Aaron65
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That engine should never knock...I have my 53 263's ignition way advanced over factory and I run 87 octane--never a ping, ever. Premium back then was way lower octane than premium today. My understanding is that octane didn't really get up in the 90-100 range until the '60s. 7.2:1 compression should run on pond water. You need to figure out what's wrong with the car. Check your ignition timing. Make sure the mechanical advance is not frozen up or sticking in your distributor, same with vacuum advance. What type of spark plugs are you running? I run AC 45S in mine. Something is making that thing ping, because it shouldn't. Good luck--let us know what you find.
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I just pull the wires from the carb switch to jump the car...just in case you haven't already tried that...
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Wondering what you guys use to easily remove the window crank from your '53ish era Buicks. The standard removal tool isn't the right size, and the shop manual shows a special set of pliers that I obviously don't have...any good ideas? I need to pull them all.
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That is my favorite car of all time. I wish I could afford one! You are a lucky man. IMO, DON'T tear it down for a full resto...you'll never drive and enjoy it afterward, plus it would cost a fortune! Good luck with whatever you decide...let me know if you want to sell it!
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I never did find a definitive answer...I even saw a picture of an original '53 without that sticker. I put mine on the back passenger side of my valve cover.
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Have you checked to make sure that all the bolts holding the front cover of the converter on are torqued to 25 ft./lbs? I had a few loose ones that caused a massive leak...tightening them turned it into a manageable drip...just right for a Dynaflow.
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Ugh...my wife and I developed strong calf muscles from the times we had to push my '53...
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That's what mine has, Pete...looks correct to me.
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I'll second that...those weird bolts would need some kind of a homemade tool to get out. I just pulled the hinges from the cowl and left it all as an assembly.
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Hmmmmm. Looks like I have a limo fan. Seems to work well. I feel bad for my water pump bearing...that thing's probably twice the weight of the old one! Thanks for the reply, Joe.
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Thanks Rusty, I must have the exact same fan as you--mine has 7 blades though...yours is 6? Grandpa, I looked for one of those Roadie fans but couldn't find one, so I went with the Caddy!
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Well, I installed a '59 Cadillac AC fan, and it works great! It is pretty close to the radiator, about 5/8 inch away...Joe and Rusty, does that jibe with your experience?
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It's important to note that Chevy V8s were not used in other GM products until the mid 1970s, so 60s Oldsmobile and Buicks used engines produced by their respective divisions (excluding 6 cylinders).
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I'd say run Marvel through the gas and oil...I like Rislone in the oil myself, but I think both will work (hopefully!)...Good luck!
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It'll take a bit to get some of those lifters pumped up...I'd say 10 minutes at 1500-2000 RPMs...a nerve wracking time to be sure.
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This has been discussed here before, but I joined the Buick Club because I like supporting the hobby, I like the magazine, and I like having a network for parts if I need them. This is from a 32 year old guy, almost the target bracket mentioned in this thread. With the internet, that last one isn't as important, but I'll continue to support as long as I can or I feel benefit from being a member. I'm not affiliated with local chapters, not because they're bad, it's just that the closest is almost an hour away from me and I am always working on my cars, or hanging out with my wife, or riding one of my antique bicycles, or going camping, or whatever...no knock on the club or anything. Not to mention, During the school year (I'm a teacher), I've just got stuff going on. Anyway, the one thing I can recommend is to not be critical because some younger guys don't have show vehicles...I only had a problem once. My '53 has OLD pitted paint (20 footer). I'm not planning on painting it any time soon because it looks kind of cool and well worn the way it is, and I am completely redoing the body on my Mustang and can't afford to do all my cars (I'm a teacher!). Some member of the Buick Club said to me, after I was talking about all the mechanical work I was doing, "Now all it needs is a paint job." Talk about arrogant...really turned me off, but I met some nice members, plus the ones on here, that overpowered the bad. Just a couple of incoherent ramblings from a member who may be considered a bit "nontraditional."
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Did you try running it longer than 15 minutes? How bad is the smoke? Is it still making lifter noise? Is it running on all 8? If it is running on all 8, you might need to run it for awhile, maybe with some Marvel in the gas to unstick the rings. Get a working compression gauge and test it. If it's been sitting, it might take awhile to clean everything out, so to speak. Don't give up quite yet.
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I just used an old piece of steel line hooked up to the port and put one end in the fluid...used a screwdriver to pump the piston until all the air was out...
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Pirate, straight 8s have no hole in the lifter body or lifter bores for oiling. They are backwards from almost every other engine ever made. He has no power because the lifters are getting no oil and therefore aren't pumping up, so the valves aren't opening to anywhere near full lift.
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I hate waiting for car parts when you just want to get the thing running. Good luck and let us know how it all goes together!
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I never got the ball stud, Bill...I figured you just forgot and it wasn't a big deal...looks like there's a ball stud floating around in the U.S. Mail universe somewhere!!!
Just in case you don't find it and Wheatbelt doesn't have any used ones, you can get rebuilt ones at Kanter, but last I checked, they were almost 500 dollars!!!! Yikes!!! -
And finally--if it turns out that you do need another shaft, I got a nice used one from Wheatbelt Buick very reasonably...it needed cleaning, but it had minimal wear. There, three posts in a row and I'm done for now.
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To add to my last post--is it possible you have a rocker shaft from a stick shift car that had solid lifters???
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Bill, that's your problem! Hydraulic lifter ball studs NEED oil passages to feed the lifters, because they're fed through the rocker shaft and pushrod and not the lifter itself...there is no oil gallery in the block to feed the hydraulic lifters.
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Oops...I just noticed that you are at 4 degrees BTDC...could you have a severe carbon issue? It might be worth running some Seafoam through the tank or something...Make sure to check the other suggestions I made too.