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  1. Thanks very much!

    My sincere thanks for the response. He's bringing the car over this weekend and we'll see if we can get 'er going :)

    One more question: Is it possible to test the resistor at the plugs (test...
  2. 93 Roadmaster blower motor not working

    Posting this for a friend- he's got a 93 Roadmaster with a blower motor that won't put out heat...not a good thing in NY with the cold weather coming up. The car has auto AC and the HVAC panel is a...
  3. Answer: Neither of the above. :) You want a...

    Answer: Neither of the above. :)

    You want a straight rust free car, period. If you're gonna paint the car, get one with bad paint. Re-do the interior? Get one with an interior ripped to shreds....
  4. Details, details.

    Can you provide more detail on what's keeping the new drums from fitting? Wrong bolt pattern? Width? Diameter? (should be 9.5 inches for a Skylark). Compare the new drums to the old, where do they...
  5. End of the line for the "Fireball" V-6?

    Just got the 2010 New Car issue of Car and Driver and it mentioned that the new LaCrosse (not crazy about the name but hey, it's a Buick) is available only with the new-tech, DOHC engines. Hmmmm........
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    Baby moons!

    I've had Mr Gasket moon caps on my 68 Special for over 20 years now. Still available, last time I looked.

    They do rust though....but in my case, it goes the rest of the car... :thumbsup:
  7. I'm thinking it's from another vehicle, put on...

    I'm thinking it's from another vehicle, put on there to keep the elements out? The fits between top and header panel and qtr window aren't quite right.

    Might it be from a Jeepster or a Scout?...
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    Heat riser?

    I believe most '70 350's have a heat riser valve on the rh manifold. If this is cracked (as they often are) it will make a sound similar to a leaking exhaust gasket (donut) on that side. The mating...
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    My first choice would be not another car but an...

    My first choice would be not another car but an "overhaulin" style re-do of my '68; New floors, trunk pans, LR frame rail, front seal in the tranny and a new bench seat. Maybe even tighten up the...
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    too much fuel?

    Generally when a carb seeps fuel all over the manifold that means it is flooding. First thing to check would be the carb float and the needle-and-seat; even a small amount of crud in the needle, or a...
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    the only one?

    My favorite Riv is the 1970, no lie. With the fender skirts and the sweep-spear the side/rear-quarter view looks like an futuristic Art Deco show car straight out of the 1930's, combined with a...
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    more info?

    Is your HVAC switch damaged? Missing? Or simply inoperative?

    A rustbucket parts cars would have these parts and more, and probably wouldn't cost much. Or check for vendors parting out such cars...
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    I'd imagine the "Wildcat" tag on the small-block...

    I'd imagine the "Wildcat" tag on the small-block came from the marketing dept, similar to Ford's use of the "Thunderbird" designation for engines (including some like the 332" that had never been in...
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    Well that all depends on who built the "built"...

    Well that all depends on who built the "built" 350. :bana:

    Personally I have nothing against Chevy engines, as long as they're installed in Chevys :D

    Can't go wrong with a...
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    Couple of questions: Are the brake shoes...

    Couple of questions: Are the brake shoes correctly seated against the ahchor post at the top? They should be tight against the post, no gap.

    Are the shoes correctly seated in the slots of the...
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    survivor cars

    Personally I would leave it stock and original as possible. Plenty of hotrods out there but originaility can't be "re-built" into a car since they are only original once! It might take a bit longer...
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    These old Q-jet carbs do run dry after sitting a...

    These old Q-jet carbs do run dry after sitting a while but usually a bit of cranking will get them going, without having to spray anything (carb cleaner? are you sure?) down the carb. Maybe there's...
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    I don't have any '71 materials at hand, but my...

    I don't have any '71 materials at hand, but my '70 shop manual lists the following:

    Two vac connections at the carb- one on the passenger side(ported vac connection) and one on the front of the...
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    Had a quick look in the '64 brochure. From the...

    Had a quick look in the '64 brochure. From the looks of it there's no ornament on Skylarks that year, just a chrome wind-splitter down the middle of the hood. It might have been an option later in...
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    Interchanges

    I looked this up in the Hollander interchange manual. Looks like on the right hand side any Buick 350 from 1971 thru 1980 will fit, be it from an Omega, Apollo, Skylark, LeSabre, etc. The left side's...
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    The tranny dipstick should specify what type of...

    The tranny dipstick should specify what type of fluid to use. I'd imagine it's Dexron, most of them were :)

    I've been using Castrol "DOMESTIC Multi-Vehicle ATF" for all my Dexron-dependant...
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    What sort of fittings/connections are on the box?...

    What sort of fittings/connections are on the box? Threaded or plug-in? Tubes or wires? Can ya post a pic of this thing?

    It might be a homing device.....check for other secret agent paraphenalia...
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    Can't say on a '64, but I've seen a 7,000 mile...

    Can't say on a '64, but I've seen a 7,000 mile survivor 1965 'Lark and the firewall was (and is) black. The firewalls on my 68 and 69 are also black......this is a low gloss matte-type black, not...
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    Based on this information, if I was a betting man...

    Based on this information, if I was a betting man I'd put my money on a bad ground in the intrument cluster wiring harness or else a bad connector where it goes into the cluster. Given that the...
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    Nothing to do with anti-freeze, but generally...

    Nothing to do with anti-freeze, but generally it's best to have the car "apart" for as short a time as possible unless you've got clean(especially with disassembled engine parts), secure indoor...
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