Oil pressure will work, temp might, have serious doubts about any other "gauges" besides the speedo operating accurately on 12 volts. Clock won't work, radio won't work. Dash lights will need to...
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Oil pressure will work, temp might, have serious doubts about any other "gauges" besides the speedo operating accurately on 12 volts. Clock won't work, radio won't work. Dash lights will need to...
Odd. Can you explain what the problem is more specifically?
Note, if that piston is not stuck, and you have used a ridge reamer, leave the problem piston for last, leave the crank in, and turn...
I assembled a 263 on a Harbor Freight engine stand (on sale at $79.99) rated for a ton if I recall correctly. It is designed to bolt to the bell housing with four adjustable arms that bolted to the...
Joey-
At the time your Buick was manufactured, the company did not build "numbers matching" cars. The serial number relates to the location the car was assembled (first numeral) and the sequential...
The first number (4) indicates the engine is for a Series (40) car. Series 40 (Special) cars used a 240 cubic inch engine. That suggests the answer to your separate question about the body. (No...
I used (hydraulic) jack oil in the nearly dry shocks on my '51 Special. Partly because I saw it suggested, but mostly because I had some on hand. Seems to work, but they still leak.
No experience with a Bendsten adapter flywheel, but ...
Three years ago, when I had the flywheel currently in my '51 resurfaced, I also had the machine shop flip the gear that the starter had...
I'm about to replace a cracked door glass on my '51 Special Model 48D 2-dooor sedan. I know I should buy some glass setting tape for the glass to door regulator installation. There are various...
You certainly did "begin in earnest." I have owned a very similar 1951 Special model 48D (deluxe 2 door sedan) since September of '91. Had I begun as you did, I might have gotten it into proper...
Jerry-
The first order of business is in the title to this response.
With your Buick, you should have had the rear wheels off of the ground, and then pulled back the rear end (using a come-along or...
STEPHEN-
I have the same car, but wih a stick shift. So no neutral switch.
I don't see why you couldn't junp the neutral switch to verify that is (or isn't) the problem. If that doesn't...
A suggestion: You likely won't find a machine shop that has done a Buick I-8 recently, if at all. Any shop that handles larger I-6's will have a boring bar that can do the job. Old guys in the shop...
The pedal assembly (whether 3-speed or Dynaflow) bolts to the frame. First step is to lift the carpet or rubber matting around the pedal(s).This allows removal of the toe-board that fits around the...
"I have found that the rocker stud above the sender needs to be removed before the sender. The stud hole is open to the sender.
Backing the stud out one quarter of an inch is really just enough."...
Well, I went with the 80-90 wt gear oil. Both front shocks were so low on fluid they might as well have been empty, one rear was very low, and one (which obviously has been leaking) was near to spec....
Long-
Thanks for your thoughts. I just did a quick and dirty viscosity test (drops of different oils on a metal sheet, tilt the sheet, see which drops moved the quickest and farthest), and...
Well, now that my 51 Special is back on the road after many years, it is plain that the shocks are a bit sloppy, and the fluid levels are low or very low. The manual says to fill with "only G. M. or...
This is a bit of a follow-up on Craig's thread. My question: Is it possible to set the choke so it pulls off properly once the butterfly is out of the picture (I had the manifold off, couldn't move...
Thanks Suntree. I checked several service manuals I have for later GM cars, and found they typically controlled the dome lights at the headlight switch. Great advice.
Update: I removed the switch...
My 51 Special is getting more and more fun to drive (particularly with a front-end kit installed by someone who understands kingpins). That gets me into details that I have previously ignored. Here...
In my limited experience, Jenz is right: "If your head are stock on intake and outlets, i would give the oem rings on intake and the graphite atf mix on exhaust a chance. My manifolds, and the side...
I have several old (or very old) AC P-127s on hand, but actually run a NAPA 1126 in my '51 263. It fits fine and seems always to be on the shelf locally.
Maybe not helpful at this point, but I had a machine shop resurface both the exhaust manifold and the manifold side of the head. That allowed use of oiled graphite rather than an exhaust gasket (per...
About cleaning the gas tank: If the vehicle it has sat for years and may be rusted though, you can expect to take it off and use any of the available "gas tank etch" cleaners, or take it in for a...
I assume you are asking about the outside dimension of the rod, rather than the journal. The big end of the rod is 3.25 inches wide. The rod cap is silghtly wider, at 3.375 inches wide. The rod is...