Hi Olds Fans! I forget what my old handle used to be on the prior site. But I do remember Beeterolds and Eightupman and some other familiar names here like Hurst. I had the 82 Cutlass with the 260 and still do. For a while it was my daily driver. Then it sat as a second vehicle. then as a third, and it was ignored for about 10 years.
In Sept, the game started. Pulled the TH250 and did the pump gasket and front seal. The internal trans leaks were the main reason the car sat. After the repair, the detente cable began leaking, once disturbed. That had to be fixed twice. I also have the pan gasket and filter here, waiting till I feel like it . Slow leak there. But at least I don't have the pull the trans again to do it. Boy did this trans like to leak. I nicknamed it "Bloody Mary"
All the brake calipers and shoes replaced. 4 feet of brake line replaced for now. All motor and tx mounts replaced. Sway bar mounts and links. Exhaust crossover pipe replaced and down-pipe got a donut. Window weather strips replaced. Water was getting in the doors as it sat. Basically the only rust of concern. This car got the "Rusty Jones" anti-rust undercarriage treatment from the dealer. It's flaked off 40 years later of course, but the car benefited.
The Cooper Cobras looked new with the whiskers still on them. But closer inspection revealed all the tires are dryrot / cracking. So new tires went on. Belts, Battery, Carb kit, blah blah blah. Replaced the fuel sending unit. Reinstall tank to discover it leaks, of course. So the dropped a second time and replaced as well. Now I'm under the hood tuning in the 260 the best I can. It's not going to stay in there.
That's pretty much the Olds situation I'm wrapped up with right now. I see my (imaged) posts are always "pending approval" so I guess I'm a "probationary member" , If somebody knows how long that will go on, let me know. I couldn't find it. Anyway, Happy Holidays Guys . And Catch you in the forms.
In Sept, the game started. Pulled the TH250 and did the pump gasket and front seal. The internal trans leaks were the main reason the car sat. After the repair, the detente cable began leaking, once disturbed. That had to be fixed twice. I also have the pan gasket and filter here, waiting till I feel like it . Slow leak there. But at least I don't have the pull the trans again to do it. Boy did this trans like to leak. I nicknamed it "Bloody Mary"
All the brake calipers and shoes replaced. 4 feet of brake line replaced for now. All motor and tx mounts replaced. Sway bar mounts and links. Exhaust crossover pipe replaced and down-pipe got a donut. Window weather strips replaced. Water was getting in the doors as it sat. Basically the only rust of concern. This car got the "Rusty Jones" anti-rust undercarriage treatment from the dealer. It's flaked off 40 years later of course, but the car benefited.
The Cooper Cobras looked new with the whiskers still on them. But closer inspection revealed all the tires are dryrot / cracking. So new tires went on. Belts, Battery, Carb kit, blah blah blah. Replaced the fuel sending unit. Reinstall tank to discover it leaks, of course. So the dropped a second time and replaced as well. Now I'm under the hood tuning in the 260 the best I can. It's not going to stay in there.
That's pretty much the Olds situation I'm wrapped up with right now. I see my (imaged) posts are always "pending approval" so I guess I'm a "probationary member" , If somebody knows how long that will go on, let me know. I couldn't find it. Anyway, Happy Holidays Guys . And Catch you in the forms.