Stewzer55's Oldsmobile Station Wagon

[HotRodPC]

OK, I get it now. Yep, 3.73's and that small of a tire you'll feel it in the seat a bit.

 

[Stewzer55]

While I was up at my Dad's at the beginning of the month for my grandmother's funeral, the morning of the funeral, the car did not want to start and no matter what I did, nothing. I had it towed the 175 or so miles back home and it sat until I had the time to pull and warranty the starter. Upon the removal process I noticed that the battery cable terminal wasn't fully tightened. After tightening it all the way I reconnected the battery and it started up just fine. I cleaned up my tools and got it off of my ramps, since I jacked it up and set it on them, and went for a drive.

Clutches in the posi might be worn since it was peg leggin when I got on to the gas.

 

[heviarti]

I know the production numbers for these are small (4600), but how many of these were built with the 350? Also, anybody know where to find the police push bumper for the caprice that was vaguely this body style?

 

[Stewzer55]

Unsure how many came with the 350, probably more than what came with the 305.

 

[RetroC10Sport]

3113 350s and 1234 305s. 4347 total.

 

[heviarti]

Soooooo.... Where do I go to check the RPOs? Just picked one up.

 

[RetroC10Sport]

Soooooo.... Where do I go to check the RPOs? Just picked one up.

I can possibly help, shoot me the VIN or post a pic of the SPID label.

 

[heviarti]

I'll do it when I get home... I know one must be alloy wheels, and BRN must be brown interior. It has the 5.7, and I think something is up with the oil pressure sender. It keeps fluctuating rapidly, but not so much as a tap from the engine. What does happen is about 100 rpm drop in engine speed every time the oil pressure gauge bottoms. I think something electronic is shorting... Pic related.

 

[heviarti]

Now I just have to find one of the police push bumpers from the '90s caprice....

 

[Stewzer55]

If you want to do that, I'll gladly take the OCC front bumper cover.

SPID label is in the tailgate opening on the right side.

 

[heviarti]

Police push bumper mounts over the stock bumper? I found the spid tag last night. I'll have it up in a min.

 

[heviarti]

Alright... Let's see if we can ID these RPOs... I am curious to see if it tells me something about the diff ratio and posi or not.

 

[RetroC10Sport]

GU5 - 3.23
G80 - locking diff.

 

[RetroC10Sport]

It was a fleet car.

Report for..
1G3BP8371NW304258

Vehicle:

CUSTOM CRUISER STA WAG
Year:

