
oldsmobile-digest      Sunday, November 14 2004      Volume 01 : Number 5090



RE: Mr G. intake gasket
Re: lifter noise and part search
1959-60 Beehive springs 371
Success!
RE: Success!/ OT Fishing, Bears
Things to think about when racing
Re: oldsmobile-digest V1 #5089
Re: oldsmobile-digest V1 #5089
4-Speed Tunnel Hump Wanted
RE: 4-Speed Tunnel Hump Wanted
RE: 4-Speed Tunnel Hump Wanted

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Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 01:48:44 -0500
From: Cutlass7276@netscape.net
Subject: RE: Mr G. intake gasket

Kevin & Casey Olund <kcolund@shaw.ca> wrote:

What is the preferred method of those
>of you who have done the job?
>Kevin
>
>>>>>>
Hello
First remove your heads and bring them over here to the head porters place,,,bore the block and have the tranny gone through and a shift kit installed.
Install one of my buddy built 900 cfm carbs
Git ya a posi,gears some traction bars.
Buy some slicks in the spring and come racin with me :)
Seea fer beers soon
Good luck!
Randy H.
Maple Syrup B.C.
>

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Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 09:23:24 -0700
From: Joe & Gloria Varley <carcouple@cox.net>
Subject: Re: lifter noise and part search

John,

I have always used Shaler Rislone for dirty engines with sticky lifters. 
Once bought a '72 Furd Gran Turdreno in '74 with 44,000 miles, syrup for 
oil and the original filter.  Many lifters were clacking away.  Dumped the 
oil and filter, changed with a quart of Rislone, drove about 200 
miles.  Did this 3 times, and all was quiet.  Sold the car to a friend, and 
they drove it past 100,000 miles till the body about fell off the frame 
back in Ohio.

Joe Varley

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Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 11:32:40 -0500
From: Cutlass7276@netscape.net
Subject: 1959-60 Beehive springs 371

Hello
Does anyone have a cutaway drawing or manual for a 1959 or 1960 371?
I would like to know if the tapered(beehive) valve springs bases are seated on the heads or shims,,,, stock?
I am curious how the springs are perched on the bottoms to the heads.
The springs changed mid year with intro. of beehives in 58.
Is a 59 or 60 371 head casting the same as a 58 at the springs perches?
Thanks for any info.
Randy(picky with his harmonics) H.
58 Olds(beehives)
72 Cutlass(Windy)
72 Cutlass(Bumobile)



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Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 11:40:44 -0800
From: Kevin & Casey Olund <kcolund@shaw.ca>
Subject: Success!

Got the intake Gasket installed, works great, no leaks!

I think my intake is very slightly warped and have always had a problem with turkey tray installations. This was soooo
easy. I'll have to order some spares before some bean counting arshole decides to discontinue them.

Kevin

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Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 16:29:39 -0500
From: Cutlass7276@netscape.net
Subject: RE: Success!/ OT Fishing, Bears

Hello
Way to go Kevin ,,,,test drive her over here sometime fer some brews.
I know this is way off topic but i cant stop ROTFLOLLL....!
Can you spot the Forest green Olds in the bushes?
http://www.khubani.net/bears.mpg
Good luck!
Randy H.
Maple Ditch B.C.

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Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 16:48:25 -0800 (PST)
From: John Pajak <ransomeliolds@yahoo.com>
Subject: Things to think about when racing

You might want to remove your tag when racing:

http://www.racersden.net/forum/showthread.php?t=24837&page=1&pp=20



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Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 20:30:44 EST
From: Kato111@aol.com
Subject: Re: oldsmobile-digest V1 #5089

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lifter noise
I have a '63 super 88 with the 394 cu. in. engine.  I had a lifter noise 
periodically when the engine heated up.  It would go away, but come back at 
various times.  I replaced the oil with Mobil 1 (10w30) and I haven't heard the 
noise since.  Valve covers were removed and the car is getting excellent oil flow. 
 Oil pressure on the highway reads "40" with the conventional oil and with 
the Mobil 1.

