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    Thanks for the insight, I've been reading on...

    Thanks for the insight, I've been reading on PCV-systems for a bit and think it's worth a try before I do anything else.

    So basically I should run the vent tube that goes to the underside of the...
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    '54 322 Blow-by

    Hi folks,

    So I got some concerns about my old nailhead.
    It has some serious blow-by issues from all openings: breather, valve cover bolts, dipstick,...you name it and it blows. :/
    It doesn't...
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    Right, so I best go out hunting for a good 322 to...

    Right, so I best go out hunting for a good 322 to throw in then. I assume the '54-'56 nails are all basically thesame as far as fitting goes?

    Or any other engines that could bolt upto the '54...
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    425 in a '54 Roadmaster?

    So I've got my '54 running pretty good after struggeling to get rid of lifer noise. But it still has tons of blowby.
    On a roadtrip now through Sweden and I have to add a quart of oil every...
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    She lives to break down another day! Got my...

    She lives to break down another day!

    Got my new rockers and pushrods in the other day and new the nail runs perfectly like it should.

    Now the real test will come when I take my 2000 mile round...
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    Well, changed the lifters on the 3 noisy valves...

    Well, changed the lifters on the 3 noisy valves but no difference.
    Good news is the new cam seems to be in good shape aswell as the lifters. Bad news is my rockers are worn out.
    So I've got 16 new...
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    So the old man pulled off the valve covers...

    So the old man pulled off the valve covers yesterday while I was at work. No problems in the right bank, but the left bank has play on the exaust of no. 1 and 3, and on the intake of no. 4.

    I'm...
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    had it warm up a bit in the driveway and then...

    had it warm up a bit in the driveway and then drove it around the block for about 4 miles...doesn't seem to make any difference

    I have a trip to germany planned next weekend to an event, about...
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    camshaft break-in...(did I break it?)

    So I finaly got the whole thing installed over the weekend.

    Break-in was damn scary! for the first 10-12 minutes it sounded like it was gonna blow itself to hell, but then it settled down (as did...
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    Well at one point in it's life it was already...

    Well at one point in it's life it was already converted to '56 spec and 1:6 rockers, so I assume the cam in it already was a '56.
    How can I make sure the distibutor will work?
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    Dog Dish Hubcaps

    So I want to put smaller hubucaps on my 54' Roadmaster. Currently I just hace the almost 15 inch full hubcap.

    Will older style ('50-'52') fit if I get the tabs? I like the older style script...
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    I'm installing a stock '56 cam. Nobody around...

    I'm installing a stock '56 cam. Nobody around here builds engines as far as I know so... *lol*
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    Won't the assembly lube be enough, given that the...

    Won't the assembly lube be enough, given that the oil I have is aready 'high zinc' (1200ppm)? All the additives I can find won't get through because they have substances illegal for Europe/Belgium.
    ...
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    camshaft break-in...(did I break it?)

    Hi all,

    I'm going to change the cam and lifters in my '54 sometime next month and have a few questions that can probably be answered here.

    First, I am using Lucas-oil assembly lube to put the...
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    Schneider cams + ENGINETECH

    Hey all,

    So I'm looking to replace my cam since the one currently in my '54 is junk.
    After looking around the internet I came across 'Schneider Racing Cams', they have 7 options available...
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    Parts in Florida (Miami/Orlando)

    So I'm not really sure where to post this so I'll just put it up here.

    I'm from Europe(Belgium) and parts are not that easy to get and quite expensive with shipping and all of that.

    Now I'll be...
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    Ok, thanks alot for that info! So if I got...

    Ok, thanks alot for that info!

    So if I got this right, installing a new '56 cam should fix the whole deal I got here?
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    No work other than maintenance has been done to...

    No work other than maintenance has been done to the car apart from the interior restoration as I said before.

    It was a daily driver for the first owner from 1954 until 1998. There is no...
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    322 valve lifter question ('54 or '56)

    So a while ago I finally bought my first Buick (https://www.teambuick.com/forums/showthread.php?27055-New-from-Belgium).
    Now I have had some issues with lifters. getting the correct ones to be...
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    So here she is when I bought her in Holland ...

    So here she is when I bought her in Holland

    https://scontent.fbru1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/22366339_1649622531725407_8813663740211663699_n.jpg?oh=f0cc60ff4bc5e8cf63339732fb102986&oe=5A7AD42F
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    New from Belgium

    Hey all, 24 from Belgium,

    So I'm new to the forum here, found this place a while ago looking for information.
    I just got my first Buick after wanting and searching one on and off for the last few...
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