Re: RTV, the last time this was discussed I took away that the gasket
should be only tacked to the valve cover with "gorilla snot" (only to
hold the gasket in place, not necessarily to create a seal).
Then the clamping force of applying the bolts is what actually makes the
seal, without benefit o
>From today's NYT:
"When Europeans think of diesel, they think of the very cars — small and
smart — that half of them are driving now. When Americans think of
diesel, they think of semis and buses and pickups and, perhaps, one of
the lumbering Oldsmobiles that did so much in the 1980’s to poison t
I realize its a scam.
What are the switches on the lower-left hand corner of the dash?
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1971-OLDSMOBILE-442-W-30-BUY-IT-NOW-
> 4-700_W0QQitemZ290034584194QQihZ019QQcategoryZ15287QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
> >
>
I remember something about Camaros with the ("1LE" ? that may be wrong)
brake package used 5 x 4.75 rotors, perhaps the wheels from that package
will work for you.
- Original Message -
From: Fred Nissen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 4:51 pm
Subject: Re: 16" steel ri
yes, that's what you should do
rocketscience442 hotmail com
- Original Message -
From: Christopher Witt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 2:24 pm
Subject: a link?
To: oldsmobile@chebucto.ns.ca
> H?
> very few online pharmacy and erection assistance junk emails
there are no freebies in life, however - if it's priced significantly
below market value, and since you are looking at it as an investment, i
would be doubly certain that there is no hidden rust, bondo, wavy
quarters etc.
Leave a deposit and your driver's license and take it to your shop and
put i
isn't that kind of high for a basket case without original parts? or is
that more of the going rate these days?
- Original Message -
From: Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, September 6, 2006 9:45 pm
Subject: FW: 69 post 442 for sale
To: oldsmobile@chebucto.ns.ca
>
>
> -Ori
I had excellent results with a self etching primer that I believe I
purchased from Eastwood. Details are fuzzy...I may have more details at
home.
- Original Message -
From: Jeff and Sherie Stanish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Saturday, September 2, 2006 7:17 pm
Subject: Inner fender Prep
To:
i can vouch for that, i didn't hear anything negative about him (most of
which has been covered here) until well after he left the forum
perhaps there are extenuating circumstances which, while inexcusable,
may be explainable in nature
- Original Message -
From: kenneth treharn <[EMAIL PR
Yes, as Milton pointed out, when Grumman got the contract it was
destined to be some kind of Cat, and as Duane recalled, one of the
driving forces involved was named Tom...it was "Tom's Cat" before it was
officially "Tomcat".
- Original Message -
From: Duane Parks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date:
Chris & Others said:
> Nothing that will create a lot of problems;
> the big change years were 84-85 and 87-88.
Duly schooled.
although the general operation is going to be the same, emissions
control systems can vary between years to the point that different
components were used, requring different routing...would be cooler if
you had the right manual
if (for example) it was all ripped apart and you were trying to put it
So...that's a relatively light unibody N*va clone?
- Original Message -
From: Christopher Witt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, August 14, 2006 10:07 am
Subject: Omega fans: here's one in TN
To: oldsmobile@chebucto.ns.ca
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/73-olds-omega-oldsmobile-1973-
>
p
The red cap is a R-134A fitting in the stock hi-side port. The system
looks like a standard R-4 small-block setup with a possibly
non-stock/possibly original dryer in a custom black case.
I don't know these cars specifically, do the heater core hoses normally
enter the firewall outboard of the ev
going thru a similar deal with a '72 Caddy
if you have a helper, try putting it in gear and having them push the
car in the direction you're expecting to go (make certain ya'll are on
the same page, don't run over anybody)
the Caddy moves under it's own power, except from a dead stop...time for
a
tell the guy to stick it, your feedback can handle it
don't keep a high balance in your PayPal account
- Original Message -
From: Christopher Witt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, August 8, 2006 10:42 am
Subject: Re: Please rate this part- wrap up
To: oldsmobile@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subjec
seems like a high price to me, but like many here I think prices are
outrageous
he could probably get that, especially if he had no shame and didn't
acknowledge up front the rather unfortunate missing data plate
isn't going to pass for original or "good restoration", only "restored
and aftermarke
correctly placed '68 fender stripes: http://442.com/class/adart/58697.jpg
I think I had something like this once. I wasn't ever able to make it
work out right, and ended up having to pay a shop to press the new
bearings in.
