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    Just a thought but have you tried to mock it up...

    Just a thought but have you tried to mock it up or compare it to chevy cars or pickups. On my buick it has a lot of parts like that that are interchangeable with my 74 chevy mud truck and wifes 85...
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    That all should be ok I just put a shift kit in...

    That all should be ok I just put a shift kit in it and then I started analyzing this cause before I just chocked it up to well the th 400 must be a dog of a tranny. Then searched around and others...
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    th400 has no first gear

    Hi all my th 400 out of my 74 buick electra seems to have no first gear. it has all the others even reverse but I have to wind it up a bit to 2nd gear speed for it to go. I was wondering what the...
  4. What needs modified for headers to fit a 74 buick electra

    ok im looking at potentially upgrading my manifolds to headers cause frankly I think manifolds have nothing but negatives and headers are more of a positive and look better anyway. Well I know...
  5. ok so the speedo is fixed not sure how accurate...

    ok so the speedo is fixed not sure how accurate but haven't been pulled over yet. It was the little counter balance. somehow it got bent so would hit the metal above the trip meter deal and stop. It...
  6. Im not sure if this is the issue yet cause i...

    Im not sure if this is the issue yet cause i havent tested it yet but when i was taking off the dash cover to take old radio out to replace with a cd reciever that i took out of my mud truck when i...
  7. speedo maxes at 30 and constant beeping under motion.

    Ok im sorry im trying to get ideas on where to diagnose or fix this issue. But i havent had a lot of time to work on it cause when it rains it pours. Tiny backstory been on here before but got busy...
  8. I decided to know just in case replace the...

    I decided to know just in case replace the ignition control module and keep the other as a spare. But still no fire up. I didn't see any fuses burnt out. Im really thinking it has to be a vacuum line...
  9. Ya i followed his advice but i am by no means...

    Ya i followed his advice but i am by no means great or patient with electrical things by any means so im not saying i could'nt have somehow done it wrong.

    That is possible again not saying im an...
  10. Ok replaced the pickup coil and no change. So...

    Ok replaced the pickup coil and no change. So that brings the list of New or pretty new parts up to this. Pickup coil, coil,cap and rotor, spark plugs, and spark plug wires. Help me here I am...
  11. I tested more and if I did it right everything...

    I tested more and if I did it right everything checks out ok so I don't get it. A thing I did notice is the distributor shaft did not slip out very easily.
  12. Yes it is the same hei ignition before the...

    Yes it is the same hei ignition before the rebuild. Never messed with the distributer at all. Just did the intake gaskets, some head repairs and gaskets there and New filter and gasket for tranny....
  13. Ok a little update. I know it has been a long...

    Ok a little update. I know it has been a long time but i ended up doing a top end rebuild and had the broken bolts in the head fixed. also got a new tranny pan gasket and filter. Add on new spark...
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    vacuum diagrams

    ok i just got done doing kind of a top end rebuild on my 455 for my 74 buick electra. I wasn't paying close enough attention to where all the vacuum lines went and since i can't find a repair manual...
  15. ok I decided to dive into it a bit more. took off...

    ok I decided to dive into it a bit more. took off the intake and when I took the drivers side head off I saw a bent push rod. when I got the head off I saw what I think are the exhaust valves on 3...
  16. had no cat on it. Do you mean a full engine...

    had no cat on it. Do you mean a full engine rebuild??
  17. Ok I will try to be quick with this especially...

    Ok I will try to be quick with this especially since this is my second time trying to post a reply. kept getting pulled away from it not I have a laundry list of stuff to tinker with including 5...
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    are these shows limited to certain years or...

    are these shows limited to certain years or condition??? I'm working on fixing mine back up but it won't be gorgeous for a long while.
  19. ok did a little more digging into the quad driver...

    ok did a little more digging into the quad driver issue. What I found was its an internal component in the computer the runs 4 things. Dang computer is only a little over a year old. So I was...
  20. 93 buick regal throwing o2 sensor and quad driver default b codes.

    Ok this may not belong here but i'm getting to end of the rope with this car that I wanna crush it with my play truck. My gf has this 93 buick regal that she has for a daily driver. Shes taking this...
  21. 74 buick electra 225 with the 455 is gutless

    Ok like the title says i have a 74 buick electra 225 with a 455. It is a work in progress that i am trying to slowly restore. I have a exhaust stemming from a broken manifold bolt in the block that...
  22. thanks raycow. I haven't dove into messing with...

    thanks raycow. I haven't dove into messing with the fuel guage but no it does not move at all. I wouldn't be surprised if some of the wires are corroded or chewed by mice since it sat in a carport...
  23. fasten seat buzzer comes on with passengers and tank always reads empty.

    Ok i thought before i dive into a bunch of troubleshooting that might go nowhere but anger me. I thought i would ask here and hopefully get some help. I have a 74 electra 225 with a 455 that is...
  24. Rear plastic fin broken and can't get trunk to shut.

    Ok yet more on my 74 buick electra project. Back when i had it in the shop i had to squeeze around the backside of it. Well i put some of my weight on the back fin thinking it was still metal but it...
  25. ok sorry it has taken me a bit to respond back...

    ok sorry it has taken me a bit to respond back but i did get it fixed. It was the number 5 and number 7 wires got swapped around way back when we were working on it. Makes me feel nice and...
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