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    I'm sure there is only one speaker in the '60...

    I'm sure there is only one speaker in the '60 convertible.

    it could be re-coned, as an in-expensive route.

    I still recommend the JL Audio Clean sweep, which will allow you to use any original...
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    people who vandalize your Buicks

    don't you just love them? the pricks who F---over your car in some way, you'll know you will always find. (I do at least). I'll be that juvenille-crap makes them feel really great. a--holes.

    or...
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    Electrical "resistance"

    In my '76 455 Riv, its 10SI alternator was putting out a decent amount of voltage at idle, and the battery kept its charge. There NEVER was a short. and a totally new hi-po HEI system and wiring was...
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    yes, it's an easy fix. if the motor is...

    yes, it's an easy fix.

    if the motor is working, the power-seat transmission solenoids probably are sticking.

    there are very few parts inside. look in the manual for an exploded view.

    clean...
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    these are good all-around...

    these are good all-around handling/underappreciated cars--and even decent with the 3.8L V-6 carb engine.

    It would be cool to have the intercooled/turbo 3.8 V-6 in it to lighten the front-end;...
  6. Thread: alternator

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    you know the answer 10SI or 12SI--they will...

    you know the answer

    10SI or 12SI--they will fit where your old did

    NO more voltage regulator-problems.

    If you want your idiot light to work, wire the the brown wire to a 12V sensing wire...
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    all this talk of trans bell-housings and orignal...

    all this talk of trans bell-housings and orignal engines is making me MAD!!!

    I am the 2nd owner of my '63 Riviera. It was all original, and all codes match.

    But I miss my dynaflow!!

    I do...
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    sounds like a mechanical or too-rich carb...

    sounds like a mechanical or too-rich carb problem.

    I know people don't like it, but I use 0.065" R45TSX with my igniion system, and it works wonderfully (except starting it aftering sitting out...
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    bought my waterpump for my '73 from TA; good...

    bought my waterpump for my '73 from TA; good product!!
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    original looks; high-end sound

    The McIntosh MX5000 looks like my old Sonomatic AM radio from my '63 Riviera, and the only deck I know that cosmetically integrates very well with older Buicks.
    ...
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    You can get the only oil- supplement GM...

    You can get the only oil- supplement GM recommends--at GM part centers. It is just a zinc supplment.

    I use 5W-30 synthetic, with maybe 1 quart of rotella every now and then.

    I think the more...
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    BE CAREFUL!!! On my '63 Riv (my very first...

    BE CAREFUL!!!

    On my '63 Riv (my very first real car),some mechics toqued the hell on the oil drain plug. I went up to the next Oversized one,and the next, and the next.....


    Finally I had...
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    Joy of Driving my Buick!

    I'll tell ya-- there is not much better than driving a car you really like; and having work as it should.

    my '73 GS Boattail is probably my favorite all-around car to drive. It just feels right....
  14. Thread: HEI problems

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    of course I used a low resistance bushing (it...

    of course I used a low resistance bushing (it comes with the ACCEL 35366 8.5 amp ign module, which, with a variable magnetic coil, is cable of producing a high current/voltage spark when it is...
  15. Thread: HEI problems

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    My Toro: ...

    My Toro:

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/sicksteve/torotorotoro.jpg

    his Electra (this is a '78 which was vitually the same):
    ...
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    Thanks '75GS, I am one of the rare peole who...

    Thanks '75GS,

    I am one of the rare peole who likes these mid-'70's HUGE GM FWD monsters, because they were the last of a breed, and the last big cars to be downsized. My best friend, who has a...
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    Overheating SOLVED!!!!

    People who posted here were right. I used the stock HD cooling fan with a thermo/torque fan clutch.

    My Zirgo EXPENSIVE $120 16" electric 3000cfm fan's motor burned up, and seized, destroying the...
  18. Thread: HEI problems

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    I bought another toronado. The first with a...

    I bought another toronado. The first with a computerized HEI, which handlles the advance. I used a jacobs early HEI spark box. It clearly mentions with every uo grade (after upgrading the whole...
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    No the dealer will not help you. use the JL...

    No the dealer will not help you.

    use the JL Audio Clean Sweep or Zapco Volume Pre-amp or a hoist of other interface devices.

    suggestions: Improve the speakers--the biggest bang for your...
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    http://www.teambuick.com/forums/images/icons/icon1...

    http://www.teambuick.com/forums/images/icons/icon13.gifhttp://www.teambuick.com/forums/images/icons/icon13.gifhttp://www.teambuick.com/forums/images/icons/icon13.gifhttp://www.teambuick.com/forums/ima...
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    He's also IMPOSSIBLE to deal with. One customer...

    He's also IMPOSSIBLE to deal with. One customer had their car in there for over 8 months (a '55 300C) Mine was in there for 3 months, and it still runs worse than with my leaking dynaflow!

    DO...
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    There is NO firmness. and yes, BENDTSEN...

    There is NO firmness.

    and yes, BENDTSEN doesn't know what he's doing
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    I'm posting more in this section, than...

    I'm posting more in this section, than "all-out-sound", because one of my foremost goals is to cosmetically integrate with the car's interior.

    This picture has been shown before, but for new...
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    Now on ebay, there's a $800...

    Now on ebay, there's a $800 JL/Audioclean-sweepnostalgiakeepAudio clean-sweep that's listed in credibly cheap, ~$275, which is a bargain, considering that is what you'd pay for that cheap...
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    There's an a/d/s 642is on ebay. This will...

    There's an a/d/s 642is on ebay.

    This will alllow you to keep you factory radio/tape, use speaker-level wire into the 642ix--which is totally versatile and can mnake a 6-channel, tri-amplified...
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