You've still got a timing issue of some kind. That's why it's stopping hard when it shutd off and kicking back when you try to start it. If they put a new timing set or chain on when it was out they could have messed up the cam timing, they could have put a worn out set back on it, distributor could be incorrectly installed, etc. If it were me i'd check for TDC physically on #1 and see what your valve timing looks like on it. And then pop that dizzy cover back off, see if you can rotate the crank by hand and notice if there is any delay or slop in the rotor movement.
So cool! Its a 2 Buick Le Sabre Monday! Mortske Repair did a video on a Black 64, and you're here with a 65 Black Le Sabre so cool! Great Video! Briar is a nice addition to help you hope to see him in more videos! God Bless you..
@@lateefcarrere1649 I am doing really well man. The director, producer gig is keeping me pretty busy, but with the super done pretty much regular contact is going to be coming out again very soon.
I have a 66 Skylark with the Wildcat 310 which is a 2 barrel 300 cube producing 310 lbs of torque. This was how Buick labeled the engines in the 60’s. My mom had a 65 Lesabre which had a Wildcat 355 which was a 300CI with a 4 barrel. Nailhead refers to the small diameter upright valves. The smaller valve design helped these engines produce good low end torque. This body style along with the 63-65 Riviera’s are 2 of my favorites. If you lower the ride height on either they almost look custom. GM design was awesome back then. Love program
@@Hobodeluxe960 Me too. backed off torque convertor bolt. Had it happen on my 74 Corvette. Looks like it might have a sticking valve (backfiring) so was hoping he would at least remove the valve covers and check the timing. I don't think I would have even attempted to start it without building the carb. They almost always need building from sitting.
I had an Oldsmobile that was doing the same thing. When we pulled the engine it had dent in the pan. We dropped the pan and found were it was hitting. Straightened out the dent and it ran as smooth as silk.
I had a 1967 Buick LeSabre with a 340 in it and a 2 speed power glide. Loved that car. I wish I still had it. One night after dark I was taking an s-curve in my home down and a car merged over into my rear quarter panel. I stopped, got out, looked at my car, which had a small scuff. His front end was smashed in. He didn't want to report it to insurance, so we both got back in our cars and drove off. I had a set of glass packs on my beast and sounded insane after they burned in. Very throaty, and you could hear it coming for miles.
My love of ‘66 ish era Buicks began when I was 12 and found my dads 1966 Buick brochure. These cars are legend and this episode is fun to watch. Thanks Dylan!
Dylan out of all the cars you want done you never give up keep going and going but on this one I think I have to throw in the towel this car has seen better days ahead of it
This car deserves to be on the road again. I love these old big body buick/olds/Pontiac cars. Especially the old wildcats. I bet with a little love this thing will be a great cruiser.
Bringing these old classics back to life. I here for that. That head for a Ford straight six is a common problem with those motors. Virtually indestructible otherwise but the valve guides for some reason go bad on those heads and just cheaper to replace the head. I had terminal leave when I got out the navy and before I went to work for the power company and spent a couple of days changing out one for a shipmate of mine. The valve guides were causing oil to appear in the air cleaner. New head cured the problem.
Good Find on the Knock sound! Did an engine swap with a known decent engine, installed, fired and Tak tak tak instantly, normal oil pressure. Found out it was a pinched factory ground smacking the flywheel. Such a relief!
I think you're right about the engine being gone through which makes me think your carb backfires are the result of bad valve lash settings. pull those valve covers off, set the valve lash and after you rebuild that carb you may have a pretty nice running motor.
I rarely comment on videos, but I have a history with a 65 LeSabre from way back when that I wish I had kept but at least was restored to the guy I sold it to over 20 years ago. When I saw this video suggested I was just having my first coffee and watched it in priority, rather than upload my usual videos, and list old paper for sale.A great start to the day! Thanks bud!
25 years ago I dropped a backyard-rebuilt Olds 455 into a 65 Cutlass. Engine ran great in the giant OLDS custom cruiser wagon it came out of, for the swap. I had a little trouble aligning the engine going on, and had to rejigger it a few times. When I started it to break in the cam, uh-oh, rod knock. Crawled underneath with the stethoscope and saw I dented the pan on the crossmember. A few hours later it was corrected and running like a champ, and I still have it today
Good job bro. I remember putting an oil pan knock in my Oldsmobile when the engine slipped off the jack and onto the frame. What I did was drill a hole in the pan,cranked a screw into the hole and put a slide hammer to it. Then I brazed it shut and filled it up with oil. Looking forward to part 2 of The Boneyard Buick.😁
Might just be me, but I would've turned the engine by hand 1st. You might've felt the crank hit the pan, and the investigation would've been easier on the ears😁 Either way, I'm glad another Buick is not headed to the crusher for awhile longer.
