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Dan the Upholstery Man
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Congrats Mike! I'm glad to hear that worked out for you.
After reading oldguy's reply about the Buick's oiling system I want to check something out with the guys who know more about engines than I do - that means 90% of you!
I'm going to be starting my '53 soon. It's the smaller straight 8. Apparently it ran good several years ago. The dipstick shows the oil half full and there's no oil leaks under the car. It turns over fine.
My plan is to start with Kanter's tune-up kit so I'll have new points, plugs, condensor, and wires. Maybe a carb rebuild kit too.
I have 2 questions: On the oil system, should I trust it to be ok like Mike did, and idle it until the oil works through the engine, or should I change oil and filter first? And if I do that is there anything that needs to be done about priming the system before starting?
My second question is, I have a 6 volt system. I've been told it doesn't hurt to use a 12 volt battery to start it as long as you don't turn on any of the accessories. I'm not a mechanic but that a kind of funky.
Any thoughts?
Dan
After reading oldguy's reply about the Buick's oiling system I want to check something out with the guys who know more about engines than I do - that means 90% of you!
I'm going to be starting my '53 soon. It's the smaller straight 8. Apparently it ran good several years ago. The dipstick shows the oil half full and there's no oil leaks under the car. It turns over fine.
My plan is to start with Kanter's tune-up kit so I'll have new points, plugs, condensor, and wires. Maybe a carb rebuild kit too.
I have 2 questions: On the oil system, should I trust it to be ok like Mike did, and idle it until the oil works through the engine, or should I change oil and filter first? And if I do that is there anything that needs to be done about priming the system before starting?
My second question is, I have a 6 volt system. I've been told it doesn't hurt to use a 12 volt battery to start it as long as you don't turn on any of the accessories. I'm not a mechanic but that a kind of funky.
Any thoughts?
Dan