> What would possess them to make something so similar to the _naturally
> balanced_ inline 6 that is tried and PROVEN... with an oddball thing like
> -5- cylinders?
If memory serves correctly, it is smoother than a 6 cylinder because a 6
cylinder fires every 120 degrees of rotation
whereas the
Olds content: It needs to be running fine when I tow Karl Sup's free'66
442
home to his place!!
No problem Vinny.
Just send me gas money and snow tires! I can test out that [EMAIL
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$975.00 fuel pump module!!
Oh, and Ron reminded meI'll check to see if the van has a
Ron wrote:
Remember in some cases they clog the heater core.
Ron
Heater core? Does the van have a heater? Heater, Arizona,???
:-)
Thanks,
Joe
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Vinny 62
Starfire (long gone)64 442 post coupe (sold)65 442 holiday
(my first car,long gone)65 442 post coupe (long gone)70 W31
Cutlass (long gone)77 Cutlass Supreme Brougham T-Tops
(long gone)83 98 coupe (long gone)86 442 (stolen 3 weeks
after I bought it)95 Caddy Seville SLS (
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Is that before
or after the wife smacks you upside the head for looking. Lol
Ron
1969 cutlass s
1969 442 cali
car. assembly required
1972 cutlass convertable
1976 phx y-76 arizona
regional car. assy. required
1977 cutlass supreme (3)
1986 honda shadow vt 1100c cru
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I'm having the same problem with my 72 Cutlass, nothing more
embarrassing then having paper work fall down while looking at a
lady.
Gregory
McClendon
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If you think not keeping muscle cars original, check out Wrecks to
Riched when it comes on with OverHaulin, if prices for these cars are not
outrages enough, for every time these shows airs watch the cars on Ebay go
up drastically.
Mercedes has had an inline five around for quite some time now...one of
my profs has an 70s or 80s one with a load of miles on it. He has an
older cam shaft for it on his desk, deliberately put there, I am sure,
for students to wonder about.
-John.
Christopher Witt wrote:
Inline 5 cylinder
They learned from audi
ron
1969 cutlass s
1969 442 cali car. assembly required
1972 cutlass convertable
1976 phx y-76 arizona regional car. assy. required
1977 cutlass supreme (3)
1986 honda shadow vt 1100c cruiser
1987 cutlass supreme
1989 chevy k-2500 4*4 pick up
1991 yamaha warrior atv
1994
Inline 5 cylinder
What would possess them to make something so similar to the _naturally
balanced_ inline 6 that is tried and PROVEN... with an oddball thing like
-5- cylinders?
That's just not right.
Spoken out of Engineering Ignorance, I admit, and total lack of experience
Can anyone tell me the size screw that goes above the mirror on a 70 Ragtop Supreme? Its always been missing and I don't know what type I'm looking for. Thanks, responses directly to [EMAIL PROTECTED] would be great and if you have an extra one. please let me know. Thanks, Ron
Ignition also acts up under a load as well.
If you drive the car and get into 4th gear and get it to act up.
Manually down shift car into third while flooring it.
What does the engine do?
ron
1969 cutlass s
1969 442 cali car. assembly required
1972 cutlass convertable
1976 phx y-76 arizona r
Sorry to cut out everyone's reply. Digest mode. Thanks for all the
help, though!
Took it out for a road test this evening without all my toolboxes and
junk in the back. For sure its a fuel problem. I can floor it from a
stop and it goes along nicely until about third gear then starts to
q
Timing changes as the timing chain wears.
ron
1969 cutlass s
1969 442 cali car. assembly required
1972 cutlass convertable
1976 phx y-76 arizona regional car. assy. required
1977 cutlass supreme (3)
1986 honda shadow vt 1100c cruiser
1987 cutlass supreme
1989 chevy k-2500 4*4 pick up
1991 yamah
1977 cutlass supreme oem qtr pnls left and right 900.00 each
1977 cutlass hood 75.00
1977 442/cutlass s hood 125.00
1973-1977 deck lid 75.00 2 on hand
1977 tilt Colum 100.00 3 on hand
1973-1977 rear sway bar 50.00
1973-1977 rear lower control arms for sway bar 70.00
I complete set of black an
Can you disassemble and repair it by a bushing or some other means
ron
1969 cutlass s
1969 442 cali car. assembly required
1972 cutlass convertable
1976 phx y-76 arizona regional car. assy. required
1977 cutlass supreme (3)
1986 honda shadow vt 1100c cruiser
1987 cutlass supreme
1989 chevy k-25
Remember in some cases they clog the heater core.
