Well folks, Sad to say but, my old girl is gone (both of them). I sold my '69 Riv to a professor from University of Alabama and he's parked her in a barn next...
The passenger side front turn signal bulb in my '97 Riviera burned out. The owner's manual says that there are two clips to release a cover panel to get at...
Gang, Recently I had a problem with my ELC on my 85. The exhaust solenoid is closing after it opens to let air out but still leaks down after it closes. These...
Hi Jayson, I put a monroe air-shock system into my '84 when the original parts let go. It was no longer automatic, but the ride was definitely still there. ...
Jason, I too was suprised there isn't a larger market for the 80's cars air suspension. Seems like most of them are for Lincolns or last 90's model GM...
Jonathan I thought about retrofitting one from a 95+ but I have never done anything with that vintage. It would depend on the limits required by the 95. For...
Hi all, Does anyone have a different phone number for Dave? The one below has an answering service and I have left several messages to no avail. Emailing...
I am taking my engine compartment apart to properly repaint all my underhood items. I have a great factory brochure showing how the 425 was painted, i.e. what...
Mystery solved! Apparently, my grandson had it all this time. I asked my son to pick up my mail on his way home from work while I was away and my grandson ...
Hey a new recruit! The ROA just keeps growing. Hank ... From: shipman_dave To: rivlist@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 11:01 PM Subject:...
Dave, Since the Jan/Feb Riview was mailed on Dec 24th you had me worried. Glad to hear all is well. Feel free to let me know if it happens again and you can't...
Hi. My name is Chuck and I am working on my second '64 Riviera. My first one was a nice 2 owner car that I did some minor restoring on and painted. I sold it...
I bought a '65 Riviera a few weeks ago that is a bit of a fixer upper. Over all, it has been cared for but it sat for a while somewhere between the person who...
A copy of the Service (Shop and Body) Manual which show up on EBay. Join Riviera Owners Association. Their bi-monthly magazine is full of tried and true...
Thanks! I definitely intend to get a shop manual soon, as per the advice of a few mechanics, and would like to officially join the Riviera Owner Association so...
I posted this issue looking for help a while ago. I am glad to say "Issue Solved"!! I believe it was Jayson who emailed to me to check the rear windows. I...
Today was the first warm day in many months in the East, and the first time when I haven't needed the heat in my '97 Riv. So I was perplexed why I kept...
Neal, Regarding the coolant loss there are two items to check. The 3800 engines use a composite intake manifold. It is common for them to warp slighltly over...
Hi Neil Regarding the climate control. I had a similar issue with my '97 Climate control. Only in my case the ambient temp was -40C and the internal temp was...
Group: My project is going very slowly. The door skin is off. What lubrication would be best for the window mechanism. The electric motor on the window...
An ROA member emailed me this weekend while I was just leaving to go out of town. He said he'd talked to me about buying a Riviera before locally from Texas...
Well folks, this list is now two years old, 243 members strong and 843 messages down the Riviera road. In these two years, we've only had one incident (that...
Keep up the good work Ed. ________________________________ From: Ed Wensell <blue69_442@...> To: rivlist@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009...
Good going! This list has saved me a lot of time and money already. Thanks to you Ed for running it and to all you out there who contribute! Cheers Paul UK 72...
Many KUDOS for Ed W. and the fine job he's done. Â Ed R. ... From: Ed Wensell <blue69_442@...> Subject: [rivlist] List stats and forum information To:...
I have been looking for the wood grain 66 Riviera GS glove box door emblem for some time if anyone runs across one or a boneyard car with one I'll take the...
I was at the Riviera Hotel last week and bought a couple of nice beach towels (~12$ made in USA) (I'll see if I can post a pic. andy ROA 1980 65 They've been...
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