Good Day my friends. I' the only 64 429 Caddy on the island. I know of various other caddys 59 60 62 77. I bought mine last year and did all the basic work just to get it started. i pulled the engine out and sandblasted and rebuild the carb changed the timing gear and cam gear. i send the Valve covers to chrome in colombia. I started it after a year and had no pressure on 2 pistons. I pulled it out again and ordered the shop repair manual and going to buy the deluxe rebuild kit. So thats basicly what going on. Here in Aruba evrything is expensive to buy or get because of the import taxes and transportation fees. Sometimes its just expensive to be me. I dont know to much about mechanics and have a uncle Roy that helps me out ( generation gap). So after a year im starting to get to know my Caddy.WhatsApp%20Image%202018-04-10%20at%2011.57.37%20AM%288%29.jpeg 

Hi Tony,

in town driving seems to be just fine.. I havent taken out for a longer, higher speed drive in several days, but plan to take on a 30 mile each way trip tomorrow.  I will have a better idea after that, downtown though, runs just fine.  

I was hanging at the local river bar yesterday and she was parked out front,, lots of the 50+ yuppie biker crowd, mostly friends mine, all had to go give it a walk around.. lots of nods of approval..

thanks for the check up,

have a Happy Easter.

Sincerely

Kim

Thank you both , have a good day

So right about a shop manual , in my case at being dumb I never pull the value cover which got me to 4200 rebuild .

I like to thank you and the rest for help . And yes all is going back in just like the day it was born  [ torque converter to trans, and a fully rebuild 429 stock ]    have a good day and thanks.

are you still building airplanes

Hi Tony, I'm guessing you didn't see my post.

I'm getting between 58 & 60 degrees out of my center vent with the dash controller on 65. I spoke to Cadillac Tim, he said it should be more like in the 50's. Could it be because it's like 93 degrees here these days ?

PS I didn't know you lived so close to me, I'm in Tamarac, call me 561-305-4413 

I have a 64 CDV Tony and I have not rebuilt my carb yet but I will when I do all the other things to see if that is the problem. I'm pretty handy with a wrench I have rebuilt a few holley carbs in the past but never a Carter. I just got all the parts for a mild tune-up so I'll start in the A.M. See if that helps. Yes it does seem like its starving for fuel it wants to die when I crank the wheel to one side or the other but once its up to temp its ok but I still don't trust it. Like I said it happens once in awhile. I don't smell fuel anymore and I can't see if it is or was leaking fuel but with the new filters and parts I hope that will help. I will look at the plugs too. Thanks 

Ah yes Tony. If you add enough oil to your concrete, sometimes an engine sprouts up.  The secret is in the oil used. use the wrong oil, and a shitty little 4 cylinder import engine will grow instead.

The Cement Walkway next to a house with Cadillac V-8s Growing Out of it. A beautiful modern sculpture garden, if there ever was one. You could charge people admission just to come see it.

Its pics showing a cement floor??