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    Tool advice needed

    Check with Eastwood.com
  2. Thread: Intake spacer

    by jnelson
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    Spacer

    Before buying any kind of spacers crab or intake dnt forget to check hood clearance when engine is running and in both gears. Dnt want to run a shorter element or air cleaner for clearance. It will...
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    A whole SQUADRON of buicks

    1976 Buick Centery pace cars were available with a V8 & V6 turbo. V8 graphics started at the front of the front fender on the side of the car Turbo V6 the graphics started at the front of the drivers...
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    Stubbe

    Yes cleaning the mesh or replacing it with new will be necessary. That will help your engine breath and balance out the pressure buildup. By installing a PCV valve it will cut back on the oil residue...
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    A whole SQUADRON of buicks

    1976 was the first year of the turbo charged V6. It was actually used in the 76 Buick Indy Pace Car.
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    Stubbe

    Don't forget to make sure the PCV valve is functioning properly. Since it doesn't use any oil.
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    Straight 8 Teardown

    I dnt know if you have a welder but I fabbed a quick connect extension with a swivel head to help support the front of the engine to make it easier to work on it. It helps take the pressure off the...
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    Switch pitch connections

    The answer to your question is yes you do need to hook them up to have proper idle and transmission function.
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    55 oil leak

    The area mentioned makes it sound like your head gasket is leaking. I know Felpro head gaskets along with some other cheaper gaskets do to the oil holes not matching. If the head surface isn't smooth...
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    55 oil leak

    You need to simulate driving conditions. So have someone in the car holding rpm roughly the same as if you were driving it. The increase of oil pressure should make it easier for you to find the leak.
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    55 oil leak

    Did you have it just idling or did you have someone inside holding the rpm around 2,000?
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    55 oil leak

    First thing you should do put it on a hoist and clean the back of the engine. Even up by the rear oil galleys with brake clean and pressured air. Than start the car raise it up and look with a black...
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    Straight 8 pistons

    Alleycat. Straight 8 piston have .005 cam grind that's it. If you use new pistons with .010 you should knurl both sides of the skirt. Preferably half point from center of skirt to the edge looking at...
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    66 Buick Skylark GS

    According to the Buick Standard book their was 1,835 2dr coupes built. Model number 44607. 9,934 of the sport coupe model 44617. 2,047 of the convertible model 44667. These are all the different...
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    Straight 8

    Allyocat, when I bought my machine shop over thirty years ago. It came with an old piston grinder. You are correct when you say that most pistons now have too much cam grind. They original specs...
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    Engine oil

    Go to C.A.R. & Nailhead which is Centerville Auto Repair &Vintage Hot Rod. Its owned buy Russell Martin. He and his son are known national and internationally for building Nailheads. That's all they...
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    Engine oil

    Im a certified machinist. I build all types of engines for a living. I have seen the distruction of these new oils. The oil today is not of the old days. The cats in the exhaust can't handle zync in...
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    Straight 8

    I would like to swap some ideas on getting more out of these engines.
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    Engine oil

    You didn't here of cam and lifter failure with nailheads cause till the late eighties all oil had zync in already. They quit putting zync in oil to help the motors pass the new emissions laws and the...
  20. Thread: 71 Riv

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    71 Riv

    Thanks for the help.
  21. Thread: 71 Riv

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    71 Riv

    Looking for any leads for interior parts for my 71 Riv. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
  22. Thread: 71 Riv

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    71 Riv

    Hi everyone, I just purchased a 71 Riv that has sat most of its life. I need help locating all the floor pans and trunk pan.
  23. Drag link

    I'm sorry bout not replying earlier. The car has 114,000 miles on it. It has power steering. The car has been sitting for over ten years. Everything seems to be tight in the joints. I dnt know what...
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    Vibrations

    One more thing you may wanna check is your rear tail housing bushing. If that is worn it will allow the yoke on the driveshaft to move in a oblong manner feeling like a front u joint is going out....
  25. Drag link

    Let me know if you can't find the drag link you need. Im currently parting out a 67 LeSabre.
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