Mattyjags Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Was told its a 1914 Buick? I haven't run the numbers yet as I'm literally otw home with it. Going to clean it up and spin it over . This Era is not my cup of tea. Anything I need to be mindful of thats different than a 50s 60s 70s motor while I clean it up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old buicks 2 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Looks very similar the engine in my 1920 K45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattyjags Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 Just about to get it off the truck post the numbers.. the leather looking belt is hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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1912Staver Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Old Buicks is correct . This is quite a bit newer than 1914. 1920 and up Buick used a valve cover and pushrod cover like your engine has. But the distributor looks like it has the newest style of cap that was used on this family of engines { 1916 - 1923 } so I would say it is a 1922 or 1923. The number shown will narrow it down even further but I don't have my number list at hand. Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattyjags Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 .Thanks...it was advertised as a 1914. Took the tranny off last night started getting it clean. Looks like it could use a couple new shaft seals and possibly bearings but it spins well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old car fan Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 How much are you looking to get out of it.where are you located. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattyjags Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 Im in charleston sc. and honestly I'm not sure. I have the matching ( that I know of) trans with it. Pistons look clean from what i can see. Id be happy to discuss your thoughts on value as id assume you more knowledgable about this era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Meixner Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Yes, newer than 14. Almost sure 14,15,16 had 3 cast in pairs jugs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1912Staver Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 (edited) Buick made two completely different 6's in the 1914 - 1923 time period. The first one is as you say 3 , cast in pair jugs. The " big 6 " produced 1914 - 1916 . Quite rare today , especially the 1914 edition. For 1916 the smaller mono-block 6 was introduced. A completely different engine { and car }. Sometimes referred to as the " cage valve " 6. Produced 1916 - 1923 with lost of small changes over the years. 1916 only both types were available, apart from a relatively small number of 7 pas touring's of the soon to be generally produced " cage valve " 6 models that were available in 1915. One can suppose Buick could see the days of the " big 6 " were almost over and wanted to see how the smaller , cheaper mono - block design would go over in the marketplace. Greg Edited October 21, 2020 by 1912Staver (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibarlaw Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 1920 Buick engine #s start at 540365. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1912Staver Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 My bad. When I enlarge the photo big enough I can see the distributor is the older type that is consistent with a 1920 engine number. Perhaps I need new glasses... or a bigger screen. Great cars ! , even if the carb is a bit primitive and somewhat difficult to properly dial in. Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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