ron
1969 cutlass s
1969 442 cali car. assembly required
1972 cutlass convertable
1976 phx y-76 arizona regional car. assy. required
1977 cutlass supreme (3)
1986 honda shadow vt 1100c cruiser
1987 cutlass supreme
1989 chevy k-2500 4*4 pick up
19
Ken:
Thanks for all the detailed input. I thought I am pretty olds savvy, but
most my knowledge is in the 68-72 era and needless to say, I have no clue
about Buick!
The Cutlass has low enough miles that I am not too worried about the cam
wear problem. However, rest assured that I will check
We are going to start manufacturing parts for the long neglected 73-77
cars.
First project we want to do if the front and rear bumper filler components
for the 1974 models. Does anyone here have any of these parts or possibly
a full set of the front and rear? We can no longer get the
Fred Nissen replied:
Great idea Fred. I forgot all about those, and I have used them in the
Aurora when I changed radiator, water pump, and anti-freeze. I picked up a
package today and will get them installed tonight.
I owe you a couple beers now when I'm in DC again.
Thanks,
Joe
I did this swap on my '68 Chevelle years ago. My brake components came from
several different donor cars. Spindles were '70 Monte Carlo, rotors were '71
Cutlass, and calipers, master cylindar and prop valve were from a '70 Skylark.
The hoses that were on the calipers worked fine on my Chevelle.
George,
The main thing to look out for is if someone tried to "repair" the low oil
pressure problem these engines can get by installing a "high-volume" pump kit.
Since the oil pump is just above the oil filter it's easy to spot: look for
one or two plate-looking areas between the front cover/o
Dante, I ran into eerily similar circumstances last summer on my 84 307 in an
85 Delta 88. I'll spare you the gory details and the story of how irritated my
sister and brother-in-law were while we were all standing by the side of the
highway
Anyhow, it turned out to be a bad fuel pump. Tw
Scott: go down to the store and buy a $2 can of starting fluid and make your life alot easier to live. It's cheating but works great, won't hurt the engine. New one is $80, get a new one and sell the old one at a garage sale. Two viable options.Scott White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello all-
Hi Oldsmonauts
No luck on the toro list with this so here we are. Any one have a suggestion
for fixing floppy sun visors? Yes the adjustment screw is as tight as possible
I need another idea.
thanks as usual
John Kelsey
Dayton Ohio
TOA#009
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Ken: What are the gochas on these engines? Anything to look for when buying? The vehicle I am looking at has low miles. If anything, I'd be worried aboud dried out seals. George
David,
I have 231's in my 1980 Starfires -- they run pretty good (for a non-Olds
engine) and it's pretty tough to kill 'em. There are a "gotcha" or two to look
out for, and I'm in the process of rebuilding one of them in order to get the
Red Bullet back on the road.
If you ever need to work o
David: If it is a Buick, it must have the distributor in the front? I love that. And is this the same engine the Grand National was based on? Sounds like a go in the engine department. A wagon isnt' a racer to start with and better fuel economy is always a bonus - especially these days.
George,
I have found the V-6 (3.8L or 231ci) as used in the
Cutlass a good engine / daily driver. Not as smooth as the V-8 but it does have
a definite advantage in the fuel economy department with adequate power to boot.
One thing thought is it is not a "Olds" engine, but comes from the Bu
Dante,
The fact that it happens with the engine hot/after a few hours of driving
would point more towards ignition coil module than fuel pump, I guess.
I agree. Heat breakdown inside the trigger module inside the distributor.
Also, the white isolator material between the module and the distr
Hello all-
I need some help here. Actually, since I have a 27 year old Lawn Boy that
starts on the first pull *every time*, it's actually my mom that needs help.
