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Offline GS66

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66 sees the light of day
« on: May 06, 2016, 10:41:07 PM »
Got the black 66 GS out, it has not run right for some time. It is going over to Starc's place to be checked out and for troubleshooting tomorrow. Hopefully it will be driven back home, not hauled.

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Re: 66 sees the light of day
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2016, 01:56:51 AM »
She's a beauty, Jim.  I hope you get her running soon!

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Re: 66 sees the light of day
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2016, 12:32:28 PM »
Thanks Chuck. Well, there she goes. I may get it back at the Verona WI show June 4th, but that might be optimistic. Since we're taking the 65 to that show it would be fun to drive both back home together.

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Re: 66 sees the light of day
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2016, 12:33:36 PM »
I wonder if Dan likes the plate?
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Re: 66 sees the light of day
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2016, 01:02:53 PM »
I wonder if Dan likes the plate?

Me likeee.

How does a 'Dans GS' plate end up on Jim's car ?
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Re: 66 sees the light of day
« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2016, 01:29:54 PM »
We originally bought this car for my son Dan to drive and he used to drive it to work and school daily in the summer months and for just cruising so that's how that plate got on there. It's probably available in WI!
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Hope da' patent will feel better soon! (Re: 66 sees the light of day)
« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2016, 02:10:02 PM »
Dear Jim, Chuck, Dan, and mid-60s Buick caregivers,

Got the black 66 GS out, it has not run right for some time. It is going over to Starc's place to be checked out and for troubleshooting tomorrow. Hopefully it will be driven back home, not hauled.

She is a beauty indeed!  :thumbsup:

Any sense of what is ailing da' patent?

Hopefully she won't require too much "surgery!"

Cheers, Edouard  :occasion14:

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Re: 66 sees the light of day
« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2016, 02:35:32 PM »
I think it's an ignition/electrical problem. Also has a vibration in it since the rebuild. We did drive it on to the trailer though.
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Re: 66 sees the light of day
« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2016, 06:53:02 PM »
Great looking GS Jim!
'66 sightings are rare, even on the web. Always good to see one.
I'm itching to get to mine but the weather has been unusually wet.
Hope Stark gets those bugs worked out!
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Re: 66 sees the light of day
« Reply #9 on: May 07, 2016, 09:29:24 PM »
Most common, flywheel or flexplate installed wrong for the vibration.
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Re: 66 sees the light of day
« Reply #10 on: May 08, 2016, 09:09:31 AM »
I'm afraid you're right Tom. The motor was rebuilt due to a vibration wearing on the bearings. Then they probably reassembled it the way it was which was incorrect. Where I live there doesn't seem to be any shops that understand nailheads.
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Re: 66 sees the light of day
« Reply #11 on: May 08, 2016, 10:33:56 AM »
 Beautiful 66 Gs post car. Reminds me a lot of my dads post black 66 Gs he had back in the 80's. Bummer to here about the issues. Hope they can be fixed without to much trouble.  Here's a pic of my dads old post.


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Re: 66 sees the light of day
« Reply #12 on: May 08, 2016, 06:38:23 PM »
Thanks Dan, I like it! Maybe I will need to put Cragars on mine. It has Welds now.
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You ain't a spring chicken when . . . . (Re: 66 sees the light of day)
« Reply #13 on: May 08, 2016, 09:34:58 PM »
Dear Jim, Dan, and mid-60s "Buick strollers down memory lane", . . . .

Here's a pic of my dads old post.


It is one of those bitter-sweet moments when you can get a rough estimate of the age of a photo by comparing it to old photos of your own.  There is something about how those early slide and print photos fade that is immediately recognizable.   I can't tell you when the picture was taken, but I'll bet it wasn't too far from the 1970s!



Thanks for sharing!

Cheers, Edouard  :occasion14:

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Re: 66 sees the light of day
« Reply #14 on: May 14, 2016, 07:45:11 PM »
Walt, PM sent.
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