vacuum gauge

[Guest Randy Berger]

I purloined (stole) this from the Buick site. It is very informative on the use of a vacuum gauge.

http://www.secondchancegarage.com/public/186.cfm

[bernardi]

Thank you, Randy! The vacuum gage is a valuable tool that I haven't seen mentioned in many moons. Scenario 11 mentions ignition timing.. As I remember timing instructions from years ago, that is one way to set the timing. The instructions were a bit more detailed, but there isn't much more one can say. When that vacuum gage finally surfaces from the accumulated stuff in my garage, I'll post the instructions in full.

[Guest Randy Berger]

Need a radiator cap for your V8 or earlier straight-8? Found this while browsing:

http://www.oldcarstuff.com/cgi-bin/checkitout1/checkitout.cgi?oldcarstuffSTORE:CKIE:prodRC559/139+

[Guest BigKev]

Nice find Randy. I booked marked that site for future reference. I will have to start add these links to the website for people to reference. For that matter any logged-in user can add links to the website on their own.

If you are looking to save a few bucks and don't care if it looks exactly like the original, Napa carries RC-6 (55-56), RC-7 (53-54), and RC-10(40-52) generic replacement caps.

[Guest imported_Speedster]

Do you think Napa has a radiator cap like I need for the 645? <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

See attached picture of the type I need:

[Guest BigKev]

Rick, i'm pretty sure that one is going to be a special order! <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

[Guest Randy Berger]

They have it, but it's plastic, painted electric blue, the wheel spins and the lady's eyes light up green at night <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

[Guest BigKev]

I hear they make an exhuast tip to match!

[Guest Randy Berger]

It's like the fake Packard pelicans with plastic wings that light up <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

By the way those are Pelicans, not cormorants. PAC notwithstanding, they should really rename that the Pelican News Bulletin or the Packard News Bulletin.

When I was a kid (gosh, so long ago) I always thought the Packard bird was a swan with that graceful long neck. Cormorants are black and justifiably so - they are a lousy bird, much like crows or ravens. This argument has been done before and I guess some just think cormorant sounds better than pelican.