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Before MMO: you can hear the knock http://youtu.be/xDQQ7e5NBfQ

Tick is gone Videos to come

I fully expect this to take me 50x longer than anyone else on this board, but we all gotta learn somewhere.

You might as well have spoken Latin in your post.. I design network and computer systems for a living so I'm still learning the mechanical stuff. I'll read my service manual tonight and see if I can make heads or tails of it. Thanks again

Great thanks! I'll see if i can find those online somewhere.

Thanks, I'll have to figure out how to do that. The car came with a copy of the service manual so I'll have to study that to see how it works.

Thanks

I actually don't like them but I thought they were stock. I'll take them off tonight!

I've gotten honks and thumbs up while working on my 64 Electra 225 in the yard, and I don't even have it on the road yet!

These were hanging in the window when i got home...haha

Are the Wheel covers bad?

Ok i just changed the oil and filter this past weekend...do I need to do it again? The previous owners were using 10w40 so that's what I replaced it with.

Hi all, One of the other guys suggested I post this here to see if anyone has ever seen this or had a suggestion. I bought a 1964 Electra 225 w/ Wildcat engine this weekend. http://forums.aaca.org/f163/my-1964-electra-project-334147.html#post1068524 I was told that the car had been sitting for 9 months. I replaced the fuel pump and she started right up. The only issue is that there is an annoying little tick that comes from the engine area that I can't quite find. It's not a hard knock, it's more like a ticking sound, it sounds like the noise is coming from the far right corner (if your facing the car) of the engine. The engine never has a problem moving or idling, and the tick gets quieter when the car is in gear. It never stalls out and I've verified that all cylinders are firing. I've gotten a few suggestions on it, one said i needed to put leaded gas in it and it would tick until i did, another was to try some Sea Foam to knock any crud loose, and Brian DePouli suggested some Marvel Oil. All of which require me to drive the car to get it through the system. But I'm afraid that it will mess something up driving it. My dad thinks it's a lifter arm thats stuck but I thought it better to ask here. If it's something I can "knock" loose by driving then i'd rather do that than to tear the whole engine apart. I've almost convinced myself that someone is merely loose and the vibration is making the tick noise. Thoughts?

Argh, I can't figure out this tick...it drives me batty...lol :confused:

Since I'm new around here I thought I would post to let everyone know what I'm working and if see if anyone had any tips or words of encouragement...or to tell me I got screwed...haha 2 weeks ago I was out driving around and saw this sad looking buick electra parked in someone's yard. It wasn't for sale but it had "assumed the position" so that it might have been for sale or might not have. After about a week I decided to stop and knock on the door. The guy was very nice but the car wasn't currently for sale. He asked me for my name and number and he would think about it and call me back. He calls me back about a week later and says that he's ready to deal. Here she was as I found her in the guy's yard....she's very sad looking. So $1200 dollars later and 75$ for a tow she arrived at my house. Even tho it was 9:45pm on Saturday I wanted to see what she looked like under all that crud. So I busted out the garden hose and some sponges and started scrubbing all of that stuff off. Almost 2 hours later this is what she looked like. The next day I was up early working on the interior, until my dad could swing by and help me with the engine. We were able to determine that the fuel pump had gone bad and we were able to find a replacement locally. So we got her started and could "yard drive" The Good: It starts and you can yard drive it. The Bad: The engine sounds great, except for this annoying little tick. It's not a knock but a tick. We changed the oil because it was as thin as water, but my dad says it sounds like a lifter might be stuck in the rear right cylinder. The car doesn't have a single issue starting or idling, but you always hear this tick. I have new Valve cover gaskets ordered so we can take the valves off to see if anything is stuck in there. The guy said the car had been sitting only 9 months BUT the oil filter I took off was discontinued 7 years ago so i tend to believe it was sitting longer than that. The expected: Someone messed with the radio at some point and now it's not working. the courtesy light on the dash and glovebox does not work. The wires are not hot so I think they messed them up trying to fiddle with the radio. Tires need replaced from sitting needs a new muffler front seat needs to have new upholstery All in all i'm happy with it for $1200 bucks and I plan to take as long as needed to fix it up. It was not bought to be a showcar, i want to drive it! Does anyone know of any Buick guys around Charlotte NC? I would LOVE for someone to swing by one day to give me some pointers on what i can do to get her fixed up. Especially if I can find out what that tick is.

Hello all, my name is Joseph. I purchased a 1964 Buick Electra 225 Saturday and I can't wait to restore her and get her back on the road. Just wanted to stop in and say hello! Here is how we found her... [ATTACH=CONFIG]149555[/ATTACH] This is what she looks like after one day and a bath! [ATTACH=CONFIG]149556[/ATTACH]