What a great choice in a car and show… you have a plethora of issues and you nail them one by one. Remember this, when the carburetor coughs (yes it can use a rebuild) she’s telling you my timing is too low! Remember that coughing equals timing is too low, among those simultaneous issues.
Dylan this was one of your best videos. You really took us along step by step in getting this car started. Your knowledge of how car parts work together is amazing. That fireball was scary!
When I was a young boy my dad had a 1967 Olds Delta 88 4 door hard top. It had power everything in it. Leather seats, A/C and a 425 engine. It was like driving your living room around. She was gold with a white hard top. I felt like we were someone special driving around in it. Unfortunately we were coming home from a family event when we were hit by a drunk driver and the car was totaled ( thankfully we didn't get hurt ). All my life I have been looking for another one and can't find one anywhere other then the UK. Thanks for the walk down memory lane whit the old Buick land yacht.
Back in the early 1980's, My Parents bought a 1966 Oldsmobile Starfire off of a kid that was going off into college and needed the money ..The kid they bought the car from had yanked the original engine out and had a 455 Wildcat dropped in it ...That car would get up and Boogie ..I miss that old car 😊
Good job Dylan. I sounds like you have a timing issue with the back-fires, and lean as well. Great job on that frame repair. It seems you have close to a brand new rebuilt engine on your hands, with zero blow-by.
Seeing the internals of that engine looking the way it does is awesome. The second I heard that noise I knew it wasn't a bearing. Thank God you're pull the oil pan and figured out the problem. But really should be a great car with a little bit of effort. Keep up the great work on the cool videos 👍✌️🇺🇲
A good reminder to never become discouraged and give up. A simple oil pan clearance issue may have been the entire reason this car sat for decades. I’ve seen that a lot, people abandoning projects because a simple issue seems like a big one, and they’re too discouraged to spend any more time on it. Reminds me of a Davidsfarm video back in the day (yes, I watched before we all learned about who he really was). He got a mint condition Lincoln LS for free because it had a dead cylinder and the owner’s mechanic couldn’t figure it out (must not have tried hard). In 5 minutes Dave found a worn-through plug wire, wrapped electrical tape around it and the car ran perfectly.
You've really got yourself something here. Holy mackerel! This a grand and glorious land yacht. Just look at it, it's a 2 door, it's a hard top, it's got the fastback roof. This is not the weeniemobile, this is the cool one. I can't wait to see what she looks like washed, detailed, scrubbed up real good inside and out and some decent tires. I know you don't paint or upholster, but some tires that fill up the wheel wells, some black steel rims and dog dish caps would be a cheap and easy way to giver her a tough, kinda moonshiner/NASCAR sort of vibe. Get the little dents out and rub out what's left of the paint, and the cool factor would be off the chart. That is a splendid, magnificent beast of a car! I commend you on having such a great eye for spotting the good ones. Right on! Cheers and Hats off.
Not a nailhead also super common for the pan to hit the crank on Buicks. I love the 300 have quite a few cars with them now plenty power down low and decent mpgs.
Dylan McCool Hello Friend great job on getting the classic Buick running again, and with the young men helping you to ,and hope that you can fix that car rear frame rails as well so it can help the Strength of the rear of the car again 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸😃😃💪💪💪👍👍👍👍
My dad had a Buick Wildcat that looked a whole lot like that one when I was very young. I hate that the back bumper was ruined,but it still looks good 👍
Looks like Mortske has your parts car. Everything that's junk or rotten on his example is good on yours, and vice-versa. Too bad that ND is such a haul from where you are. Best of luck in finding the missing stuff. This one seems worth saving.
Hi Dylan, great find on the crankshaft weights smacking the oil pan. Make sure you add a ZINC additive to the engine oil ASAP. The camshaft won't last long without it!! I would also weld in a new piece of metal where the rear left frame rail is rotted out. That's a very hard to find now 2 door hardtop LeSabre !!!!! Keep this one!
