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    heater core replacement

    i need to replace my heater core in my 64 special(the factory one basically exploded on me last time i drove the car)since its starting to get cold out i dont want to crack my engine block due to lack of coolant. can anyone tell me where the heater core is located and how to remove it? any help...
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    engine trouble

    i got my 64 special on the road a few days ago and so i took it for a test drive. that said i need to know what is goin on so i know what to fix. when i was driving my car was making a "spitting noise"sounded like it was coming from the carb,also i have lots of valve clatter(tried to cure this...
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    no dash light or radio

    i've got a problem. none of my dash lights work, that said i got under the dash and found some of tthe bulbs.but theones i found were for the warning lights(i know these work) but i dont know the location of my dash lights. i checked all of the fuses and their all good.car is a 64 special.also...
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    heres one for ya

    i was cleaning the carb on my 64 special(300 4bbl)and i was using the spray cleaner. once i finished spraying the inside of the carb i fired it up. (i posted a thread about this earlier) i started looking for the vacuum leak by spraying the outside of the carb by the gasket ontop of the intake...
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    a simple question about my brakes

    i have a question for you about my brakes. i found out i dont need new brake lines as i origionally thought i did.instead all i had to do was add fluid and bleed the system out.however, i was told by my friend that on a car as old as mine that since it only has one brake line coming out of the...
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    vacuum leak

    my special has a vacuum leak somewhere around the intake.i found out when i started it up for a friend of mine and he said i have a miss(never noticed b/c im usually in the car when its running) and my friend tried to "suffocate" the car by covering the carb with his hands and it stayed running...
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    got sludge?

    i have a 64 special,w/a 355 wildcat. i changed the oil in it about 2 weeks ago. once i put the new oil and filter in i started it up and let it run for a few mins to check for leaks and what not. when i shut it off and rechecked the oil it looked like i never even touched it. it was blacker than...
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    just a simple question.

    would i need a lead additive in my car?64 special 300 4bbl. i would like to know before i just fill it up with pump gas due to the fact i dont want to mess up the engine. i have the orig owners manual and it says pump gas(of course thats 1964 pump gas) but when i finally got my trunk to open i...
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    replacing brakelines

    i just acquired a 64 special. im assuming that it has drum brakes all the way around. i know for a fact that the car has at least one busted brake line.that said since im goin to replace the broken one i might as well replace them all as well as the shoes and drums and maybe even the master...
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    new buick owner

    i just aquired a 64 special(4door) for $400. it has 94k miles on it (car is almost all orig except steering wheel and wheels as far as i know right now)the guy i bought it from said that it sat for 2 years w/o being started. that said we tried to start it but got nowhere. i know the...
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