Was _worth_it_, would have been doubly so if I'd done it right at the
outset.
- Original Message -
From: Christopher Witt <[EMAIL PROTECTE
I say "five".
I second Mr. Vahabzadeh' question, "What exactly is the buyer's problem"?
And why did you give him a refund?
- Original Message -
From: Joe Vahabzadeh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, August 7, 2006 12:39 pm
Subject: Re: Please rate this part
To: oldsmobile@chebucto.ns.ca
Yes, just some prying. A 1/4" flat head screwdriver on the narrow sides
of the emblem will work.
The tool designed to unscrew the hubcap locks (that came with the car)
has this prying utensil built into it.
- Original Message -
From: spddemun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Friday, August 4, 2
don't know about the fan, that's a cool car though huh?
because it's a 98, is it close to the top of the line for that model year?
- Original Message -
From: spddemun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, August 3, 2006 6:14 am
Subject: 200013705616--1940 Olds 98
To: Olds List
> Another p
holy crap dude
and that works?
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wednesday, August 2, 2006 4:07 pm
Subject: BBO Offy Olds cross ram pic
To: oldsmobile@chebucto.ns.ca
>
>
>
> http://images.andale.com/f2/115/106/3596099/1156147294576_MVC_049F_1_.JPG
>
>
kind of surprised no one else has piled on here
i am having difficulty recalling the details on this arrangement - i
want to say that small block and big block are different brackets, but
that may be incorrect, as my experience is clouded by also having to
deal with metric small block stuff...
Fr
are you using bb brackets on your bb?
- Original Message -
From: Bill Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, July 31, 2006 10:59 am
Subject: Needed - Power Steering Pump Brace
To: oldslist
> Looking for the side brace for a power steering pump
> that attaches to the side of the block.
When I'm not working on my OLDSMOBILE, I ride a road-bicycle...bicycle
mechanics hate WD-40: "It's a degreaser, not a lubricant".
Put WD-40 on a rear cassette and it will dissolve the grease that you
need on the chain and gears, which will then rust due to lack of grease.
sorry
goofed
another topic, did i ("reallywildstuff") just buy a quarter window
molding from you on ebay, #280009849298 ? seller's id is "oldsparts"
apologize if i'm mistaken...
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thursday, July 27, 2006 3:49 pm
Subject: Need help with NOS cruise Cont
your '70 had a forged steel crank in it?
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Sopp)
Date: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 5:55 pm
Subject: Re: Reply from '68 H/O ''Clone'' seller
To: oldsmobile@chebucto.ns.ca
> sounds like another "Clowne" to me
>
>
> Markas<-anybody wanna
oh my God guys just let 'em stew in their own
caveat emptor
i know its fun to screw with idiots but you're clearly just wasting your
time
- Original Message -
From: Christopher Witt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 9:37 am
Subject: Reply from '68 H/O ''Clone'' seller
To: o
why, that looks like an Oldsmobile Chris...'68? the first moon landing
was apollo 11, July 1969
Apollo 14 was the mission where Shepard launched the golf bar, January '71
-
> Fascinating enough, we have all seen that liftoff a few times
>
> but, what is that car right there in the Foregroun
http://www.njcsd.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=106&Itemid=1
"If you view PayPal's firearms policies, they clearly state that they do
not support payments for firearms. However, they also do not permit
transactions for tobacco products, switchblades, pharmaceuticals, Native
America
you should either buy it and then dive into the dash with the part in
hand, or take the dash apart and remove the clock and then put it back
together (although nothing is stopping you from driving the car with the
RH panel removed) until you acquire a perfectly matching part, using
your original as
I figured a
> washer would work; had to do that with aluminum trim
> on one seat.
