Recent content by krinkov58

Been a LONG time since I posted on this forum. I have a 1952 Roadmaster 76R that I'm going to be putting on the market due to a divorce...what are these things going for nowadays? See photos for condition. It doesn't have the power steering option for that year but of course has the 4-bbl...

A couple of years ago I recall using an old Buick boneyard in Massachusetts (maybe in Lowell?) but for the life of me I cannot recall it's name. Does anybody know? For sure a learned about it on this site but that was probably 2009-ish. Seems like these boneyards are closing one by one these...

Does anybody know of a source for the insulator and terminal used for the early 50's antenna? I went to put a new mast in my antenna base today only to find that about 50% of the antenna is missing (including the spring, which explains why mine was broken). The clear tubing for the antenna...

Second part to this question is, what would be red and what would be beige? The car has a "25" paint code, which is Carlsbad Black on the roof and Apache Red on the body. This is how it looks today. The upper dash and painted trim (it's a 76R) is Maroon Metallic, with Metallic Beige on the...

I have a question about a trim option...I was researching my data tag's info and noticed 83 as the trim option, which is apparently "Light Beige Nylon Pattern Cloth with Red Leather Bolster". Does anybody have a photo of this type of upholstery material?

Having a strange issue with my '52 directionals...the directionals, be it right or left, will work correctly for a 2-3 seconds. The front/rear lights flash, the direction arrow in the dash will flash, with an audible clicking. Maybe 4 or 5 times, tops. Then the dash directional arrow will...

Thanks for the replies...I had figured the cold weather (well below freezing since I've owned the car) might be a factor, although the window closest to the pump operates at a reasonable speed. But yeah I plan on waiting until it gets a little warmer in the garage before diagnosing the problem...

I am working on a '52 Roadmaster hardtop with the Hydro-Lectric system for the windows and bench seat. The 2 rear windows and driver's side window are really sluggish, although the temp in my garage is also below freezing and I don't know how much of an impact that has on hydraulic operation...

Got a 1952 Roadmaster 76R with a few minor issues...the doors are very straight, but both doors require quite a bit of pressure on the door handle button before they unlatch. The passenger side isn't so bad, but the driver side door handle button needs to be in 100% before it unlatches. The...

Yeah I did man, thanks for being a stand-up guy. Only problem is...it's about an inch too long. So I guess maybe the air cleaner for the smaller engines was a little different than the 320 as far as the filter hat might have been a bit taller? But again thanks for the deal anyhow. What color...

Glad my memory still works sometimes...is the blue on the oil filter housing a Chevy engine blue? Doesn't match what was left of the original Buick turquoise at all. Kinda off-topic but if anybody has an extra rod/wingnut used to hold the upper air cleaner to the oil bath please PM me.

Anybody know what the correct paint scheme was for the '51 engines? Obviously turquoise for the block...but I seem to remember that the rule was for these engines that if a part used a gasket, it was the same color as the block. I.e. the pushrod/valve/timing chain cover, thermostat housing etc...

Can somebody give me a quick answer as to what kind of tool to use to get the front generator bearing out of it's socket? The socket is covered by a triangular plate with 3 screws but there ain't even close to enough room to get a screwdriver in there. Edit: I pretty much figured it out...

Got a vicious directional gremlin goofing up my right turn signal...here's the deal: The park lights work, but a little brighter on the right side. Left directional--no complaints. Right directional--the dash indicator will flash only once, with one click from the flasher...then, nothing...

Need about a half-dozen of these 1 1/2"x7/8" moulding clips for a '52 sweepspear, the part right above the rockers on the rear door of a 72R. Anybody know where to get these or have a good connection for trim clips? I don't really want to use the all-purpose wire-spring type if I can help it.