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Hi - Just to update this... You guys were spot on with your replies! Hotwiring the coil as Bob suggested worked and turned out to be worn ignition switch as BlueBrothers suspected which gave poor...

Thanks a million Bob & Telriv for your suggestions, really appreciate it!
Have her booked into my mechanic for this week so I'll give him this info ;-)
I'll update when I have news!
Thanks...

Hi Everyone!

I hope someone here can help - I have a '68 Buick LeSabre 400 which starts OK from cold but will not start when hot. This started happening a few months ago but was only an issue...

This morning: vimeo.com/77300255
This evening: vimeo.com/77300288
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It's all good except that petrol is 1.59 euro per litre and the $400 of parts I just ordered from the States will cost me over double that after shipping and taxes :(
In the end I just ordered the...

Thanks for the reply Ray - I am definitely leaning towards 2.5" although my head is starting to say 2" for ease of fitment, etc.
No worries with noise levels on a 'classic' car here in Ireland as...

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I'm in the process of ordering a dual exhaust system for my 68 Buick LeSabre (350 engine) to replace the crappy single one. Everything I've read recommends 2.5" pipes but I have...

Many thanks for that Bob - I think I'll buy a better quality tach so and see how that works.
Any suggestion is there anywhere I could fit the water temp sensor as I'd like to leave the standard one...

Hi - I just fitted some gauges to my 68 LeSabre and, after the volt metre, I thought the tach should be 2nd easiest to get going... Not so - I wired it up and connected the green wire to the negative...

Thank you so much for your help and advice!
I have the accelerator pump and a basic rebuild kit ordered - A friend at work is going to fit it for me (The rebuild kit is just for any gaskets, etc....

Unfortunately cleaning all the choke stuff didn't work...
If I try pressing the accelerator pump down using my finger so as not to move the throttle it still stops after a small bit of movement.
I...

Thanks a million for this - I'll give it a go tomorrow and see how I get on.
Damo

Thank you so much for your reply, I really appreciate it!
Once I know now what it is I can go about sorting it - I'll try adjusting the linkage as per your suggestion first though

Thank you so...

Hi Everyone,

Hope someone can help - Took the 1968 LeSabre for a good long run last night and ran like a dream but when I went to start her this evening the throttle pedal would only go down...

That sounds great but when we have to start thinking about back up then I guess the house will be first ;-)
Thank you though, appreciate the thought!

Thanks Everyone for your replies, esp. Bob...
In Ireland the main pain is rain :-/
Relying on the electric grid is not a problem as power outages longer than an hour or two are more or less unheard...

Hi Everyone,

Am in the final stages (insulating, wiring, etc) of building the garage to home my recently acquired 68 LeSabre... It's a timbre frame and will be heavily insulated and also...

Just to update this - I contacted Rare Parts in California and they charge $225 to rebuild the centre link plus shipping both ways.
I took it to a local precision engineering company here and they...

Thanks Ray - I went to buy it there now and they are gone from the website :clonk:
Was too good to be true...

Many thanks for your reply Tom.
Do you reckon from the photo I posted that it's my centre link that's the problem?
I guess the ball joint can't just be got seperately?
From what I've read online I...

Hi everyone,

I'm in Ireland and just purchased a 1968 LeSabre 400 2 door hardtop:hurray: Very rare car around here!
I love the car and have the workshop manuals ordered but if anyone could...