Mrbuick714
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Twice I have had a "400" throw fluid. One time I held the throttle "to the floor" for 200 miles(in about two hours).The oil level raised just a bit,causing the parking ratchet wheel to pick it up.Result,film of fluid on the back bumper and deck lid. The other time,we were baffled at oil all over,and it wound up WRONG dipstick installed at the factory. These units are fussy about overfilling. Ralph Crisp,BCA 2399
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Tom,I had the first Air-Conditioned 1953 Roadmaster to hit Kansas City,in fact I had one before the Zone Manager had one (I was the guy who went around to teach the mechanics how to service them) We had classes at Jerry Smiths dealership on Troost Street That was a "COOL" Roadmaster!
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The flywheel (Flex-plate) wil go on six ways.FIVE are wrong. Make sure the heavy area of the flex-plate works with the heavy area of the flange of the crankshaft..Always check run-out of assembled flex-plate.Keep iy down to ..002
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How did you EVER find shock-absorbers for a 53 Buick ?
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THE 37 HAS FLAT TOP PISTONS,IN 38 THEY WENT TO PISTON WITH A BUILD-UP ON THE TOP AND CALLED THE ENGINE "DYNAFLASH',THEN IN 41,THEY CAME OUT WIH THE "FIREBALL".tHE COMBUSTION CHAMBER WAS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THROUGH THE 50 (40 SERIES WITH 248 ENGINE) THE 50 248 ENGINE HAS INSERT RODS WHICH WILL RETRO-FIT BACK TO 37
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You will need to use the front engine mounts from the 37 engine,also you will have to use a bit of cleverness to mount your water pump.
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Try Bob's Automobilia
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Very little will interchange between 55 & 56 Dynaflows. The 56 was the first year for 'Double-regeneration" torque convertors, also in 56 all Dynaflows were the same length but in 54 & 55,the 50 & 70 series were longer than the ones in the 40 & 60 series
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Hope you got the cover. I may have one in case you still need one
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You could take a small rheostat, hook one lead to the field (The wire which normally went to the resistor),ground the other terminal of the rheostat,then you could adjust your charging rate while driving. By all means,keep the elderly generator from doing any more than absolutely necessary. Parts are getting harder to come by each day.I recently lost my armature winding supplier, nobody wants to do it anymore. Started repairing generators in 1936,still at it.mrbuick714@webtv.net
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Our 1930 Buick probably had a similar generator.It had a resistor just insde the band opening. The purpose of it was to cut back the charging rate when the generator got hot. As it turned out,the resistor became open,and at times,there was literally,NO output. You can run a jumper,temporarily.to the field itself,which would show that the generator itself,other than the resistor,was O K. Regards,Ralph
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I think In have one,anyhow it is not for a 322,and its not for a 430-455
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I put a "400" on a 63 401 by using a 64 Crankshaft and flex-plate. It worked very well.
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Clean the commutator with very fine sand paper
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Sorry, I do not have a water pump for you, Thanks for asking.
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According to info on the web, $1600.00 is rather common to get one rebuilt,so this one in the crate should be worth well over $500.00 These units were almost identical,57 through 60,the early ones had a trans mount AND a thrust pad,the later had what is called the "bathtub" mount which served both purposes. It may be necessesary to change the extension housing,or even the "U" joint as the 57's had markings to phase the "U" joints,while the later ones had "blind splines" to phase the "U" joints,The transmissions are virtually identical other than that.
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Unfortunately, the only box left has the end flap missing,so I will need a paper template to ascertain if these are for a SWB or regular size Special My parts book will have the PN, but that does me little good as the pn is missing from the box.
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THEY ARE DIFFERENT WHERE THE WATER PUMP ATTACHES TO THE BLOCK
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I have a pulley for a 1923 Buick six . I have no idea as to whether it will fit ,but a parts book should tell you. It uses a FLAT belt.
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I have a pair of NOS gravel shields for a 41 Special.I know they are for a Special because they would not fit my Super.The guy I got them from was working on a short wheelbase Special (Fisher "A" body),and I dont know whether they would not fit or he just sold the car. I would need some way to know whether they were the right ones.
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Looking for a usable or rebuildable Kaiser-Frazer engine
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Factory rebuilt,still in the Buick crate,fits 57-60, (may be necessry to use your universal joint)
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I started working on Dynaflows in 1947. You say "no way" Yes I was hired when Buick was working on a unit they called "Turboflow",and the manual was hand typewritten and stapled together.They named it "Dynaflow"shortly thereafter. I hit the road with Dynaflow (serial # 5) in the trunk of a brand-new 48 Roadmaster,holding schools in the midwest.The two worst problems we had were with seal hardening(fixed with red seals),but a real headache was with Type "A" fluid. At that time it took longer to CLEAN parts than to REBUILD the later units which came with "Dexron" If you have any "Type A"fluid,take it to a swap meet and sell it to someone who collects petroleum memorabilia.
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This would be a tough one to switch. These units were not known for being sluggish EXCEPT when the sprag turned over. A later sprag(56-63) can be used by using two bearings instead of one. When the sprag failed,a "whirring" noise acconpanied it.