No,,,, No,,,, the plug under the intake cannot cause a vacume leak.... a hole in it will cause an exhaust leak,, because it plugs up the hole in the exhaust crossover, not an area that has vacume in it... in fact it has exhaust gasses under pressure,,, if you come up with a exhaust leak that you cannot find in the engine area, pull the intake off and look under it at that plug, chances are , you will find a hole in that plug.... it is an odd size and some times has to be ordered from Dorman...it is best to replace the plug when you rebuild the engine as a matter of routine....NOW , i AM TALKING ABOUT A NAILHEAD HERE NOT ANY OTHER ENGINE..... Well, I have to back up about the rocker arm breather having a hole in the center of it.... Kimson had one on his engine..... I just did not ever see one before.... live and learn....
Wow, there's been a lot of action in my post since I've been gone Doc, let me reiterate that you are a wizard. I started exactly how you told me, pressing softly all the way down 4 times, and viola It still backfired and stalled a few times, but no carb start! It used to start like an automatic choke, no pressing at all--- I still need to check the firing order and see if the adapter is webbed & figure out a heat material to put in there if that is the case-- you never told me if I should put the original heat plate on as well since I already have it. I'm doing the distributor, hei, points, coil, carb etc with another mechanic, but I'm going to do it with him. If I get a new ignition switch will my entire ignition system be brand new? I would rather redo it all now... She is still running hot, but hopefully we can figure it out :3gears:
Well, that is not surprising,,, I dont use a choke,,, just start on the accellerator pump.... when you do that , the engine is going to be ''cold natured'' untill it warms up some.... from looking at the pics , I see that the choke is wired open.... you could always hook it up manually , with a choke cable to the inside of the car to the bottom edge of the dash... only thing is if you forget to push it back in after the engine warms up, it will use more gas....:laugh: the reason that I didnt say anything about a heat shield is that I knew you had to use a adapter plate to install any holley carb onto a nailhead manifold...and the adapter acts as a heat shield... I just assumed that the mechanic put the proper gaskets in....like you did... when you paid them to do so...:laugh: Like i said, we need to get the ign system spot on, before diving into the carb....odds are, the carb is ok... Well if you put in a new ign switch, the whole system will be new except for the wire loom.... on a lot of old cars , I have seen so called mechanics butcher the under dash wires up.... I hate that.... it is not that hard to rebuild a wire loom.... one thing about it ,,, if you do that , you will know that the switches are all good ..... Definitly need to get the running hot problem fixed... my riv runs right on 185 deg. without the air on ,,, with air , it gets up to 210.... You need to get the rad checked out and rodded out if neccessary....
had my radiator recored a few years ago, usually runs at 180-200 depending on the weather, but since the new carb and plugs 200-215 Is it called an ignition switch on our car or something else, I can't find it in my buick parts catalog. Hi Austinite:bglasses:
Doc, I missed the post about your heart, don't go dying on me, I'll be stewed, screwed, and tattooed!!:af: I will have the mechanic check for a vacuum leak...
Hey,,,, dont worry bout me,,,, I aint going anywhere unless my God says so first.... so I dont worry at all.... got 2 more tests to do.....:laugh:
It is a well-known fact that if you paint a Nailhead pink, unless you are a Mary Kay salesperson - you will go to hell. God will not forgive you; he never intended that a Nailhead be pink. If you are a Mary Kay salesperson and leave the company, you must repaint the Nailhead a proper color within 72 hours or you will still go to hell.
Where did the pink come from? Nailheads need to be nailhead green. It's a great color. I'd love to build a highboy or other hot rod with a Nailhead with the green showing on the engine, and Nailhead green on the wheels. The body could be turd brown and it will still look great.
check the buick parts forum here they have an awesome list, and there is a good buick graveyard in washington, pm me I might have the #
Max ,,, if you are talking about a 65 skylark GS, there was one here in Lawrenceburg a while back, actually 2... one a complete car and one a rotted down hulk but i think the frame may be still good.... cause we dont salt the roads here much at all.....