> Karen
>
driver's seat, back left? both of mine did this, comes from plopping
down in the seat, i think the thing gets "blown out" by the air leaving
the seat
no, the receiver for the phillips head screw is a green piece of metal
that clips onto the plastic instrument cluster
this is a yard item, also possibly available thru "Help!" line @ O'Reilly's
possible to break the plastic instrument cluster i suppose
if the panel was removed and reinstalled an
Removing the clock does not require harsh treatment of the dashboard.
The RH trim panel comes out with two screws mounted underneath (on
chrome) and then pull it straight out - clock comes out with
two...10mm?...nuts. Connectors in the back of the clock can be detached
without incident.
The digi
The British are stealing the American iron.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190007189535&sspagename=ADME%3AB%3AEOIBUAA%3AUS%3A11
winning bidder is from the UK, $7250 and he's still got to pay to have
it shipped across the pond
that's probably not 'gonna look so hot after you run it for a while huh?
- Original Message -
From: SoCal67Olds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, July 13, 2006 12:51 pm
Subject: RE: white 425
To: oldsmobile@chebucto.ns.ca
> Yep!
> Hahaa!
> Hillbilly, white trailer trash, redneck tendenc
i like that a lot
tell me it's not rustoleum
- Original Message -
From: SoCal67Olds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, July 13, 2006 0:52 am
Subject: white 425
To: oldsmobile@chebucto.ns.ca
> A white 425:
> http://www.liveadvertiser.com/oldsmobile/white425/IM001308.JPG
> http://www.livea
is that a Matco?
- Original Message -
From: Christopher Witt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 8:43 am
Subject: Rock Repair leads to new Favorite Tool
To: oldsmobile@chebucto.ns.ca
> Got Rocky's trans out yesterday
>
> Looks just like the broken trans
> Feels much nicer th
yes, you should be highly confident
pray tell, however, what terms is your lawyer working under?
- Original Message -
From: Paul Tumolo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, July 10, 2006 4:07 pm
Subject: More on Milodon
To: oldsmobile@chebucto.ns.ca
> I went to see my lawyer today on the Mi
it does look like someone at least tried to make it a nice car, the
engine room looks well put together (once you get over the red
everywhere - it's complete is what i'm saying)
seller seems massively uninformed however
- Original Message -
From: "Bejma, Tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: M
Did you know that when you bore a 425 .030 over it's "officially a
455V8"? You win!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1965-OLDSMOBILE-DELTA-88-425V8-BIGBLOCK-n-cutlass-66-67_W0QQitemZ190007189535QQihZ009QQcategoryZ6406QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
sue 'em
small claims court
he doesn't have 350 diesel oil cooler hard lines
- Original Message -
From: Christopher Witt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 9:13 am
Subject: RE: part? What Part?
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: oldsmobile@chebucto.ns.ca
> what are all the parts you have
> ==
replace it with a Vista Cruiser!
- Original Message -
From: James Savnik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, June 26, 2006 10:32 pm
Subject: My Silhouette
To: oldsmobile@chebucto.ns.ca
> My 1995 Silhouette was one of the unfortunate vehicles to get
> caught in the
> recent flood we had he
you should buy this new, $$ money well spent and it's not even that much
(in the grand scheme of things)
- Original Message -
From: Marty McLeod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 3:46 pm
Subject: ac compressor
To: Olds Mailing List
> Hi all. I was just wondering if anyb
> Let's keep this off the list. Maybe you got confused and meant to
> sendthis to the Toyota Prius list? Or the global warming activist
> list?
am i supposed to be insulted? am i insulted more by you telling me to
keep this off the list and you not replying to Mr. Schick's diatribes
with t
>
>not to get anything started here
except that you did
/FLAME ON
>Milton, you don't get it,
> this is
> not for
> Jay Leno, or that turd Algore, or any of those kinds of people,
> it's for us
> unwashed morons don't do as I do, do as I say
you are assigning that mode o
have you already found/purchased an a6 compressor? if i was doing this
i would at least consider the option of converting to a sanden
compressor - smaller, lighter, longer life, but not original and
requires custom mods, maybe not an issue for you if gorrillas already
got to it
are you going to r
What are the rubber hoses on the back of the block, as in pic #010 ?
