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| Jgilliam914 |
 Jun 27 2021, 08:10 PM
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914 Guru  Group: Members Posts: 5,375 Joined: 30-July 12 From: Iowa / Florida Member No.: 14,732 Region Association: Upper MidWest  |
My girlfriend inherited a 31 olds sedan
It hasn’t run in 10 years so she asked me if it was something I could look into? The body was restored 15 years ago and the interior 12. My first good look at it happened today. The fuel will be drained and the carb cleaned. The oil will be changed. And a new battery added. I have six new plugs coming Tuesday From what I was told when it did run it would overheat. I will assess that once I get it going. I am very excited to tackle something different.    |
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| Jgilliam914 |
Jul 4 2021, 04:58 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,375 Joined: 30-July 12 From: Iowa / Florida Member No.: 14,732 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I took it out for it’s re-maiden voyage this week.
The brakes work ( sort of ) It puffs a lot of blue smoke but I can get it to fire up without any starting fluid and keep it running. It’s running rich so that will have to be addressed and so far it has not overheated. Maybe tomorrow I will take it out further than the neighborhood. It’s loud and driving it is like a same vintage tractor. But she cleans up nice!!  |
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| Jamie |
Jul 4 2021, 06:22 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,201 Joined: 13-October 04 From: Georgetown,KY Member No.: 2,939 Region Association: South East States 
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QUOTE(Jgilliam914 @ Jul 4 2021, 02:58 PM)  I took it out for it’s re-maiden voyage this week. The brakes work ( sort of ) It puffs a lot of blue smoke but I can get it to fire up without any starting fluid and keep it running. It’s running rich so that will have to be addressed and so far it has not overheated. Maybe tomorrow I will take it out further than the neighborhood. It’s loud and driving it is like a same vintage tractor. But she cleans up nice!! Looks like a good candidate for a turbo! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) Lots of open space under that bonnet. |
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Jgilliam914 Not Porsche related but still a cool project for me Jun 27 2021, 08:10 PM
euro911 That's really cool Jun 27 2021, 08:26 PM Jett
My girlfriend inherited a 31 olds sedan
It hasnâ... Jun 27 2021, 08:31 PM Shivers A couple accessories :D
https://www.ebay.com/it... Jun 27 2021, 08:45 PM ClayPerrine That look almost identical to the 1931 Chevrolet m... Jun 28 2021, 07:01 AM johnhora Very Cool...that's going to be a fun project..... Jun 28 2021, 09:03 AM Jgilliam914 I jumped into this old piece of American Iron. I d... Jun 29 2021, 06:35 PM
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I jumped into this old piece of American Iron. I ... Jul 2 2021, 06:20 AM mrholland2 If I had that car and lived in a small town (maybe... Jul 1 2021, 05:31 PM Shivers She is very elegant. I get a real kick seeing one ... Jul 4 2021, 05:28 PM Montreal914 Look very nice! :)
And rust free too... :lo... Jul 4 2021, 06:29 PM Jgilliam914 Here is a short video of its shake down run Jul 5 2021, 09:34 AM krazykonrad Keep the updates coming. This is a cool project... Jul 5 2021, 10:31 AM Jgilliam914 Figured out how to add a video of the Oldsmobile
... Jul 5 2021, 09:00 PM Jgilliam914 I love working on cars but 90 year old ones are a... Aug 10 2021, 09:05 AM |
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