If anyone is looking, this seams pretty complete.

Gene

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/pts/3088308689.html

 

If anyone is interested in that tri-power setup I'm about 25 miles from Yankee Hill in fact I can see it from my back deck(one mountain top to another)I would be glad to take a look at it for you if you are serious about buying it ....Tedd

 

Damn few, but a educated guess would be about 1% survive after 50 years maybe a little more if it was a very popular model.

I was told at the 2011 Nationals by a gent who's 55 was in the senior class that he had researched the 55 super 88 convertibles and only 39 were registered in the US.Where he got this number is beyond me,I haven't found or heard of a service that offers that information but he seemed adamant on that number. Who knows, I just know not many 55 -56 Olds verts are around....Tedd

 

Thanks Tedd, With the cars I know and cars I find on the web I can count 29-30 88s? I also talked to a person In IL who had a 1954 88 his claim was only 12 1954 88 Convertibles?

 

One of our fellow CO members needs our help. His wife just got sick and needs to sell his 56. If anybody knows anybody that wants a solid 56 give him this link.
Thanks
Erit

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1956-...item2c67281ccf

 

just bored and keeping this topic alive I found this while surfing the interwebs
56.jpg

 

Looks like it was contrived out of at least three year models, I like it.

Hialeah, good to see you back on the forum.....Tedd

 

thats a cool concept pic.....do you know where you found the original...I'd like to print out a large format pic and pin it to the wall of my shop for inspiration

 

I have the perfect candidate for that look

 

found some photos of that car

 

another

 

love the look of that

 

Good morning 56 owners. Does anyone have a parts car? I need a couple parts for the drivers door on a 2 door hardtop and a piece of stainless for the right rear quarter panel. Let me know if anyone can help I am finally putting my 56 back together after paint.

 

I think that's "Dale's Whale" - was a write up on it in JWO a little while back

 

Hey 56super88 What door parts and do you have pics of the mouldings you need.I have a box of mouldings and i think some are fromm a super but i am not sure ,i also have some misc.door parts what ones are you looking for.Glen

 

Thanks Glen here are the pictures. The black guide is from the pasenger side I need the drivers side. The stainless is for the passenger side rear quarter it is next to the door.

 

I dont have the guides ,but if you measure the chrome ill see what i have.fingers crossed and all that.glen

 

Glen it is 18 5/8 inches long and 1 1/8 inches wide.

 

She has been at the body shop since May. All of the paint is done and now for the glass, bumpers, interior. I still have boxes of parts to go back on.

 

I found it here
http://jmotes.deviantart.com/art/Dale-s-Whale-290715240
it's called Dale's Whale like Olds Dad said


Looking good I'm going to look in the shed this weekend to see if I have the parts you need

 

I am helping a friend straighten out a number on issues on a 56 Olds 98 he bought sight unseen on the internet. I read in the manual and it describes a
notch approx 1/4" long on the engine side of the pulley. I have rotated the pulley by hand 360 degrees several times and have not found this notch. The pointer is on the block so what am I missing here.

Thanks in advance.

 

Citcapp, out of curiosity I went out and checked my 324 and could not find such timing marks eather but I did find a scribed line accross the pulley that was chalked that was used last time we timed the car...Tedd

 

Mine has a notch,i just replaced it recently.If your having timing issuse mabey its bad.Its hard to tell unless the ballancer is dangling.Mine would move in and out a bit by hand but not turn on the pulley by hand.This caused the timing to lag as the rpm went up and i thought it had a miss or dead cylinder.How many belt grooves do you have? i went from three to two as i only need one,i can take a pic of the old one tomorrow for you if you would like.Glen

 

Just a thought my harmonic balancer was rebuilt sometime ago I don't know if that would make a difference or not Also this is on a 55 Olds rather than a 56 but they should be the same as far as I know....Tedd

 

Maybe this one is rebuilt and no mark was made. Guess I have to take #1 to top dead center and make my own mark. sounds like that was done to yours

Thanks

Pat

 

It's the notch seen on the iron ring, circled with a red box. Top edge as viewed installed is one limit, and the bottom is another. CAUTION the iron rings want to move on these engines, especially in hot rod use, and made worse if rubber is in bad shape. It's hard to tell from the camera angle, but the 1952 ring has moved almost an increment in the degree indication seen. You can find the mark way off even on low mileage cars, so if the performance or starting doesn't seem in line with what you see as your lead setting, check it out. CW


OldsmobileDampers1956-1952.jpg

 

Thanks Coldwar. The pulley/damper does not look at all like these. I will take a picture and post it. Maybe that will clear things up

 

In the '56 balancer on the left, the heavy steel ring nearest the seal is not attached to the pulleys, and in mine, separation and clanging forced me to cut mine off and I never did find a replacement. I have to wonder just how effective it was in the first place...and especially slipping can only defeat its purpose. I wonder if there is an off the shelf replacement...something not too rare or overpriced. In hindsight, perhaps not destroying the ring and cleaning and refilling the rubber gap with silicone or something (on a bench) might have been an idea.....or maybe a bad one. unsure.

 

Let me note the 1952 is for power steering equipped cars. The single sheave pulley on non power equipped cars does NOT have a balancer ring, it is a simple yoked pulley, and some have a solid cupped pulley with six small ribs and again, no ring. The 1956 is the only 56 engine I have, now I cannot recall if they used the yoke or cupped pulley with no ring as late as 56. Maybe that is what citcapp has.

 

Coldwar,

The pulley on the 324 in the 56 98 does not have the balancer ring but it does have the three belt grooves and no notch. I now believe this is not the original set up.

 

I am mistaken about the picture then with looking at it a little closer. Mine was only a two pulley ,but it did have a heavy outer ring that was rubber mounted and failed eventually. Great sharing of information!

 

the 56 can be one ,two or three pulleys depending on the power options on the car.one for no power ,two for power steering and brakes ,three for power steering brakes and air conditioning.as i said i just replaced mine fusick can have them rebuilt,they also have some ready on the shelf.the balance rings were on all three of mine,single double and triple groved.The rings are vulcanized to the pulley and then balanced.Glen

 

here is mine

 

Damper dudes in Anderson Ca. 530-365-2144 did mine and did a good quick job,reasonable too, but that was almost 10 years ago now.,,, Tedd

 

Just installed a Rockport electric wiper kit in the 56 ... Yes, the bolt behind the motor is not possible to install. The stud and nut mentioned elsewhere on this site is a must-do.
The old cool air cleaner fits fine, the motor doesnt seem to stick out any farther than the vacuum motor did.

 

did you just get yours or are you selling it? Either way nice car

 

no not for sale i just got it home from usa too denmark

 

Does anyone know how to remove and replace the antenna? I cannot get my hands to the bolt that holds it on. Do i have to remove the inner fender?

 

I know this is an old thread by I'm hoping someone may be subscribed who doesn't show up often anymore. If anyone with a 56 has a front license plate bracket, a trunk emblem for a 98 with the key latch in tact, or a 6 blade fan off an AC car that they are willing to sell please let me know I am interested! Thanks!

 

try this facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/54to56Olds/