Olds Dad

Anybody have a picture of the throttle return spring proper location for a 61 Starfire (any 394 4 bbl setup)?

Working on one and the spring broke - seems simple enough but I just can't seem to see where it's supposed to go.

Thanks -

hurst68olds

you can barely see it, but here's a couple pics from my former '61 Starfire

59-59-59

From a '62 but you should get the idea

Olds Dad

Belated thanks for the replies folks.

Working on Dad's '61 Starfire - lots of little annoying things like this...carburetor spring, misc. vacuum line hanging under the dash - inoperative wiper motor.

Not fun for a 6'-5" guy to try to snake himself under the dash of one of these things.

Tedd Thompson

Gordon where have you been? I miss your posts. Good to see your playing with cars again...... Tedd

Olds Dad

Olds Dad

Anyone know what this is?

I assume it's a vent for the transmission or similar -

I also assume there should be a piece of hose connecting the two rigid pipes?

Oldskeeper

Looks like the breather line to the collector has pulled out of the bottom, it's a vent line for trans.

Olds Dad

My dad recently transferred ownership of his 61 Starfire to me.

It's an amazingly original car that he purchased from the widow of the original owner in 1980...then it had just over 38k, now it has 52k. It has the original interior, original paint, and the original convertible top. The engine has been rebuilt and the transmission leaks like a sieve.

I've been slowly going through the car and chasing out all the demons that hide as a result of sitting for years on end....oxidized switches, brittle vacuum lines, radio repair, bulbs...boring stuff.

I'm also in the process of retrofitting seat belts (I can do a thread on the seatbelt install if anyone is interested)...in doing that I removed the rear seat and found what appears to be a hand-written build sheet (pic attached). I know that 3667 is the 88 Series Convertible, but I'm not sure about the rest...I'm sure it's options and trim related. My curious side would love to know if anyone speaks "assembly line".

I also included the cowl tag (no idea who Tex X is) and the VIN, but none of the other numbers seem to correspond.

At the least, I thought it was cool...I've found these in other cars, but never a hand written one.

Olds Dad

A few pictures....

61Bat

Beautiful car. Owning one is a long term goal.....once my daughter finishes school maybe.

Olds Dad

OLDSter Ralph

Great looking car !!!!!! I love the Starfire's, all years. I wish I had a '55 2 door sedan again.

hurst68olds

616L01953 * your Starfire is assigned VIN #953 of 1340 from the Linden, NJ Oldsmobile plant for the 1961 model year
painted "D" platinum mist metallic (exterior) & "L" garnet mist metallic (interior) with "935" red leather interior & "2" black convertible top
it is Starfire 3667 body #946 from Fisher Body Linden

the paper appears to describe another Starfire:
BEST GUESS
assigned VIN #??? of 1340 from the Linden, NJ Oldsmobile plant for the 1961 model year
painted "C" provincial white (exterior) & "C" provincial white (interior) with "933" ?? leather interior
it is Starfire 3667 body #949 from Fisher Body Linden ….. the rest of the codes appear to be accessory or component codes ???

Don R.

That is a wonderful original car, glad to see you preserving it.

Olds Dad