New guy with 1964 Cad Hearse in Alaska

[chestypuller]

if i see any i will have to measure them at the car shows this summer.

[60Crown]

Not individual heights off hand. As mentioned in other thread, there is less than 3" total from 1st through 4th windshield height.

[chestypuller]

comparewindshieldhearse.jpg

i guess it looks some different could be the images tho, do you know what the measurements are?

[60Crown]

You can't see difference in those windshields??? Not the windshield slopes between cowl to roof in side profile? Or wing window heights?

This has been covered many times previously. Here are windshields Cadillac used in '59-'60 from shortest to tallest:

1. Convertible and flat top.
2. Coupe DeVille and Sedan DeVille.
3. Series 60 Fleetwood.
4. Series 75 limo and commercial chassis.*

*Used on '59-'64 CC (and '65 limo), including your car.

You just compared the second and fourth tallest windshields in that pic. Hope this helps answer your question.

[chestypuller]

is anyone positive the windshields are different between a cad car from 1959 and a 64 mm cad hearse?

heres a couple pictures i put togeather, i cant tell where they are different.

comparewindshieldhearse.jpg

[chestypuller]

i just ordered 2 gates radiator hoses off amazon thats made for 64 com chassis

well basta$ds said they wouldnt ship to alaska! so had to order thru rockauto.com ended up costing 53 bucks with shipping and all, for upper and lower hoses.

[chestypuller]

have any idea of the stock CFM of these carbs? i got a 785cfm or something from a 80s 350 chevy carter that looks the same and it might bolt right on.

maybe it wont looks more like a quadrajet from the chevy.

maybe a edelbrock will fit the hearse.

[chestypuller]

looks like throttle shaft leaking on carb, anyone knoww what kit to order to rebuild these or what # the carbs are

[chestypuller]

i just ordered 2 gates radiator hoses off amazon thats made for 64 com chassis

[Dickey]

Typically the first problem you'll notice with a jetaway (hydra-matic) is the 2-3 shift is either very harsh or allows the engine to rev up before engaging third gear. This is a feature of poorly adjusted bands inside the transmission. You'll likely find this thread very interesting (as is the rest of the forum);

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=342139

Also, the Rolls Royce guys have a fair amount of knowledge on the matter since RR used GM's transmission well into the late 60's.


I bought a universal radiator hose with the spring to replace my upper and lower hoses on my 390. As I recall, I requested an upper and lower hose, two different length universal hoses were displayed and I just bought two of the longer ones because I didn't see how the shorter one would work properly. I've not had any issue out of mine yet but I only drive it around the yard when necessary. My water pump was ordered off of ebay but it actually came from a company called Kanter. They are a source for a lot of classic Cadillac parts.

[chestypuller]

Any Dexron variant will be adequate. This particular transmission was designed to work with the early stuff that still employed whale oil as a friction modifier. The subsequent dexron series from GM are backwards compatible to any previous transmissions but the older dexron specifications are not compatible with their current line of automatic transmissions. That last part I didn't know until I was poking around on the differences between the dexron specs. I found this:

http://www.ehow.com/list_7402226_sub...ion-fluid.html

well the dang things working again, im thinking the fluids gonna need a changing, looks great tho and smells good too. maybe things are just sticky from sittin, might run it thru the gears when i get a leave spring in and some coolant hoses that dont leak. then i will dump it and put a new filter and fluid and and go from there.

wonder if i shoudl get some brake fluid to flush out the trans, i dont know if i should risk it, with that stuff.. ive done it before and it fixed a sticky valve body tho.

where you guys getting yoru new hoses and belts and parts at for these old beasts?

[Dickey]

Any Dexron variant will be adequate. This particular transmission was designed to work with the early stuff that still employed whale oil as a friction modifier. The subsequent dexron series from GM are backwards compatible to any previous transmissions but the older dexron specifications are not compatible with their current line of automatic transmissions. That last part I didn't know until I was poking around on the differences between the dexron specs. I found this:

http://www.ehow.com/list_7402226_substitutes-dexron-iii-transmission-fluid.html

[chestypuller]

dang things stuck in reverse, it is the jetaway, now neutral and reverse are both reverse! im not sure what the deal is. l l1 l2 dont do anything. was working good earlier. anyone know what type atf these take?

[chestypuller]

good news again today! was messing around in the hearse and found a compartment under the floor in the back accessable by the rear drivers side door, and looked in there and them covers for the wheel wells are in there and in good shape too! good thing they took them off or they would probably be rusted.

[chestypuller]

the yukon! hehe still to far for me, with these crazy gas prices heck its almost as bad as yukon around here.

Im the president of the Alaska Hearse Club, and the only member. unless you count my family members.

Anyhow good news today, put a couple gallons of fuel in it and it started up. the ODO says 77000 miles

put it in gear and drove it off the trailer, goes both backwards and forwards.

lots of squeekin with the broken leaf spring. i can imagine the tires rubbin on all sorts of stuff.. i believe both sides are broke, but the drivers side is completely broke all the way thru all the springs.

also missing parts of the heated choke, prettymuch the coil for it and the cover it looks like.


with its 1 wheel drive (2wd with a open differential) its stuck on my driveway with one tire spining! hehe gonna get the kitty litter out.

measured a broken piece of leaf and they are 2.5" wide like a gm so now i just need to get a tape measure to get the other measurments and i will be ready to find some pickup ones that will work or van or suv and we should be good. gonna get some that give it a little hot rod rake too.