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Friday, May 12, 2006 7:23 am
Subject: The 510 is out of the 68 W45
To: oldsmobile@chebucto.ns.ca
> Here are pictures if anyone wants to see
>
>
_http://pg.photos.yahoo.
So that's a picture of OAI on a '50s car. We also have OAI on W-30s and
W-32s and whatever else, 1968-1972. Highly sought after, often
imitated, forged etc. Extra horsepower and all that.
But my original '84 Delta 88 (and millions of other Delta 88s) also had
a vinyl tube running from the air
I sent Mr. Smarty Pants an Ebay message, quoting Mr. Crowdis (w/o
acknowledgement) and at the end "just don't call me an a**hole, or tell
me to take my thumb out of my a**, ok?" - his reply is below.
Q: The car has been repainted because it is a frame on restoration. I
know that a factory option w
i wish that you had sent the numbnuts' e-mail address with this so we
could mailbomb him
i sent him a question thru ebay as well...i think it's funny how people
who react so poorly to criticism are almost always full of sh*t
- Original Message -
From: Kerry Doyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date:
...
not sure where to begin...you quote a figure of 4000k, i assume you mean
engine revolutions (what would show up on a dashboard tachometer), and i
assume that you acutally mean "4000 Revolutions Per Minute", as 4000k is
actually "4,000,000"
an engine that's turning 4000 RPM is turning at that
What does that mean that you "won't need it" - you won't need it to
what? To get overdrive?
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Friday, May 5, 2006 7:45 am
Subject: Re: Olds rebuild
To: oldsmobile@chebucto.ns.ca
> BTW. Just ran into a Transmission friend of mine hadn't see
and for that matter, why not just buck up and buy some ARP units?
- Original Message -
From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, May 2, 2006 4:46 pm
Subject: Re: German man seeks NOS [only] HEAD BOLTS for his Diesel engine
To: oldsmobile@chebucto.ns.ca
> It makes sense
i second what fred writes below, and endorse milton's advice re:
improving oil return/not running restrictors
$7k is a lot of money, don't spend that much and end up with an oil
restrictor motor
your engine builders sound at least compentent, but they are just
following mondello's advice, which i
copy that (and others, thanks)
slow olds day
> Kilo, kilo
>
> Robert J. Schaefer
breaker breaker
read from bottom up
no money for union contracts, but money to buy oldsmobiles
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 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 probably know all of this but:
77 pace cars have them standard
my '84 D88 4-door RB had an aluminum hood
i bet you fred knows
- Original Message -
From: David Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 11:41 am
Subject: 78-85 B-body, C-body aluminum hoods
To: oldsmobile@
I do not know the answer to that question, sorry.
- Original Message -
From: "Schopen, Kenneth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 2:04 pm
Subject: Re: Shaft Style Stereo Availability
To: oldsmobile@chebucto.ns.ca
> Kevin,
>
> Do you know if the Kenwood KRC-3006/Custom A
That is beautiful. I had seen it before but didn't realize it was yours.
Yes, if you want to build him one like that, then that would definitely
fit his bill closer (he listens to mostly radio). Or if he wants to be
that creative/diligent he could do it himself.