1992
Build Date:

1992-06-05


Found 4,347 vehicles matching that year and model in our database.
RPO Description Matches
UB7 CLUSTER,INSTRUMENT,TEMP,VOLTS,TRIP ODOM,TACH,DR INFO CTR INCLUDES WSWA JAR,LOW ENG OIL LEVEL,LOW COOL,LOW FUEL IND TRIP ODOM(UB7) 3,694
UM6 RADIO,AM/FM STEREO,CASSETTE,ETR,INCLUDES CLOCK STEREO CASSETTE(UM6) 2,394
UQ1 RADIO,PROVISIONS FOR STEREO STEREO RDO PR0VISIONS(UQ1) 4,347
UQ5 SPEAKER SYSTEM,4,DUAL FRONT DOOR MOUNTED,DUAL EXTENDED RANGE QUARTER MOUNTED 4 SPKR SYS(UQ5) 4,307
U38 WARNING,LOW COOLANT CLNT WRNG(U38) 3,694
U75 ANTENNA,POWER(CHROME) PWR ANT(EXPORT)(U75) 3,694
VK3 LICENSE PLATE,FRONT MOUNTING PACKAGE FRT LIC PLT MTG PKG(VK3) 4,318
VQ3 FLEET PROGRAM - DEALER ASSISTANCE, HOLDBACK RETURNED MONTHLY 21
VX5 FLEET PROGRAM - CASH ALLOWANCE 102
V08 COOLING SYSTEM,HEAVY DUTY HVY DUTY CLG(V08) 2,257
V2G CREDIT - FULL FUEL FILL 369
V73 VEHICLE STATEMENT - US/CANADA US/CANADA VEHICLE STATEMENT(V73) 4,347
V92 TRAILER PROVISIONS TRLR PROVISIONS(V92) 2,257
WJ7 TRIM,INTERIOR(LEATHER) LEATHER TR(WJ7) 2,215
WRN PLANT CODE - WILLOW RUN, MI, USA 4,347
1SC PACKAGE-OPTION 03 (1SC) 1,627
1SZ PACKAGE OPTION- (1SZ) 4,344
40U EXTERIOR COLOR,PRIMARY,WHITE (40U) 1,603
6TL COMPONENT-COMPUTER SELECTED SUSPENSION SUSP(6TL) 2,987
67I INTERIOR TRIM,CAMEL (67I) 421
672 TRIM COMBINATION,LEATHER,OAK (672) 308
679 SEAT BELT COLOR,CAMEL (679) 421
7TL COMPONET-COMPUTER SELECTED SUSPENSION SUSP(7TL) 2,987
8RN COMPONET-COMPUTER SELECTED SUSPENSION SUSP(8RN) 4,347
9RN COMPONET-COMPUTER SELECTED SUSPENSION SUSP(9RN) 4,347
AA7 WINDOW,ELECTRIC OPERATED,QUICK OPENING QUICK OPG ELEC WDO(AA7) 4,307
AG1 ADJUSTER FRT ST POWER, MULTI-DIRECTIONAL, DRIVER MULTI-DIRECTIONAL PWR D/SEAT ADJR(AG1) 4,307
AG2 ADJUSTER,SEAT,6-WAY POWER,SPLIT BENCH,PASSENGER 6-WAY PWR P/SEAT ADJR(AG2) 3,694
AJ3 RESTRAINT SYSTEM,FRONT SEAT INFLATABLE DRIVER SI INFL RST SYS(AJ3) 4,347
AM6 SEAT,FRONT SPLIT,3 PASSENGER WITH CENTER ARMREST FRT SPLIT ST(AM6) 4,347
AU0 LOCK CONTROL,REMOTE ENTRY(KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM)(USED WITH TROFEO SPORT COUPE WL3) REMOTE ENTRY LK CONT(AU0) 3,694
AU3 LOCK,SIDE DOOR,ELECTRIC ELEC S/D LK(AU3) 4,307
B34 COVERING,FLOOR MATS,FRONT,CARPETED INSERT(COLOR COORDINATED) FRT CPT INS FLR MATS(B34) 4,307
B37 COVERING,FLOOR MATS,FRONT AND REAR AUXILIARY FRT/RR AUX FLR MATS(B37) 4,307
B93 ORNAMENTATION,EXTERIOR,DOOR EDGE GUARD MOLDING DR EDGE GUARD MLDG(B93) 4,307
CD2 INDICATOR,WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID LOW FLUID IND(CD2) 3,694
C49 DEFOGGER,REAR WINDOW,ELECTRIC ELEC RR WDO DEFG(C49) 3,566
C60 AIR CONDITIONER,FRONT,MANUAL CONTROLS A/C MAN CONT(C60) 2,280
C71 LAMP,INTERIOR,FRONT DOOR COURTESY FRT DR CTSY LP(C71) 3,694
DF6 MIRROR I/S R/V TILT, AUTO, DUAL READING LAMPS I/S REAR VIEW TILT(DF6) 218
DL5 DECAL ROADSIDE SERVICE INFORMATION ROADSIDE SERVICE INFO DECAL(DL5) 4,344
DL8 MIRROR,OUTSIDE,RH AND LH REMOTE CONTROL,ELECTRIC,DEFOG ELEC R/CON HTD O/S MIR(DL8) 3,542