I seriously recommend doing a compression test while you wait for the carb kit. That backfire through the carb is highly suspicious of an intake valve hanging open or possibly even burned. You could check it with a bore scope for the latter. Engine runs fairly quiet but that doesn't rule out a problem with the valve train. Great to see the car being saved though. I'm curious if it is actually a black car from the factory. Could you please show the trim tag on the cowl in the next video?
Listening to an unknown engine noise - knock, whistle, whatever - with a length of hose in one ear is a pretty good way to find it. It's quite directional and you can get it easily into places you can't - or wouldn't want to - stick your head !
Dylan. Forget the pickle fork. You need a ball joint separator. There's a company that make a good one called OTC. I've used at work for 10 years and haven't been able to break it yet. The part number is 6297. Its tough. It works on nearly everything. They also make a good pitman arm puller. That motor is quiet. Just stand back and look at the l e n g t h of the rear fender. Here's a short story for you. I bought an old VW beetle years ago. The owner said "its run a bearing and I'm sick of fixing it" so I bought it, towed it home with a friend. Tried starting it and it ran. No bearing noise and had oil pressure but it had a loud rumbling noise coming from the motor. It was roll of black insulation tape bouncing around in the fan.
The old Buicks are my favorite cars. Anything Buick and pre '75 is awesome to me. They were just beautiful cars. I taught myself to work on cars by messing with a '91 Skylark Custom that I paid $500 for and drove for ten years. I saved a '96 Roadmaster wagon off the scale a few years ago. I'm a Buick guy.
Fantastic job figuring out the oil pan. Pull the valve covers and check the rockers. I will agree that someone freshened that engine. Sounds strong. Also, pull the distributor cap off and slowly rotate the engine forward and backward while watching the rotor. If it turns a bunch before the rotor moves, the timing chpain is trash, if not, then start over with the initial timing.
Only thing I can think of is go through the firing order and check the cap for carbon tracing. Great catch on the oil pan! They probably thought it was a failed overhaul.
If it's a nailhead it's a second gen which is 364,401or 425,the 300 was the newer style non-nailhead small block.The 300 was based on the aluminum 215 which was Buick's modern V8,but in iron instead of aluminum.
I think 64-67 lesabres all had the 4.9 litre (300) V8. Aluminum intake and heads. I shot a rod three the block on my 64 and put a 455 in it. Still a work in progress.
Built from 1953 through 1966, the Nailhead family included a variety of displacements, including 264 c.i.d., 322 c.i.d., 364 c.i.d., 401 c.i.d. and 425 c.i.d. variations. I can't believe that noise was just a dented oil pan. I though it was a spun bearing. As always Dylan awesome content
I arrived at this channel through the Dodge Challenger videos and later discovered here the older videos of the 1969 Dodge Charger (my dream car). Dylan makes very good content, greetings from Brazil.
Cant wait to see it power washed and in interior all cleaned up. I agree with a couple others this might be a car that deserves a challenger type of rebuild other then the engine if not needed. In fact id like to see this exact car in the 2024 power tour
I love that grill design! Gonna need to flush out the pan after all that grinding against it that happened! Also, that rear bumper is fixable, just needs a lot of torch and hammer/chain work! (never be perfect, though) That backfiring through the carb is either a hung valve or a valve-timing issue, I'd think. (could be totally wrong) Quite the awesome diamond-in-the-rough, a real steal! Gonna be a great car.
You may find the heads and intake manifold are aluminum. Mortske just had a will it run on a 64 LeSabre earlier today. He discovered this on his. The transmission is the Buick version of the powerglide two speed.
In 1970, I bought a 1966 base Buick Special wagon in that same black over red color scheme. It had that 300 cid V8 and three on the tree. It performed great until the plastic timing gear broke, and then not so much!
Those older GM cars were easy to hot wire. You need 3 wires a couple Inches long with a blade terminal on one end. Connect all three wires together oñthe other end. With the switch out of the dash, unplug the connector, look at the back of the switch. Each terminal is marked for what they do. Often B for battery, S for starter, I for ignition, A for accessories. Now using these marking plug one of the blades into the harness plug coresponding to B, one into where the I is. Now touch the third into the one for S, this should crank over the engine and start the car, once it starts, plug this third wire into the A. This powers everything that isnt on the ignition circuit. Like the radio. This hot wire method may work on Ford or Chysler products as well, never tried myself.
