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milehighassassin -> RE: Info on the 472 ? (11/5/2007 2:16:37 PM)
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Thanks for the info so far.
1973 Cadillac DeVille
I would like tranny capacities as well (Auto)
My plan of attack:
-New Battery
-Replace all fluids
-oil
-Tranny
-Coolant
-Differential
-Brake
-Power steering
Replace all filters
- oil with change
-Tranny (how many are there, 1 replacable? 1 cleanable??
-Air... anyone know the dimension off hand? (I can measure myself, but the car is stored over an hour away).
-Fuel (is there only 1?)
-Replace spark plugs and wires (I would like info on putting an HEI on this, I hear the points are a poblem on this motor)
Background info:
This was my grandfather;s car. He bought it new. It has 63k original miles on it and has always been stored inside. The last time it was registered was 1996. There might be a few years that gramps registered it but never drove it as well. I put a used battery in that I had lying around and put some jumpers on it and it fired up in under 5 seconds, which I was a bit surprised considering the fuel (1/4 tank) was so old.
Gramps was a mechanic by trade so the car is in GREAT shape. He also has a ton of spare parts which he bought to keep on hand, belts, plugs, oil filters, thermostats, cap and rotors, etc. I don't know if I will use any of them, basically gramps always kept the car in good shape. Before he stopped driving it he had the transmission rebuilt at 59k miles. He also had new shocks put on. He didn't do this work because of his age, adn the place he took it to was known for ripping people off. I remember him telling me that the transmission seal wasn't done properly, but when I checked the tranny fluid it's level was fine. If it wasn't done right, wouldn't you think it would have leaked out in 12+ years? The shocks that were put on were also done wrong, they put a shock for a much smaller vehicle on there. That is the least of my worries, until later on, but just a little background.
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