D3X GEAR-SPEEDOMETER DRIVEN (25513049) (D3X) 2,257
D64 MIRROR,INSIDE,RH VISOR VANITY,ILLUMINATED ILLUM S/S MIR(D64) 3,694
D74 MIRROR,INSIDE,LH VISOR VANITY,ILLUMINATED(USED WITH TROFEO SPORT COUPE WL3) ILLUM S/S MIR(D74) 3,694
D8I SENSOR-VEH SPD (10456089) (D8I) 2,257
E5Z ADAPTER - SPEEDO - DELETE 4,347
E9Z KEY - SPEEDO - DELETE 4,347
FLT SALES PROCESSING - OPTION 128
F40 SUSPENSION,HEAVY DUTY,FRONT AND REAR HVY DUTY SUSP(F40) 4,347
GU5 AXLE,REAR,3.23 RATIO 3.23R(GU5) 2,257
G67 LEVEL CONTROL,AUTO AIR(USED WITH GRAN TOURING PKG Y56) AUTO AIR LVL CONT(G67) 3,694
G80 AXLE,REAR,POSITRACTION,LIMITED SLIP POSITRACTION L/SLIP R/AXL(G80) 1,020
IQ2 TRIM,INTERIOR DESIGN (IQ2) 2,215
JA2 BRAKE SYSTEM,HEAVY WEIGHT,DISC,DRUM HVY WT BRK SYS(JA2) 4,347
JM4 BRAKE SYSTEM,POWER FRONT DISC,REAR DRUM,ANTI-LOCK(CAST IRON) ANTILOCK DISC/DRUM BRK(JM4) 4,347
KC4 COOLING SYSTEM,ENGINE OIL ENG OIL CLG(KC4) 2,257
K34 CRUISE CONTROL,AUTOMATIC,ELECTRONIC CRCONT(K34) 4,307
K60 GENERATOR,100 AMPERE 100 AMP(K60) 4,347
L05 ENGINE,5.7L(5.7-7)GAS 8 CYLINDER 5.7-7(L05) 3,113
MD8 TRANSMISSION,AUTOMATIC 4-SPEED(THM700R4/4L60) 4-SPD A/TRANS(MD8) 4,347
MX0 TRANSMISSION,AUTOMATIC,OVERDRIVE(MERCHANDISING OPTION) A/TRANS PROVISIONS(MX0) 4,347
NA5 EMISSION SYSTEM,FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FEDERAL EMIS(NA5) 4,335
NP5 STEERING WHEEL,LEATHER WRAPPED(USED WITH GRAN TOURING PKG Y56) (NP5) 2,215
N40 STEERING,HYDRAULIC(NON-VARIABLE) NON-VARIABLE P/S(N40) 4,347
N65 WHEEL AND TIRE,SPACE SAVER SPARE,STEEL STEEL SPACE SAVER SPA(N65) 4,347
PA5 CAP,HUB(SPORT)(USED WITH AL WHL PD4) SPORT WHL HUBCAP(PA5) 3,509
PD4 WHEEL-15 X 7 LIGHT METAL ALLOY, 5 SPOKE 5 SPOKE AL WHL(PD4) 3,509
QEU TIRE ALL- P225/75R15/N WS2 R/PE ST TL ALS (9591637) TIRE(QEU) 4,347
R10 MANUAL-ROADSIDE SERVICE INFO MANUAL(R10) 369
R4Z TIRE BRAND ALL - GENERAL 4,347
R7A CONTROL - SALES ITEM NO. 26 4,344
R9Z CONTROL - SALES ITEM NO.100 794

 

[HotRodPC]

Fleet Vehicle could have even meant it was a rental car right? It also could have been a company fleet car. I know for example, Hewlett Packard had a large nationwide fleet of Ford Taurus and a few of them were wagons too.


A family friend in So Cali who owned a body shop and had the HP contract all the HP Taurus body work. It was actually most of his work he had so many of them in there. Most of the time, he had 3-4 a time. Get one done, and another comes in. He also got first crack to buy the totalled ones and the insurance co usually gave him a good deal too due to the fact, if he bought it, that ended to the storage fees, transportation and auction expenses, not to mention he pretty much bought every single of one of them no matter how bad the damage was. He said there was always more than enough parts to cover and make money for what he was buying them for, whether he fixed and sold them or just them for parts. About the only ones he didn't buy and they never even made it to his shop, was the burn out jobs.