Great vid, Dylan! I love the older Buicks like this one. These are cars that people bought when "stepping up" from Chevy Impalas. This could work out to be a driver. Thanks!
I had a 67 LecSlobber and it was a great car , but the 78 2 door sport i had looked great but the motor was junk !! It broke the rod that runs the oil pump from the distributor . The last time it threw a rod and i got a new warranty motor . All told that $ 3000 dollar used car cost that dealership $ 5000 . Best extended warranty i ever bought !!!
Omg at how Clean that engine is Wow at the cross Hatching I agree with you it was rebuilt and when they heard the knocking noise they just scrapped it just wow heck of a Find on the car and The engine what a gem @Dylan McCool
One of my favorite cars was a 56 Buick century. Unfortunately, it ended up with electrical issues that nobody could seem to fix. Broke my heart to get rid of it.
For the gas tank, I would use The Works toilet bowl cleaner, followed by a rinse with Super Clean to neutralize it. It'll take out the rust as well as the old gas. You can get that at the dollar store.
I agree I think it's off a tooth or so it just doesn't seem to run just right. And the abrupt stop when it shuts off and the backfire make me think it's off time.
That is true I've done that to a oldsmobile 307 by beating on it with a half functional qjet and it stretches the timing chain til it cracks up the nylon timing gear for the camshaft and it quits and takes forever to try to restart,I have also done that with a Buick 3.8 1985 oldsmobile cutlass supreme brougham salon 231 V6, I had just put a brand new cloyes timing chain and gear set in it and pre lubed the oil pump which on a Buick 231v6 is on the front cover of the engine.. and unfortunately I drove it down the road and stomped into the dual jet 2bbl and it acquired a oil leak on the Dr side of the front cover I had just resealed and let it sit up in about 75 degree weather for half a day anyways in less than a mile after it started leaking it acquired rod knock that was louder than the stretched timing chain I pulled it apart for and then wouldn't run faster than 30mph and didn't want to idle sucked since was a very solid southern car with 127k miles had a beautiful deluxe velour 60/40 bench seat front interior the supreme brougham salon pwr woodgrain trim door panels and the checkered pattern on the seats gold interior and the only bad part of the interior was the trim around the heater cigarette lighter and gm Delco am fm stereo no tape player..was broken around the top of the heater control panel..
And this is also why I have said I don't usually waste my time with the gm 77-88 Buick rwd 3.8 231 V6 engine I have had three fail after fixing them and then there was the one I had in highschool that I ended trading for the 74 chevy Cheyenne super c10 long bed 2wd southern truck with patched floors and new cab corners welded on, anyways I had a Dayton Ohio native since new metallic brown with cream yellow pinstripe 1983 Buick regal limited 117k mile very nice interior velour limited pillow top bench seat front interior and absolutely complete factory 15 inch steel Buick road five spoke mag wheels and whitewall tires,am fm stereo 8 track,it was factory manual window car was supposed to be a one owner old lady car, and I got it from a 76 yr old lady in 1993 and it would do really good posi burnouts but it knocked from the time I got the car and the oil pump had no oil pressure but you could not blow it up so I had bought bearings sets,mains,rods, gasket set and new melling oil pump and a good used 84 Buick regal limited 3.8 231 V6 crank that was in cleanable by Scotch Brite pad/Emory cloth lol and also a gm 4bbl intake m4mc non computer feedback qjet carb and distributor and then ended up trading for the truck oh and that car had a good th2004r overdrive transmission and very little rust but the passenger side mirror got pruned off the door and fender got dented by the mirror, and the back corner of the rear bumper on the right side was bent.
Buick made a 340 from 65-67. Like most all GMs back then, the cam timing gear was made of nylon covered aluminum. They had a tendency to break right around the 60k mile point. I had several of them, along with 401 nailheads, back in the 70s and early 80s.
I remember pulling an oil pan on a 1967 ford custom 500 on a thanksgiving day in in the snow to replace an oil pump back in the late70s. I don't miss those days, but I was also young back then.
