Introduction from Michigan
August 11th, 2016, 08:24 AM
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Introduction from Michigan
Wow! What an awesome resource for the Oldsmobile Enthusiast! I have not been active in the hobby since before the internet came into wide use and did I say WOW!? What a wealth of information. I have already learned about 300% more than I did previously about my 1970 442. No, it's NOT a W-30, LOL, but I really love it. Owned it since 1983. Original color, Reef Turquoise with the narrow black pinstripes.
I rolled it out of the garage for a clean up and shot the avatar photo. It has not been started since 2004? Any advice would be appreciated prior to any efforts to get her going. Someone suggested turning the distributor shaft to bring oil up to the bearings prior to cranking it over? Drain the old gas from the tank?
Thanks in advance for any replies and hope I can get her up and running before the snow flies.
AC, from Michigan
I rolled it out of the garage for a clean up and shot the avatar photo. It has not been started since 2004? Any advice would be appreciated prior to any efforts to get her going. Someone suggested turning the distributor shaft to bring oil up to the bearings prior to cranking it over? Drain the old gas from the tank?
Thanks in advance for any replies and hope I can get her up and running before the snow flies.
AC, from Michigan
August 11th, 2016, 10:35 AM
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Welcome to the site, nice car. Clean the tank and replace fuel filter and priming the oil system is a good start. Before driving I would repack wheel bearings, check brakes and hoses, change the oil/filters, no parts tuneup, etc...
August 11th, 2016, 01:07 PM
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Thanks for the advice!
That Cutlass looks sharp...I see palm trees and sunshine in the background. I suppose you can drive your classic Oldsmobile year round in Texas. Not a chance of that up here!
That Cutlass looks sharp...I see palm trees and sunshine in the background. I suppose you can drive your classic Oldsmobile year round in Texas. Not a chance of that up here!
August 12th, 2016, 08:01 AM
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A couple of more shots of the Oldsmobile. It needs some paint / repair work, but I think it will still turn heads when I get her rolling again. My twin daughters turn 13 this Fall, in a couple of years they can dive it. Crazy how time flies. 20160805_120518_resized.jpg
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It is a numbers matching Lansing car. Sept 30, 1969 on the broadcast card which I found under the rear seat.
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It is a numbers matching Lansing car. Sept 30, 1969 on the broadcast card which I found under the rear seat.
August 12th, 2016, 08:17 AM
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Here is a photograph of the actual broadcast card. I didn't know what they were called until I stumbled upon this web site. Anyway, seems to have the typical black staining which unfortunately obscures the series number, but the month and day are very clear, 9 (September), 30th day. Car is bench seat, on the column. Although the trim combination indicates, 940, the #5 option box is marked A52 which is, I gather, the bench seat delete option. Anyway, If nothing else I can PROVE it isn't a W-30 car! It amazes me how many standard 442s have been painted with the wide W style stripes. 20160812_110439_resized.jpg
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