Hello all,
My name is Jerry and I'm addicted (to my 69 442)
I am the new owner of my 2nd 69 442. It is nearly identical to the 1st one I bought new upon my return from Viet Nam in 1969. The one that I just received yesterday is a beautiful car. I bought in from a great guy in Dallas, Tx. Car was shipped to me in less than 24 hrs here in Tucson, Az.
The car is in near perfect condition for a 47 year old car. It has won 1st place in a regional Oldsmobile Club of America car show scoring 983 out of a possible 1000 point score this past April. I am really happy to be able to own this 442.
The previous owner had informed me that he had a problem with the Tach reading high at cruise RPM, so he attempted to install a signal filter to correct the issue. Well as to be expected, that didn't work out so well as the tach now reads very low(400 rpm or so at idle). Car has HEI ignition and I haven't taken the time to check out the problem as of yet(to busy admiring and having fun).
If any of you folks can give me any advise on what to look for to correct the problem I would be forever grateful. I'm sure that I'll have many more posts here later. Pictures will be forthcoming.
I also own a 67 Camaro convertible and have found hoe valuable forums such as this can be. I have been a member of Camaros.net for many years. and use Hot 67 as my user name there.

Thanks,
Jerry.

 

There is no doubt someone will be able to come along and help with your tach problem. If you want some added visibility, post about it also in the repair forum. Welcome to CO!

 

As you suggested, I did post my issue in the electrical forum.

 

Welcome to the site lets see it.

 

Pics to come soon. Don't have any yet

 

Welcome, looking forward to the pictures.

Tom

 

A couple of folks have ask for Pics of my 442.
I was able to upload a few pics in an album on this site, however I need some help(step by step instructions) to load them into this post
Jerry

 

I downloaded your pictures from the album and posted them here for you. Use the "Go Advance" button to add picture attachments.

Tom

 

Thank you very much Tom..
I am slowly learning how to fully use this site

 

Nice looking car Jerry, I was happy to help. Enjoy exploring this site: great people and great advice/help/assistance. Try utilizing the "Search" function near the top middle portion of the page and access the "Advanced Search" function to search for answers to questions you may have. If you can't find what your looking for then make a post on what you are looking for or seeking an answer too.

Tom

 

Blue stripes - yum!

And your old car? Red stripes - yum!

 

Thanks Diego.
I love the color combination of both my toys