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Gents,
I just spoke with a Shell Oil Tech Guy and he told me that Zinc remains in the Rotella T1, but it is reduced from years past.
I asked him about using Zinc additives and he was positive about adding that to standard single-weight motor oil, including Rotella T1.
He was pushing multi-weight oil, but was willing to understand my / our position on the single-weight oil.
I trust that this info helps.
Peter
Tom & Rod,
An excellent source for TRICO wiper parts / motors, etc, is Ficken, The Wiper Man.
He help me a good deal!
You can find lots of TRICO single motor vacuum wipers on eBay, but it would help if you had a Model Niumber.
Below, I post the website for The Wiper Man.
Peter
Jim,
Just because you don’t currently own a Pierce-Arrow motorcar, truck, motorcycle or bicycle, doesn’t mean that you cannot be a member of the Pierce-Arrow Society.
We need member support, and at the minimum that comes with renewing memberships.
Besides, as you renew, you can check in on your PAS Message Board Buddies.
In this way, we also don’t have to be sad to see you go.
The membership fee is “small beer”” for the connections it provides.
Peter”
Jim,
You need to send that out to a clock & watch maker, or at least to a sophisticated jewelry stop with a watch repair person.
There are some mechanisms that are far too delicate for we mere mortals to repair / refurbish.
Peter
WOW!
Gents,
On the replaced windshield on my Series 80 (DeLuxe sedan, top/bottom split window), the Bug is on the lower section / bottom right-hand corner.
I covered it with my State Inspection sticker.
Where there i a will, there is a way.
Peter
Tom,
I don’t know about the door glass, but I had to replace my windshield, both top and botton (Series 80 DeLuxe – split windshield) with modern flat safety glass.
The top piece was easy, as t is just a big rectangle.
However, the bottom piece has a very nice CURVE that took three pieces of glass to get done without breaking it (that was killing their profit margin).
If you can get access and remove the window mechanism, and also have the glass dimensions (perhaps, including thickness, any good Auto-Glass shop should be able to create one for you and perhaps install it on your mechanism.
Then re-installing it without breaking it will be up to you or your “man.””
As long as it is not a windshield they may not need to attach a “”bug””.
The “”bug”” is the design / identification image that lives in the lower corner of every windshield and most side windows.
I believe that it indicates the glass is Safety Glass.
I hope that this helps.
Merry Christmas!
Peter”
Bill,
I had the same problem with the 90+ year-old bolts on my water jacket.
I punched the broken bolt face, drilled with a very small titanium tipped drill bit, then a larger titanium drill bit, then a larger titanium drill bit, etc.
I go the hole large enough to take a good size easy out, soaked the area with penetrating oil, let it sit overnight and tried to remove it.
NOPE!
I then drilled it a bit more to fit a larger easy out, and repeated the operation.
I believe that on the second try, the bolt threads broke loose and I removed the sucker.
On the Series 80 there are 41 water jacket bolts (why 41?), so removing them the first time after ?? years was a challenge.
I believe that I had to do that on a number of WJ bolts.
I also removed about 2-quarts (dry) of ferrous crud from the cooling chamber.
Good luck with your endeavor.
Peter
Ron,
John may be pricy, but you will receive quality parts, and as you indicated, beggars cannot be choosers especially when you want the parts NOW.
Peter
Gents,
Clean Sweep is also listed in OUR Parts & Services Directory.
Peter
Ronald,
Look in the Parts & Services section of this website.
In there, under Body & Trim is a listing for Windshield Wipers.
In that section is a list of Sellers & Repair guys.
I have used David Ficken before for obscure parts, and perhaps others.
Peter
Marc,
What are the engine and body numbers?
I’ll look them up for you, if you wish.
Peter
James,
The Schwabacker-Fry files, or the Schwabacker-Frey files?
And if either, what are those, and what do they have to do with Pierce-Arrow motorcars?
They were a high-end postcard / fancy printing company.
Peter
A henweigh is the introduction to a joke for which Bob provided the punch line, da, da, da!
Brooks & Don,
I believe that chasing down old Rosters is the key.
Years ago, I contacted the New York State DMV to get copies of past registrations for my Series 80.
It has only had 4-owners, 3 from my family and was bought by Great Uncle Joe Waldorf from the original owner, Myron Forbes – then president of the PAMCC.
The NYS DMV person told me that they did not have records past about 20-yers or so (I forget).
However, maybe some States’ DMVs do, and chasing down the registration past sounds like fun.
A body, chassis or engine number will likely be required.
Another source of information might be Jam and Mary Ann Sandoro a the Buffalo Transportation Museum (www.Pierce-Arrow.com).
Have fun,
Peter
Bob,
I got a new chain for my Series 80 from: Ramsey Products Corp.
They were excellent and quick with the turn-around.
Here is their contact info.
Email to:[email protected]
Web: http://www.ramseychain.com
Phone: (704) 394-0322
Fax: 704-394-9134
I hope that this helps.
Peter
Gents,
I took these photos durning an engine rebuild, so the placement of the oil feed tube on this photo appears a bit rough.
Peter
#1 photo
Gents,
On my Series 80, I ran an external oil line from the base of the oil filter, parallel to the cylinder block and through the back of the timing chain / crankcase cover.
It feeds the engine oil, post filtration, through that copper line and drops it on top of the timing chain.
I will post a photo soon.
It is a slick installation.
Peter
Brooks,
It is always Super (in the 1920s meaning of the word) to hear from you.
You are a veritable fount of information on all things Pierce-Arrow.
I have Bernie’s list and recently reviewed it regarding the Sinclair Powell, Series 81, Pierce-Arrow.
There is no listing of owners prior to Sinclair.
I respond here to head off unnecessary effort to track the history of that particular Pierce-Arrow.
Best regards,
Peter