It seems that she can never find small engines that start. It's certainly
not a result of not enough ooomph in her arm because t
Dante,
1989 Electra Estate Olds 307, 158000 kms on the clock.
If your car didn't have a computer and just a carb (or do you not have FI
and do you have a carb?), I would say either the ignition coil is bad or the
fuel pump is bad. Both will do similar things on '70s and earlier engines
>From what you described I would say fuel. Check the rubber hoses at tank and
at fuel pump, backfiring threw car indicates a lean condition or out of time
engine. But since its the 307 with carb it could have a problem with
secondary side not opening and causing it to bog as well due to lack of
fu
Greg,
I *hate* to disagree with Milton on anything, but I believe you will need
the front brake hoses from a disc brake car. The drum hoses don't fit to
my understanding.
You're not disagreeing, and I didn't think of it or remember if they were
different. For that matter, I wouldn't know the
Title: OT GMC Canyon [was RE: What a car week, so far]
To date the customers we have with them
love them. I will print out any tsbs at work and scanthem to you
ron
1969 cutlass s
1969 442 cali
car. assembly required
1972 cutlass convertable
1976 phx y-76 arizona
regional car. assy.
Not on the list, respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you can assist.
Greg Beaulieu[EMAIL PROTECTED]Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Hello, i need a factor
Not on the list, respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you can assist.
This sounds like it could be a nice car.
Greg Beaulieu[EMAIL PROTECTED]Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
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From: "Nick Brown
On Wed, 19 Apr 2006, Infinite Space Systems, Inc. wrote:
> > but have everything else (rotors, calipers, spindles, prop. valve and even
> > the master cylinder) do I need anything else or should I be good to go
> > with this swap? Anyone do something like this before?
>
> You've got it all. Che
Hi Jeffery,
Give me a yell off list, about your brake up
grade.
Cheers,
Howard
Subject: A body Disc brake swap
I was off 2 cubic inches. Too much Chevy stuff for me lately! 307 I meant ..."[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I know the 305 is a very good engine. How does the V6 stack up?
Catco vs Magnaflow vs MorFlow
Opinions??
I used a MorFlow on my '97 Pontiac TransSport and added a 2 1/2" tailpipe to
match the exhaust pipe (stock tailpipe was 2 1/4"). Low-end and mid-range
torque noticably increased and gas mileage increased by 3 MPG.
Milton Schick
1964 442 Cutlass
[EMA
I am looking at a parts hauler / family backup car. It is an 83 Cutlass wagon with a V6 (low miles). What do you all think about this powerplant. I am wondering if this engine is reliable and if the V6 fuel economy is worth giving up torque, compared to the 305. I know the 305 is a very good engine
Catco vs Magnaflow vs MorFlow
Opinions??
Title: OT GMC Canyon [was RE: What a car week, so far]
Ron (and others),
Wanted to pick your brains about my latest vehicle. It's a GMC Canyon Crew Cab with the Off Road package and the Inline 5 cylinder. Any positives or negatives?
Thanks,
Tom Bejma
Harrison Township, MI
'69 Cutlass
Well, did manage to procure an engine today
Rather a painful process, but possible
get engine set off to the side [already done, a week ago last Monday]
Convince Jerry Out Back [1/2 mile away, always busy] to see it and set a
price- that occurred last Friday I guess.
Pay Jerry and get a recie
Jeff,
I have a '65 Cutlass and want to swap in '72 Chevelle front disc's. I
have been told it is a direct swap as long as you take eveything from the
'72. I dont have the A frame's from the Chevy...
You don't need those.
but have everything else (rotors, calipers, spindles, prop. valve
read from bottom up
no money for union contracts, but money to buy oldsmobiles
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> From: "Jeff Croce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 19:17:11 -
> Subject: [1977OldsmobileIndyPaceCars] Re: 7600 Mile
> 77 Olds Pace Car SOLD
>
> GM Paid
You need to copy and paste "Both" halfs of the link into your browser.
It is good info, I just read it.
James Hernandez
Gilbert, AZ
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Link goes nowhere and does nothing.
