Ruthy in the rain..

[Super65lark]

Amazingly, California has seen a little rain as of late. I failed to get photos of Ruthy in the fall, in the midst of cooling system overhaul. Then, I ran into ignition problems. Both have been fixed.
By the way, the cooling system fix was interesting. I found little tablets made by AC that are composed of turmeric, among other things. One adds them to a cryptic radiator, and it plugs all the little holes. Success! Apparently GM uses the things..

I used Blue Streak products from Standard for my tune-up. I was happy with them and the Ruthy now runs soooo much better!

[elagache]

Dear Iain and California mid-60s Buick owners,

Amazingly, California has seen a little rain as of late.

Uh up here in da' North it has been a wee bit more than "a little rain."  Since the 1st we have gotten over 1-3/4" of rain   That's about 1/3 of the rain we get during the entire month of February!

I failed to get photos of Ruthy in the fall, in the midst of cooling system overhaul. Then, I ran into ignition problems. Both have been fixed.
By the way, the cooling system fix was interesting. I found little tablets made by AC that are composed of turmeric, among other things. One adds them to a cryptic radiator, and it plugs all the little holes. Success! Apparently GM uses the things..

I used Blue Streak products from Standard for my tune-up. I was happy with them and the Ruthy now runs soooo much better!

Glad to hear that you got Ruthy running a lot better!  Yes I have heard about the GM tablets.  Some engine builders add them to every build.  I prefer only to use them if the need arises.  Does Ruthy still have mechanical ignition or did you upgrade to an electronic type?

Thanks for the pictures!     The photo next to barn could have been taken back in the day.  Alas Ruthy's wheels gives her youthful remake away!

Cheers, Edouard 

[Super65lark]

Ok... it has been more than a little rain...for the area.

Yes, I upgraded to HEI a few years ago. Basic Accel. Though it does have a Standard module in it now. Glad I did too. There was an original pertronix unit in place, and it was really old. I have one cylinder with about 50% of normal compression, but otherwise it runs really well.

[elagache]

Dear Iain and mid-60s Buick caregivers,

Ok... it has been more than a little rain...for the area.

According to the forecast we are expecting a few days of dry weather before the rains return.  I don't if it will dry out enough for me to get Biquette out for some exercise though.

Yes, I upgraded to HEI a few years ago. Basic Accel. Though it does have a Standard module in it now. Glad I did too. There was an original pertronix unit in place, and it was really old. I have one cylinder with about 50% of normal compression, but otherwise it runs really well.

Okay, so you have saved yourself the periodic tune up hassles.  That sure was a chore back in the old days.  As long as the engine runs reasonably well, you have time to ponder what you might do in the future.

Cheers, Edouard