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Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 01:50:50 +0000
From: Steve Harrison <k0xp@dandy.net>
Subject: Re: oldsmobile-digest V1 #5089

At 08:30 PM 11/13/2004 EST, you wrote:
>  lifter noise       Oil pressure on the highway reads "40" with the
>conventional oil and with the Mobil 1. 

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>lifter noise
>I have a '63 super 88 with the 394 cu. in. engine.  I had a lifter 
>noise periodically when the engine heated up.  It would go away, but 
>come back at various times.  I replaced the oil with Mobil 1 (10w30) 
>and I haven't heard the noise since.  Valve covers were removed and 
>the car is getting excellent oil flow.  Oil pressure on the highway 
>reads "40" with the conventional oil and with the Mobil 1.

Next time you have the valve covers off, you might want to loosen a few
rocker arms, especially on the front cylinders, and look at the wear in the
rocker shaft. The shafts usually wear out pretty badly unless they get one
heck of a lotta oil. There was a mod where a piece of copper tubing was
brazed into the hollow bolt that feeds the oil up into the shafts, the
tubing then being bent over the shafts near the front of the engine to drip
oil on them. I dunno whether you can even get replacement shafts any longer
from anywhere.

The rockers will rock back and forth over the worn area of the shaft,
cocking up and down and causing a loud click that's unmistakable. I'm
half-deaf and even I could easily hear that noise at one time. It eminates
directly from the rocker cover so placing a screwdriver's tip against the
cover, and the plastic handle against yer ear, will show you which ones are
super-loose.

SteveH

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Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 21:19:35 EST
From: KS7RACING@aol.com
Subject: 4-Speed Tunnel Hump Wanted

Listmembers,

I got an e-mail several weeks ago asking if I had or knew where someone could 
find a transmission tunnel hump for a 72 W-30 with a 4-Speed (I'm sure it's 
the same floor stamping as all the 70 to 72 Cutlasses) -- I don't have one, 
does anyone else know of one, a way to convert one that's from an automatic 
transmission-equipped model or someone reproducing such a part?

Thanks in advance for the assistance, and Take Care!
SrA Ken Snyder
Kansas City, Kansas

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Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 21:44:34 -0500
From: "John Nasta" <email@johnnasta.com>
Subject: RE: 4-Speed Tunnel Hump Wanted

You can take a look at this one but I think the Olds hump may be different.

http://oldcarnetwork.com/Merchant2/graphics/gmparts/1425A.jpg

John Nasta



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[mailto:oldsmobile-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]On Behalf Of KS7RACING@aol.com
Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 9:20 PM
To: oldsmobile@chebucto.ns.ca
Cc: chfantsy@yahoo.com
Subject: 4-Speed Tunnel Hump Wanted

Listmembers,

I got an e-mail several weeks ago asking if I had or knew where someone
could
find a transmission tunnel hump for a 72 W-30 with a 4-Speed (I'm sure it's
the same floor stamping as all the 70 to 72 Cutlasses) -- I don't have one,
does anyone else know of one, a way to convert one that's from an automatic
transmission-equipped model or someone reproducing such a part?

Thanks in advance for the assistance, and Take Care!
SrA Ken Snyder
Kansas City, Kansas

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Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 09:55:32 -0600
From: Stephen Reed <ssreed@direcway.com>
Subject: RE: 4-Speed Tunnel Hump Wanted

Ken,

> Listmembers,
> 
> I got an e-mail several weeks ago asking if I had or knew 
> where someone could find a transmission tunnel hump for a 72 
> W-30 with a 4-Speed (I'm sure it's the same floor stamping as 
> all the 70 to 72 Cutlasses) -- I don't have one, does anyone 
> else know of one, a way to convert one that's from an 
> automatic transmission-equipped model or someone reproducing 
> such a part?
> 
> Thanks in advance for the assistance, and Take Care!
> SrA Ken Snyder
> Kansas City, Kansas


Boy, now you're going to make me dig thru the invoices this AM.  I got a
reproduction plastic piece for my car a while.  I'm not sure if it was USA
parts supply or whom right off the top of my head but it wasn't was of the
big boys like Fucick's or Year One, I recall that much.

Let me go looking.....


Steve Reed
'70 Cutlass Supreme Ragtop
'68 Cutlass Supreme 
Austin, TX
http://www.sreed.0catch.com

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