Kevin Wright wrote:
Refreshing straight talk from a mechanic about the growing practice
of "flushing" various automotive fluids.
http://www.thecarconnection.com/Enthusiasts/Mechanics_Tale/
Mechanics_Tale_The_Flushing_of_America.S281.A10297.html
On diges
Dante,
1989 Electra Estate Olds 307, 158000 kms on the clock.
If your car didn't have a computer and just a carb (or do you not have FI
and do you have a carb?), I would say either the ignition coil is bad or the
fuel pump is bad. Both will do similar things on '70s and earlier engines.
M
Refreshing straight talk from a mechanic about the growing practice
of "flushing" various automotive fluids.
http://www.thecarconnection.com/Enthusiasts/Mechanics_Tale/
Mechanics_Tale_The_Flushing_of_America.S281.A10297.html
On digest mode, so I'm a little slow...
Kevin Wright
Hi All
I'm looking for a 1972 olds CSM. I just not willing to pay the $80.00 wanted
on e-bay. Any help appreciated
John Kelsey
Dayton Ohio
TOA#009
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Netscape. Just the Net You Need.
Hello Folks:
I apologize for cross-posting. I'm having a major car issue which has
left me calling CAA once (last night) and caused a stall and "limp 75kms
home" this morning. (Both times out of cellular range, of course!)
1989 Electra Estate Olds 307, 158000 kms on the clock.
It has the f
If these guys took my 72 and RESTORED it, I would be extremely happy. If Foose did his thing on it, then I would probably shoot the mother. I guess I am somewhat of a purist here in central KY, cause I likes my cars and my hair the same way, original and straight from the factory. Call me a nu
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 09:22:10 -0400
From: "RobV" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: 68 442 rear wiring
Good Morning folks,
Got a slight wiring issue on my 68 442. Underneath the car, there is a wire
coming from under the gas tank. I believe that this wire is supposed to be
secured to the frame, but
Hello all, I have a '65 Cutlass and want to swap in '72 Chevelle front disc's. I have been told it is a direct swap as long as you take eveything from the '72. I dont have the A frame's from the Chevy but have everything else (rotors, calipers, spindles, prop. valve and even the master cylinder)
For decades, I've always made my own. I was never able to find the size I
wanted for larger holes that handled wiring and tubing through panels. That
applied whether I was working on a car or building custom test equipment or
experimental apparatus.
--snipster--
At least it's a cheap method.
Milt
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 07:40:20 -0400
From: "Kurt Heinrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Clock repair
Thanks to those that responsed, it seems to be working. After 2 days of
adjusting it's gone from 15 minutes fast to 7 minutes fast.
Well, duh, it's an Oldsmobile
My oil pressure gauge on my Tic Toc Tac is normally at the halfway mark
when
idling, and slight above that when the throttle is open.
Lately, I've been hearing a slight banging noise coming from the driver's
side of the engine (350) doesn't seem like a rod knock and is heavier
sounding
than th
Actually on speed channel they compared factory rated hp to actual, olds was
close, and Pontiac Chevy and ford were liars
Ron
1969 cutlass s
1969 442 cali car. assembly required
1972 cutlass convertable
1976 phx y-76 arizona regional car. assy. required
1977 cutlass supreme (3)
1986 honda shadow
The fuel pump is expensive because gm has decided to make it serviced as a
assembly so you get a sending unit,fuel,strainer and the reservoir, they
usually cost the shop about 300-500 bucks depending on yr make model.
The intake leak is common on the vortech v-8's as well as other engines,
the ph
Joe Varley wrote:
Yesterday while towing my stepsons '95 Volvo that he just blew the engine
in, my '01 Chevy van just stopped running. Had to be fuel pump or ignition.
Turns out it was pump, and for $975.00 it was running fine today! Didn't
have time or the desire to work on it. Hard to believe
Bruce,
Body shop friend recommended a guy in Pa.who will tear down the 350 to see
what it is that I actually did, and then lay out a plan to rebuild or find
a
455. Either way, it stays all Olds.
It's a father & son operation. This friend runs a 9.5 sec Camaro and has
had
this team do all his
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