Hi everyone,
I was recently gifted an '84 Delta 88 from my grandparents, as my grandfather can't drive anymore and my grandmother is too nervous to drive it.

Here's a bit of backstory:
I liked that car ever since I was a kid. I liked the way it looked, I liked the way it sounded, I liked everything about it. My childhood plan was that when I grew up, I'd get a job and buy them a brand new car and take the Olds, or just buy it straight up (they were thinking of selling it back then).
Unfortunately, the time flew by and none of that really happened the way I wanted it to. They knew how much I liked it and they decided to give it to me. I'm not complaining, but I just don't feel right about how I got hold of it.

Anyways, I thought I'd make an account on here because it does have a few problems here and there that I need help with (a bit of vacuum related stuff, & a pile of dead idiot lights in the dash that I don't know how to replace).

 

Welcome to the site. It was a nice gesture to make you the guardian of their Olds knowing you would appreciate and take care of it. It looks really nice and the minor issues you mention should not be to hard to repair. How many miles are on it?

 

It has 125,107km (77,737mi)
I'm making an educated guess that it rolled over, I can't imagine it only has 25k on it

 

You never know, sometimes the elderly don't get out much. Any documents come with the car, perhaps ask them?

 

Welcome to Classic Olds. At 77,000 miles it is just getting ready to start running good.Try to find you an original 1984 Delta Shop Manual,and you can probably repair most of the probablems you mentioned. If not you can afford to hire those repairs , and a complete tune up,and be sure that the brakes are thoroughly checked out.
Enjoy it, it's a nice looking ride. Larry

 

Welcome to the site... If interested I may have a spare set of manuals for the 84 Delta that I would sell... The Chassis Service Manual and Electrical Trouble shooting manual...

 

What part of NB?

The dead idiots lights are simple enough to sort out. Put your head on the seat and look up and you'll see all the screw heads. The bezels come off easy enough and the bulbs are stock items at Crappy Tire. Vacuum hoses ... find the decal under the hood for hose routing. Post a pic here to share. Be warned ... Canadian Olds didn't get slapped with the computer controlled carb our Yankee cousins did. Makes for fun when ordering parts online. As for the vac hoses ... I just bought 10' of every size hose the parts shop had (look for an old shop, neither Napa nor Carquest near me stock them anymore) and replaced every damn inch. Lots faster than trying to track down leaks.

 

I agree with PROFESSUR just replace ALL the vacuum hoses,well worth it in the end!

 

Well, now that I'm thinking of how much my grandfather loves to drive, I'm sure it must have rolled over at least once. There isn't much documentation with it either, as he did a lot of the maintenance on it himself.

Just outside the capital city.
I figured that's all there was to the dash, but I didn't want to dive in blind and break a screw I couldn't see or something.
And thanks for the info about the carb, I just assumed it was a computer controlled Qjet from everything else I've read on here. Does that mean I could throw on a different carb without needing an older distributor (if I ever wanted to)?
I think I'll leave the vacuum lines for now, the rubber is actually in pretty good condition for being 30+ years old. It's the vacuum hoses in the A/C controls that are causing me problems, although I should probably start a new thread somewhere else for this.

 

You could use a different carb, but there's absolutely no point. You're already over-carbed for this engine ... changing it will deliver zero improvement in power.. and far worse fuel economy. And contrary to rumour, they're not any harder to rebuild than any other carb on the market. Half a bottle of Seafoam in a full gas tank once a year and you've no worries.

Which heater system did you get landed with? It's more likely a vacuum servo than a hose if you've got issues. You can get to most of the bits and pieces by removing the glove box. The whole thing comes out with just a few screws giving easy access to inside the dash. Be careful. The plastic is old and can be fragile... and they don't make any new parts. If you do break off a tab, don't freak out. 5 minute epoxy can put it to right.

 

Nice car and great that it's staying in the family.

Minus the luggage rack, I owned its identical twin. Bought it in Texas in 1994 with 52,000 miles on it and drove it until 200,000 miles in 2003 when I was forced to part it out after the frame started going bad from the Cleveland road salt.

But it only required normal maintenance other than a timing chain which I replaced before it broke and a pair of intake manifold gaskets due to the problem aluminum manifold.

Owning it was one of the main reasons I have my 78 now.

Good Luck with it.

 

what type of gas do you guys put in your olds (or what type I should I start putting) I normally put 91 starting to think I’d be fine with 87...

1984 Delta 88 Royale (v8 5.0L)

 

The two 307s I've owned wanted 93. They'd detonate badly on 87.

Run your tank almost empty and fill it up with 87. If the engine runs well and doesn't detonate on the 87, you should be ok to use it. Try it over several tankfuls.

 

[QUOTE=rocketraider;1314719]The two 307s I've owned wanted 93. They'd detonate badly on 87.

Thanks for the info will try out your advice. Appreciated.

 

[QUOTE=RobDoggy;1314817][QUOTE=rocketraider;1314719]The two 307s I've owned wanted 93. They'd detonate badly on 87.

Thanks for the info will try out your advice. Appreciated.[/QUOTE

Mine runs just fine on 87.

 

Nice 84 and it looks well taken care of. Enjoy the forum, good people and good information.

Wayne

Medina, Ohio