I read an article in today's Wall Street Journal about Ethanol and boats.
It seems that in the older boats, the gas tanks are made of fiberglass. In
the older boats, the ethanol is turning the fiberglass to gel and gumming up
the entire inside of the motor with a tar like coating. As the motor co
Milton,
Thanks for your response. What you said makes a lot of sense.You asked about the ignition wires, and yes, I did recently replace them.The idea about having dirty fuel injectors being the source of missing/sputtering is a definite possibility.
Thanks again,njot
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I finished the deal today on a '79 Toro, yellow with a tan cloth interior,
loaded with NO friggin' vinyl top, and a factory sunroof. It has 50,000
miles on it and is still owned by the original owner, an 87 year lady in
SoCal, with paperwork. It has not been driven much in the last few years as
she
I received my JWO yesterday, Friday. It has the Pirate race car on the
cover and a LOT of Nats coverage,
Joe Varley
AZ
Jeff, I've got a pair of black plastic fender liners on Ebay right now if your interested. They might be in better shape. Not trying to push these along, just thought they might help you out. Joe
Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Yahoo! Small Business.
I am trying to restore my plastic inner fenders.
They were pretty oxidized. So I sanded them down to
good plastic.
A few folks have mentioned SEM Bumper Coat and tried a
little on a spot.
The only problem is now I have sand scratch swelling.
Has anyone ever tried to refinis
Ahhh ok Thanks Doug
Wanted to make sure the Chevy guy on my street didn't steal it! ;)
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
Joe, I remember that conversation. It was said that the Olds high iron
content in the heads helped prevent seat recession. It was said to be far
more common in Chebys and other brands.
Okay, I'll buy that. Anything that makes the valves seat harder will
certainly help. Then, all one has to wo
Joe Vahabzadeh wrote:
Didn't someone on-list once mention that Oldsmobile and Mopar V8s of the
leaded era had a tendency to hold up to the lack of lead better than other
makes, on average? I think there was also a brief explanation as to why.
In fact, I could've sworn that on list, I once eve
Kevin,
Go here and consider this:
http://www.steelseal.com/eng/faq.html
This techinque is what Tom Schnerk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> used to repair the
head gasket leak in his 394 Olds Healey. It worked. Ask Tom about it.
Milton Schick
1964 442 Cutlass
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Joe,
Didn't someone on-list once mention that Oldsmobile and Mopar V8s of the
leaded era had a tendency to hold up to the lack of lead better than other
makes, on average? I think there was also a brief explanation as to why.
In fact, I could've sworn that on list, I once even asked "Didn't so
Joe,
Out of curiosity, is there any reason a 307 or 260 crank wouldn't work?
I'd assume they would . . but I'll refrain from the much abused "assume"
joke.
Yeah, you're right. A 307 or 260 crank should work. I'm just not used to
thinking about them.
Milton Schick
1964 442 Cutlass
[EMAIL P
Pastor Vinny wrote:
Wanted to wait and see if I happened to get mine today before sending an
answer - still didn't receive it. Look for it Tuesday the 5th (hopefully)
for certain.
The September issue was proofread on 8/13, which is right at the usual time.
The delay is most likely due to this
Try "Coppercoat" KW block and head sealer. $15.00, works great! be sure and
follow instructions on can, there lengthy, but this stuff works if do it
right.
Howard
> > Subject: Re: Exh gas detector, was: RE: jeep non olds
> Does anyone have any experience with this or other block sealers?
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 19:58:59 -0700 (PDT)
From: Kerry Doyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Exh gas detector, was: RE: jeep non olds
This will tell you if a leak is letting combution gas
into the cooling system.
http://www.arrowheadradiator.com/
head_gasket_or_combustion_leak_test.htm
Did
Didn't someone on-list once mention that Oldsmobile and Mopar V8s of the
leaded era had a tendency to hold up to the lack of lead better than other
makes, on average? I think there was also a brief explanation as to why.
In fact, I could've sworn that on list, I once even asked "Didn't someone
on
At 11:41 PM 8/31/06 -0700, Milton wrote:
>Any 330, 350, or 403 crank will fit and work fine. They're all the same size
>and stroke. For a 330 crank, you would need to use the early flexplate that
>goes with that crank. Because the cranks are being switched, the
>reciprocating assembly would need
Milt
Thanks for all the back up on this. It always starts arguments.
I used to have on old Ford tractor "N' series now you really want to see some
valve seats regression with unleaded gas go see those guys. every time this
comes up I end up in the same place, I tell guys use lead substitute don'
If you haave no luck my girlfriends nieghbor makes
jewelry out of this process, i could ask him if you
want if he has the capability to do your parts.
Steven
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I was watching Car Crazy and they did an interview
with an older Gent that does hood ornatments for all
the old cars out of the wax process. He surely would
be able to do it. Perhaos you could google car crazy
and email them for the info on this guy and ask him if
he would be willing to help you ou
I am restoring a 1927 Olds Landau 4 door sedan. Lots of parts are available
from Australia and I want to thank my Aussie friends for their help.
Now I am looking for someone to do replacement interior door handles and
window cranks, etc. The originals were made of pot metal and they have
seized
John,
There's no contradiction. :-)))
I said some guys like it. I had problems.
Maybe I didn't hold my mouth right.
Milton Schick
1964 442 Cutlass
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From: " John Kelsey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 1:02 AM
Subject:
Hi
Not to contradict Milton I have had good luck with cd-2 concentrate 1 oz per
10 gallons no fouling problems and no burned valves.
best of luck
John Kelsey
Dayton Ohio
TOA#009
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