Smartin Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 One of the reasons we pulled the heads was to make sure hardened seats weren’t put in. Thankfully they’re all still original seats. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 (edited) Yikes - was the rocker shaft getting any oil? (Does the '58 oil through the pushrods or the shaft support?) The car couldn't have been driven too far since that work was done, right...? Edited December 7, 2021 by EmTee (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smartin Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Oil comes through the rockers and oils down. I am going to double check passages before anything goes back together. About 500 miles on the rebuild. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smartin Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 (edited) Slowly adding parts back on the engine. I wanted to wrap it up today, but kept getting slowed down by, well, important details. So I’ll give it hell again tomorrow. I should see it running by the end of the day. Edited December 22, 2021 by Smartin (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95Cardinal Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Well, THAT was an interesting detour! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smartin Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Fast forward——the car runs and stops now. While it was apart, I replaced all the brake lines with stainless. Today was electrical diagnosis day for the power seat. No power at the switch for the solenoids…so I immediately checked the door jamb. It was ugly. Once those wires were fixed, I had the solenoids responding, but the relay was not clicking to run the motor. I had power to it, but it wouldn’t kick. The motor tested fine running a direct power wire to it. Off came the relay to see if I could salvage it. Nope. The good thing is, a relay for a 63 Riv is the same. Just has a slightly different mounting tab. No big deal, the nut tightens it right on. So I’m waiting on a new relay from James at bestoffercounts. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancemb Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share Posted January 19, 2022 With Adam's help, I'll have 3 Buicks to drive this summer without having to spend all summer working on them. That's the goal! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38Buick 80C Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 8 hours ago, lancemb said: With Adam's help, I'll have 3 Buicks to drive this summer without having to spend all summer working on them. That's the goal! Well I'm only gonna have 2 Buicks to drive this summer (and a Dodge)....I'm just gonna have to get another 😉... but wait I don't have an Adam to work on mine... I have to do it myself... oh the horror...LOL! 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancemb Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share Posted January 19, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, 38Buick 80C said: but wait I don't have an Adam to work on mine... I have to do it myself... oh the horror...LOL! I don't either really nearby - but the car was making a journey there any way for some body work. It's fun working on them, but I got myself in a pickle buying another one and still trying to finish the coupe. I've spent every free moment I've had practically the past 5 years working on one car or another, at the expense of actually enjoying taking them to car shows. I gotta change that! Edited January 19, 2022 by lancemb (see edit history) 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38Buick 80C Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 4 hours ago, lancemb said: I gotta change that! yes you do! a few more months 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smartin Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 Knock knock… Who’s there? Piston slap. What? Yeah, figured you needed something else to do. Oh. Several months later, we have a completely re-rebuilt engine. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancemb Posted July 5, 2023 Author Share Posted July 5, 2023 Holy smokes those pistons were torn up! Why I normally never buy a car with a freshly rebuilt engine. Also why I don't go to casinos very often. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 13 hours ago, Smartin said: Knock knock… Who’s there? Piston slap. What? Yeah, figured you needed something else to do. Oh. Several months later, we have a completely re-rebuilt engine. wowza! I've never seen the likes of that thankfully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 14 hours ago, Smartin said: Knock knock… Who’s there? Piston slap. What? Yeah, figured you needed something else to do. Oh. Several months later, we have a completely re-rebuilt engine. Machine shop mistake. Lack of lubrication to the wrist pins. Also seen when engines are started after setting for many many years. I always soak the Pistons in hot oil before installing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 On 7/4/2023 at 9:35 PM, Smartin said: Several months later, we have a completely re-rebuilt engine. You mean "re-rebuilt"...? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancemb Posted July 10, 2023 Author Share Posted July 10, 2023 On 7/9/2023 at 9:01 AM, EmTee said: You mean "re-rebuilt"...? Yep, the "rebuilt" engine only had less than 500 miles on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 8 minutes ago, lancemb said: Yep, the "rebuilt" engine only had less than 500 miles on it. Looks like there was a reason for that... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelfish Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 On 7/4/2023 at 7:35 PM, Smartin said: Knock knock… So how do I prevent this? I'm very close to starting a rebuilt 364. I was going to use break-in oil, pre primed by spinning the oil pump. Watch the oil pressure and say a prayer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smartin Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 We have come to the conclusion that this was an error on the last rebuild. The pistons had been seizing on the wrist pins and not allowing them to pivot in the bores, causing the galling of the piston skirts on the cylinder walls. Either bad machining or oiling, or some other paranormal activity happening. Old Tank pretty much summed it up above. For starting your engine, hopefully you have heavy duty assembly lube on your cam and lifter faces. Break in oil as stated...and bray to Jebus nothing fails in the first 20 minutes of cam break-in. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelfish Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 My 364 had been rebuilt long before I acquired it. They used lithium grease for assembly lube and by the time I got to it the grease had turned into glue. It took a month of soaking the pistons in an ATF solution before I could move the rods freely. It was very hard to turn over but I didn't realize the real consequence of it. Generous assembly lube was used in the reassembly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 16 hours ago, Angelfish said: It took a month of soaking the pistons in an ATF solution before I could move the rods freely. Did you disassemble and inspect the pistons and rods? If not, then have those Rosary beads handy... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelfish Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 2 hours ago, EmTee said: Did you disassemble and inspect the pistons and rods? If not, then have those Rosary beads handy... I did not. They were clean and free. The cylinder walls were oiled and the pistons reinstalled. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosage Chavis Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 Gracious, that scares me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smartin Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 Nearly ready for its trip back home after a loooooong slumber here. No one’s fault…just had some interesting hiccups along the way. All I’m waiting for is my exhaust guy to install the NOS mufflers and resonators. Hoping to head back home to Lance on Monday next week. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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