Hey Y'all (official Southern Greeting). It's been a while since I posted. The 96 Roadmaster just turned over 100K and celebrated by needing it's 3rd heater...
Larry: First off, one of the problems with the red coolant that G.M. used is that it is notorious for clogging water passages. This can lead to air gaps in...
Thanks for the info Michael. I recently had a new radiator installed amd the vehicle already has the tranny cooler (towing package). The car has had FIVE...
Have you had to add coolant regularly even after flushes and heater core replacements? The system is closed loop and sealed. A very low level leak at...
Hi all; I'm new to the forum; this is my first post. I just had to reply to this though. I had a 95 Chevy Caprice wagon which, of course, had the LT1. (I loved...
Hey, my kids (6 & 9) think the wagon rocks. So do their friends. I just gave my older daughter (22) the Buford, which she loves. She's the envy of her friends....
I posted a month ago or so about a 1970 Kingswood that my fiance and I were considering purchasing. The deal fell through for us because we thought the asking...
No I have not had to add coolant, the whole thing is quite odd. The car runs fantastic and never uses coolant or oil. It just runs! ... core replacements? ...
Chevy wagons used coil rear springs throughout the 60's . Drum brakes all around would be a common set up. They probably went to dual master cylinder in 1967....
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A dual master cylinder has 2 lines coming out of the body as opposed to a single hydraulic line from a single master cylinder. goodnickels...
The '68 wagon will have a dual master cylinder. It is identified by two chambers rather than fruit jar appearance. I believe '66 was the last year for the...
1968 should have a dual master cylinder my friends parents had a 1968 Chevrolet Impala wagon when they were new.... they drove it 10 years.... it was a bright...
Thanks for all the info! One more question... Both of these wagons I've looked at had the same issue... the owners both tell me that a bit of gas needs to be...
I enjoy reading about kids loving to ride in station wagon's. I have a 1958 Chevy Wagon. I work part time for our local school district, the kids just go nuts...
It sounds like these carburetors have issues from sitting with old gasoline in them. I would expect a carburetor overhaul is in order. The mechanical fuel...
my 91 runs and drives fine, but used very little. mostly just sits..I'v replaced the battery twice since june 2006,they just die..After I'v returned the...
could also be the choke, which could be sticking. or a bad in line filter that allows the gas to " weep " away from the carb..fuel pumps do go bad, and its ...
John, one of my many sons, presented my with the hardcover book "American Station wagons", for Christmas. he found it on amazon.com at 19.95 plus SH.. we got...
... Jim, sounds like an awesome book! Anyone we know in there? ;-) When I gave my daughter the Buick, her bf was like, "what do you want an old wagon for?"...
Well, we told the current owner it's a go. We'll be picking the car up tomorrow. I'll work on getting the fuel issues diagnosed this week, thanks for the tips!...
If the engine still runs well other than the coolant problem, why are you getting it referbed? Dexcool is a terrible coolant in my opinion. This coolant will...
Phil: Great advice so far, but one thing hasn't been mentioned yet. If the car is a 4bbl Quadrajet, the plugs in the bottom of the fuel bowl can leak with...
Jim, take a voltmeter and put it across the battery terminals. You should be seeing somewhere between 13.0 - 14.5 volts roughly. If you are much more than...
I've had good luck with TIRERACK. www.tirerack.com If you call them on the phone you can get very good help from one of their sales people. That was my...
Good luck with the old girl. She sounds like a peach. I've been reading all of the messages in this stream. About the carb: It sounds to me as if the...
Thanks, Michael. Great info. I'll try that test of the accelerator pump, and I'll look specifically for the dual master cylinder set-up. Is doing a brake...
The brake conversion is not all that difficult, but if you aren't familiar with doing brakes, I think I'd have someone who is familiar with brakes give you a...
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