avgwarhawk

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Some ideas should stay on paper.....

She was wondering if she could take her driving test in the Buick!

Rotate the engine by hand before setting fire to the spark plugs. When I replaced my heads, rods and lifters I rotated the engine by hand. Turned it 1/4. Cluck. Reversed the rotation. Clunk. It would not rotate past these 1/4 turns. What in Sam Hill? Tried it again. I hear a clunk at the rear axle. For the love of Heaven....I left the manual transmission in gear. Once in neutral the engine rotated by hand without issue. She fired up like a champ. Post a video of the start if you can. 😃

Just get roasted in one of these.

It's missing two cylinders and a air cleaner.

Looks to be a good engine to rebuild. If rebuilt by you or a shop follow the manual to the letter.

This is really an oddball of a car. 4 doors. 4 speed manual. It's a Olds 442 Pontiac style.

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Running rich on the passenger side cylinders. Muffler bulging from a backfire. Open air cleaner. Probably not treated well. Never the less a good looking car.

Other possible reasons for a broken rocker that have not been explored: 1. Old varnish gas gummed up the valve 2. Piston struck the valve. What I would do is replace the broken rocker and push rod. Assure the rods are not rubbing the cast iron access holes in the head. Then manually rotate the engine s number of times to assure no binding or possible piston strike. Also, it has been awhile since working on my valve train. Please ensure the rocker arm shafts are clocked in the correct position for proper oiling of the rocker arms.

Always in a hurry. Six people are interested. Better hurry up. Family member passed away. Don't have time to deal with the car. THIS THE SCAMMERS PLAYBOOK!!!!

https://www.buzzfile.com/business/Vettron-Global-LLC-540-850-4003 A transportation company in Fredericksburg VA. Run. Don't walk.

Does not appear to have been on display for quite some time. Neglect set in.

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Kind of figured a lifter would come out of the bore. I have seen some grind the push rod hole to accommodate the thicker diameter rods.

It's helpful. Word of caution. Sometimes the lifter will come up out of its bore as the push rod is pulled. When or if that happens the intake will need to be removed to put the lifter back in its bore.

Attended the Charles Town WV car show.

Interesting. It must have taken some force to break a rocker. Did you check the valve is moving?

It's a nice car and appears well cared for. The four doors do not make it less desirable IMO. The 289 is a good engine. I see this as a $10k car.

Albert, a lot of things can cause a misfire. 1. Faulty plug wire 2. Faulty spark plug 3. Low compression in suspect cylinder 4. Vacuum leak 5. Crack in distributor cap 6. Burnt valve When did you notice the misfire?