427carl wrote:

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rabbit64cs wrote:

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excellent dealif you needed a Buick engine !!

before you go through the trouble of installing it, spend an hour and do a compression test and oil pressure test. chain it side to side in your truck box and fire it up for 30 seconds....

time well spent!

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Good advice  

Make sure its really good , so you can sell it

and get a Canadian orange motor

 

 

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yeah it would be mice to get my hands on a chevy or pontiac motor but i lucked out on this one so i plan on keeping it, im not trying to build a numbers matching car or anything close to it, im just going for looks, deference and reliability

Ghost Post wrote:

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Before trying to start it keep in mind Buick engines having a front oil pump and w/ the far away rear sump like yours you need good oil pressure before fire-up so spin the motor over and make sure the pressure is up before adding ignition/spark/gas..
Especially if sitting for any period of time, firing these old Buick engines up often causes lots of internal damage and in extreme cases requires using petroleum jelly packed into the pump etc to get them sucking oil again..

Also, if you're going ahead w/ using the motor and have sourced a BOP style transmission, take a good hard look at the Buick flywheel before installation in the vehicle..
Carefully examine the flexplate between the crank bolt holes and elsewhere too as they're prone to cracking and the resulting sounds often mistaken for an engine knock..
I won on a few w/ this flywheel problem back in the day, bought 'em "knocking" and sold them again after replacing only the flexplate!.

What vehicle are you planning on putting it in?.
As mentioned above you'll need a few changes under the hood to add the Buick lump including exhaust and cooling also extending your wiring for ignition, oil gauge and more..
The good nes is dependng on what car you're putting it in, w/ good ol' GM often the frame has holes already there for the Buick application and you only need to source the correct motor and frame mounts..

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thanks for the info. i wasn't 100% sure if it would bolt up but i figured it is a gm motor and it is going in a gm car (67' parisienne) so it would most likely be similar

the oil pump shouldn't be gunked up because all of the fluids were drained before it sat in storage for a few years untouched

Thanks again for the great info. i really learned some from this post

Justin

Pontiacanada wrote:

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dudemanbro wrote:

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Pontiacanada wrote:

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I saw this engine for sale here on the Island.
Did you go out in the weather we had today to get it?

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no i never got it today, im picking it up this weekend, already looked at it but didnt have the money at the time and the plan was to grab it today but im still in the middle of moving and the weather didnt help any 

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Justin, I know this is kind of bad to do, but I would back out of the deal ... unless you have a use for it other than putting in your Parisienne.
Otherwise it might just end up as your own personal boat anchor.

 

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why do you say that? are the motors not that great because i never heard much about them before, i was considering just buying it for something to sell/trade or to use for another future project.