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    Woodward Dream Cruise 2023

    Thanks for the info. I'm going to be traveling to Ohio that week, and that helps me to make plans. I hope to be there.
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    Woodward Dream Cruise 2023

    So, I take from the lack of responses, the answer is "no".
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    Woodward Dream Cruise 2023

    Is any GN owners set to meet up before the Dream Cruise in Detroit this year? If so, when and where. I'd like to attend.
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    Buick Grand National in Enchanted Lake Neighborhood

    Yes, it's in Kailua, on Paako street. I haven't seen the other car there when I went by, so I haven't talked to them yet. I do have a catalog where I could get fenders, doors, hood, trunk lid, etc., but I don't know a body shop that could do the restoration. BTW, I have an completely...
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    Buick Grand National in Enchanted Lake Neighborhood

    It is sad. I'm going to have to stop by there sometime and get the story from the owners. I just hate seeing it waste away.
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    Buick Grand National in Enchanted Lake Neighborhood

    I have found this Buick Grand National rotting away in a driveway in Enchanted Lake Area. I'm think of knocking on the door and asking if they would like someone to take away the junk car off their hands. Is there a body shop on island that could handle a restoration like this. I feel I can...
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    Turbo Buick Mechanic Nr Salem, OR

    Roger that, Dynalow00 and NOONG. Thanks for the tip. I didn't know about GNNORTHWEST.com That's a bit farther than I had hoped, but I want someone knowledgeable with GNs to do the work. I live in Hawaii and don't want ask my brother in-law to take it all the way up past Seattle. I'm...
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    Turbo Buick Mechanic Nr Salem, OR

    Is there a good mechanic or repair shop in or near Salem, OR? I'm storing my GN at my brother in-law's and it looks like oil is seeping from near the rear of the engine, probably the rear main seal. I don't live there, and he doesn't know a good mechanic, so I wonder if someone out there...
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    Changing out Spark Plug #6

    Aha, I got it. Just call me the dragon slayer! :biggrin: On Sunday, I got with a friend and we tried to pull the plug wire again. We still couldn't get it, so I was going to throw in the towel and take it to Pep Boys or Firestone to have them just change 1 plug and wire. Tonight, I...
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    Changing out Spark Plug #6

    Yeah, I was thinking about that. I am replacing the spark plug wires along with the spark plugs. My concern is getting the spark plug out with the boot and heat shield still attached.
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    Changing out Spark Plug #6

    I have a 2002 GTP with the 3800 supercharged V-6. I am 5/6 of the way complete on it's 100k mile tune-up. However, I can't get the boot/heat shield off the #6 spark plug. I have tried rocking the engine forward, but there is an O2 sensor right behind the spark plug that keeps getting in the...
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    Woodward Cruise Wednesday

    Woodward Dream Cruise I'll be driving up from Dayton, OH to attend. Hope to see lots of TRs! Looking forward to dinner and a cruise from the Moose Preserve. :smile:
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    Fel-Pro PermaDry Plus Valve Cover Gaskets?

    LOL. If I wait long enough, somebody will offer to pay me for them to do it! :) Actually, my trainer from the gym is a big GM fanatic and he offered to help me do it. He doesn't have experience with GNs per say, but I trust his opinion. He thinks we'll have to undo the hoses to the...
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    Fel-Pro PermaDry Plus Valve Cover Gaskets?

    After 21 years, my beloved GN is seeping oil out of the back of the valve cover gaskets. Did I hear someone say the Mobil I synthetic oil will cause problems with cork gaskets? Anyway, my mechanic wants to use Fel-Pro PermaDry Plus rubber gaskets with a metal insert? He said that these would...
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    New Member

    Hello all; I recently registered for the forum. I live in Dayton, OH with my wife and '87 Buick GN. I am the original owner of both. I bought the GN in Missouri Valley, IA on 7/7/87. I have kept the car completely original. Used to run low 14's back in the day.:) I am looking for...
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