Water pump is fine. 160 thermostat... She'll do 75mph all day but not city driving. I am having a three core aluminum radiator made by champion hopefully that will help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Five or six blade fan plus a shroud unless it already has one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted July 1, 2021 Author Share Posted July 1, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, old-tank said: Five or six blade fan plus a shroud unless it already has one. Got a shroud. Still looking to get a 5 blade fan Edited July 1, 2021 by NC-car-guy (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 How tight is the shroud to the radiator? Closing the small gap will make a difference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted July 7, 2021 Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 On 7/1/2021 at 11:10 PM, JohnD1956 said: How tight is the shroud to the radiator? Closing the small gap will make a difference. Yea shroud is tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caballero2 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Here is what I did to a '57. The thermal lock-up helps at stop lights, keeps the engine below 200 for greater periods and on hard runs in 100 degree temps. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share Posted July 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, Caballero2 said: Here is what I did to a '57. The thermal lock-up helps at stop lights, keeps the engine below 200 for greater periods and on hard runs in 100 degree temps. What car did you order that fan for or just found a generic on with similar measurement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caballero2 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 (edited) On 7/9/2021 at 6:09 AM, NC-car-guy said: What car did you order that fan for or just found a generic on with similar measurement? This is a quote from a '57 guy with factory AC. It was from a '63 LeSabre with factory Air and is an after market clutch from Napa. I noticed the fan was essentially free-wheeling yesterday after I shut the engine off, so I took your good advice and upgraded the clutch from a 1963 Lesabre. The new clutch moves a lot more air at idle. One small difference is that the old clutch has four fine thread studs to mount the fan. The new clutch takes four coarse thread bolts with lock washers. Pull up this AACA Forum page #7, and thumb through. I think it may be helpful. Dan Edited July 10, 2021 by Caballero2 (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 This arrived today.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Aw, c' mon -- OPEN it!!! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 11 hours ago, EmTee said: Aw, c' mon -- OPEN it!!! It'll be next weekend before I get to it. Replace radiator, water pump, and fan and fix the dang horn button Then back to cruising. AC is the winter project. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted August 22, 2021 Author Share Posted August 22, 2021 Old radiator heading out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted August 22, 2021 Author Share Posted August 22, 2021 New radiator heading in 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted August 22, 2021 Author Share Posted August 22, 2021 Used a 401 water neck to align the top hose. Need to drill new holes for mounting and figure out how to get the fan shroud to fit back in but so far so good. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 (edited) The first generation Rivieras (63-65) had a radiator mount that bolted to the core support. No bolts or flanges on or around the radiator. The top mount had rubber insulators that over the top of the tank to hold the radiator in place. The same mount had the mount for the shroud. Edited August 24, 2021 by RivNut (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tklewis Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 do you have a porportioner valve for a 89 reatta? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted September 4, 2021 Author Share Posted September 4, 2021 33 minutes ago, Tklewis said: do you have a porportioner valve for a 89 reatta? No. Check with @NCReatta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 Had to weld some brackets on the shroud but I think I've got it. Off to the store fore more hose clamps. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted September 6, 2021 Author Share Posted September 6, 2021 No leaks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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