That's a lot of work though - di
I have said this before in this forum and I don't recall anyone telling
me that I was just totally off-base...the Kenwood KRC-3006 is the best
shaft-style you can get, period. It has not been manufactured new (by
Kenwood) in quite some time. It has been repo'd as the KNW 801 by
www.customautosoun
tell him not to paint it until it's correct
DON'T paint it until it's correct, you'll be ill if it's not right
- Original Message -
From: M Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, March 23, 2006 3:46 pm
Subject: Need 1970 Rallye 350 stripe info TODAY
To: oldsmobile@chebucto.ns.ca
>
don't forget the wing
or the oil leak from the front of the pan
overpriced
- Original Message -
From: Cliff Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, March 23, 2006 11:52 am
Subject: Re: 69 442 with # matching 455?
To: oldsmobile@chebucto.ns.ca
> Dan Roethel wrote:
> > Check this item
those cars are whole, though - yes some parts "rotten" but all
definitely salvageable
as opposed to "crushed" - somewhat unrestorable at that point
- Original Message -
From: Kevin Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 2:04 pm
Subject: Re: Poor folks auction
To: oldsmo
on my first one (an '84) the dash broke just above the right-hand side
of the speedo cluster, where you could BANG YOUR HAND on the dash and
make the intermittent right-hand speedo illumination come back on (as
the bulb wants to rotate in it's socket and not keep contact with the
printed circuit ri
I think you should paint it based on what it is, which is a blue '72
455. Avoids any accusations of "misrepresentation" when you do it that way.
My second choice would be 455 red, but then I'd want to do things that
made it look more like a '69 455 would in that body, i.e. H/O
accessories. Sound
I can't remember if I asked this before or not - my 2003 C-brand 1500
Extended Cab pick-em-up-truck needs new tires.
Originals are 255/70 R16 - any idea on how much upsize I can go?
What I really want are tires that will match, at least at first glance,
the 255/60 R15 BFG Raised White Letters on
TX has a recently (like last year) enacted a law that prohibits anything
(besides the plate) from being attached to the license plate area
period; the way the law is written it even excludes things like license
plate frames (as from your alma matter, or even your car dealer) because
they obscure "a
oohh you better watch out Chris - he called you "my friend"! That's
like the Ebay "kiss of death"!
- Original Message -
From: Christopher Witt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2006 4:37 pm
Subject: Fake 68 H/O - Message from eBay Member Regarding Item #4614532197
To: oldsm
that's true, .030 is typically as far as you're supposed go on a nodular
iron olds crank
- Original Message -
From: André Meijers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2006 2:21 pm
Subject: 455 undersize main bearings
To: oldsmobile@chebucto.ns.ca
> Hi list,
>
> I've got offer
Is a "vehicle invoice" like an "original window sticker"?
Can we see an example of what is provided with this service?
Thanks!
- Original Message -
From: Greg Beaulieu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 4:35 pm
Subject: GM Vehicle Invoice Information (fwd)
To: Oldsmob
oh yeah, it'd also have to NOT have stripes on the trunk...it's not a
Chevelle guys
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Monday, February 20, 2006 5:09 pm
Subject: Re: RE: 69 442 with column shift?
To: oldsmobile@chebucto.ns.ca
> > Wonder why they used a what looks like 68 s
> Wonder why they used a what looks like 68 steery wheel on that car?
Probably because they're morons. I don't think that's an
Oldsmobile-spec wheel, looks like an aftermarket piece, I don't think
the Oldsmobile wheels had "rivets" in the rim, there's also no Rocket on
the hub. Don't know why yo
hmmm...don't know about those specifically but am sure someone else here
can.
You never provided the name of the outfit you were considering giving
your hard earned $$ to.
- Original Message -
From: sharron&neil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, February 20, 2006 10:23 am
Subject: RE: sen
no info here re: whom you are planning on buying it from
have you dropped the tank on the car already? do you know what is
actually wrong with the sender itself (perhaps it can be rebuilt)?
- Original Message -
From: sharron&neil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, February 20, 2006 10:01
I'll take that bet.
There was an article about this in the New York Times a while back - it
focused on costume jewelry (and not cars) but the end result is the
same: fraudulent items driving down the value of the real thing.
The quotes from Ebay were, basically, "We're not experts in anything
exc
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