Hello!! this is my first post here, and new to the forums, as well as relatively new to the Oldsmobiles. I have an 84 Custom Cruiser 307, as well as a Chevrolet Corsica 3.1, And I found this forum while searching for troubleshooters on my car, since she's not starting.. I'll make a thread abt that later tho after I pull it apart & knock down as many possibilities as I can. Somehow while searching for a vacuum diagram, Google let me in on this site, specifically stickmans project.

Other than that, i'm 25, work for the railroad, play guitar and that's about it

I posted a couple pics, hope they're not too big or anything

 

Enjoy yourself here. Lots of helpful people willing to give advice and suggestions for working on your car

 

Welcome to our site! Your avatar is very different! LOL!! The car is beautiful!!

 

Thanks, is there anywhere on the site I can find a picture diagram of the 307 and what everything does? Im relatively new to the carb motors, and not sure what everything is for on this car really.. (e.g. vacuum lines, solenoids, levers)... eventually, i'm gonna go to a junkyard and pick up a beat up carb & rebuild it just so i can learn how it works.. I know the basics, but I guess i'm one of those people that absolutely has to know how it does what it does.

 

**Edit**, and btw the car has 233K on the odometer, but it's been babied and pampered since I got it. paint is original.

So far, this is more reliable than any fuel injected car i've had... i've had it for 60K miles, and it has needed a water pump, solder in the radiator fins (dropped pry bar in there), fuel pump and belts... everything in the motor is original, however I am thinking the carb MAY have been rebuilt before me, since the GM "dummy caps" aren't covering up the adjusting screws.

 

Hi welcome to the site. If you don't mind me asking what kind of guitar.

 

Ah, a couple.. My main baby is a Dean jumbo acoustic, and a Guild 12 string, and I have a couple clunkers that I bought for toying around with, and Abilene and a Johnson.

 

Welcome to CO. We do have a couple of carburetor gurus on site so if you get to that point you may be hearing from one of them. Man.....I keep looking at that avatar, it is really freaking me out! We have more than a few long roof guys here already so you should feel comfortable over at that sub-forum once you get settle in. Glad to have you with us.

 

Welcome aboard

Glad you joined us.

What the heck kind of dog is that and what's the wierd expression. He/she looks like he's either eating marbles or has a Mona Lisa smile.

 

Welcome aboard!
That wagon sure looks nice for its age and mileag! Its a keeper!!
I like your photoshop skills, too.
What do you do with the railroad? I do have a secret interest in trains and since I cannot own one, I enjoy riding them cross country abroad. My favorite was across the swiss alps!

 

If you're going to be spending any time at all tinkering with this car, and it sounds like you are, you really ought to get a factory service manual. It might cost $50 or $75, but it'll be well worth it. There's usually both a chassis service manual and a body service manual.

A quick check on ebay turned this up:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1984-...sQ5fLiterature


Here's one for a lot less

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1984-...sQ5fLiterature



There also were several "electrical troubleshooting" manuals. I didn't see a body service manual. But there are other sources besides ebay.

 

This is very true - this will be your best tool.

Until you get one, here are some useful links that may get you started.

http://members.dandy.net/~k0xp/Oldsm...Oldsmobile.htm
http://members.dandy.net/~k0xp/Oldsm...Bookmarks.html
http://tlentz.oldsgmail.com/howto.html
http://tlentz.oldsgmail.com/more_power.html
http://oldsjunction.classicoldsmobile.com/oldsfaq/

Keep in mind the 307 was very similar in design throughout its life, beginning in 1983 or so.
In 1985 or so, the heads were changed to roller lifter.
The standard 307 was used in the 80's Cutlass line and the full sized RWD cars (like the Delta), including Olds and Buick wagons up to about 1993.

The 'different' 307 is the high output version (VIN9) used in the 442 and H/O and some Cadillacs.

 

I've done alot, actually.. Ive never been a union worker unfortunately, but I started out as a taxi for the hog-heads, then after building track for about a year, I came back to work in the yard, and run the hostler trucks in the stacktrain yard. I also operate the sideloader machinery and the remote control locomotives, and on some cases, I help switch around some of the shortlines around here.

Being on a train isn't as fun once you actually get to do it.. mainly the fact you can't just enjoy the ride-- there's an alerter switch, that is set to go off every 30 seconds a button isn't pressed; meaning every half minute you don't bump the throttle, click the radio, use the computer, etc... this thing starts going off and it's wicked loud... and if you don't press anything for 30 seconds after that, the train stops itself... complete PITA. lol

And thanks for the resources, guys. I'll have a look in a bit; my fiance blew out my tire on my corsica, so I gotta go put the donut on and take it down to get a new tire on her, but after that i'm free to play

 

Welcome.

 

Sounds like a safety device to keep the operator awake...
Just lean on the horn every 25 seconds! I like train horns... I listen to them during the night about a third of a mile away - very soothing...

 

Especially on a cold, foggy night cause the colder it is, the more the sound travels.. I used to live in Greeley & the tracks were about a mile away, but when it got cold out, it would sound like it was in front of the house! lol. I have a theory that says bison are attracted to the horn, cause if you use it in the mountains, they COME to the track! lol.. thank god for the carcass shovel bumpers.

 

This is when I hear it most - a bit spooky and mysterious... Sometimes it is quite loud.

I guess this is what the "cow catchers" were for and how they got their name... The bovines must mistake the horns for off-key moo's...

 

Just imagine being in the cab immediately under the horn

 

I don not think I would mind (for a few times anyway...)
I would love to put one of these horns on my motorcycle, as none of these idiot drivers can see me when i am on it.
Any ideas on specs for these things? Air and physical size requirements? DB ratings?
I might be better off with those cheapo boat air horns from wally world.

 

I hope they give you ear plugs. I damaged my hearing working for the US Army. It is something that can't be fixed once it is gone.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjycP...om=PL&index=43

A buddy already did it lol.
he used a 200psi 14 gal tank, but i know a decent 80psi 5gal should work

 

So that's where the dog got that look,