Check the dwell!!! That’s what made GM’s so good, you can set the dwell by cranking. Usually 30 degrees. Also the point’s gap changes the timing so if the gap is wrong the timing is off
I think that's what like a 1966 Bureka lasaver Tudor and that's a beautiful car back in it. Stay black on black paint job with a rare interior if it's solid enough that card be worth fixing up
A suggestion for the rear bumper: Cut off the left side as close to the damage as possible, or right next to the frame mount. Then cut the right hand side the same distance from the end. Then bolt it back on for a temporary 'mini bumper'.
One of the best ones you pulled in the shop. Carb rebuild an a twist of the timing an that should fix it, if your goin to put more work into it I myself would put dual exhaust on her……!!!!!!
I wonder if you can make a video of repairing that rear bumper? It would be awesome to see what could be done to bend that end back around, weld whatever. It looks like a lost cause, but it also looks like a great challenge, determination and faith might make it work!
I had an oil pan that was pushed into the crank the engine had sat on the concrete floor after it had been pulled out of the car . It didnt look dented becaused it had "bowed' up across the front of the pan
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You've still got a timing issue of some kind. That's why it's stopping hard when it shutd off and kicking back when you try to start it. If they put a new timing set or chain on when it was out they could have messed up the cam timing, they could have put a worn out set back on it, distributor could be incorrectly installed, etc. If it were me i'd check for TDC physically on #1 and see what your valve timing looks like on it. And then pop that dizzy cover back off, see if you can rotate the crank by hand and notice if there is any delay or slop in the rotor movement.
I really enjoy the variation of vehicles on this channel, no trash talk of brands, just fixing old cars, love it 👍
So cool! Its a 2 Buick Le Sabre Monday! Mortske Repair did a video on a Black 64, and you're here with a 65 Black Le Sabre so cool! Great Video! Briar is a nice addition to help you hope to see him in more videos! God Bless you..
Yeah Mortske’s same color and interior as well.
@@andydiaz7296 yes sir
Don’t catch yours on fire like he did 🤣🤣🤣
j’adore 😻 😍😍cette caisse wouah
Absolutely it’s a Buick if I have learned anything a Buick will not only run and drive, but you can drive it 2500 miles😅
@LunarOutlawsGarage Well, there's a name I haven't seen in some time! How are you?
@@lateefcarrere1649 I am doing really well man. The director, producer gig is keeping me pretty busy, but with the super done pretty much regular contact is going to be coming out again very soon.
@@lateefcarrere1649 how have you been man?
Hey Bryan, I have this car in my back yard but it is a Wildcat convertible. I will get back to it someday.
I know you!
I have a 66 Skylark with the Wildcat 310 which is a 2 barrel 300 cube producing 310 lbs of torque. This was how Buick labeled the engines in the 60’s. My mom had a 65 Lesabre which had a Wildcat 355 which was a 300CI with a 4 barrel. Nailhead refers to the small diameter upright valves. The smaller valve design helped these engines produce good low end torque. This body style along with the 63-65 Riviera’s are 2 of my favorites. If you lower the ride height on either they almost look custom. GM design was awesome back then. Love program
Good catch on the crank hitting the oil pan
Can't wait to see it after it gets power- washed etc
I was thinking that or torque convertor loose.
@@Hobodeluxe960 Me too. backed off torque convertor bolt. Had it happen on my 74 Corvette. Looks like it might have a sticking valve (backfiring) so was hoping he would at least remove the valve covers and check the timing. I don't think I would have even attempted to start it without building the carb. They almost always need building from sitting.
I had an Oldsmobile that was doing the same thing. When we pulled the engine it had dent in the pan. We dropped the pan and found were it was hitting. Straightened out the dent and it ran as smooth as silk.
@@pclayton5063 yeah but that would have showed up on the compression test. and as a dead miss.
You found a gem Dylan. You and Mortske both did a mid-60s LeSabre revival this week. Love those cars, even with the "X-frame".
Hopefully Dylan doesn't catch it on fire.
@@64lesabre455 Mortske -Moses .Buick - burning bush.And neither was consumed.Makes you think
I was thinking the same thing that what's the chance two 60's full size Buick LeSabre's are brought out on the same day
Buick season!! 😂
Just finished mortske’s video and now here I am on Dylan’s lol
I had a 1967 Buick LeSabre with a 340 in it and a 2 speed power glide. Loved that car. I wish I still had it. One night after dark I was taking an s-curve in my home down and a car merged over into my rear quarter panel. I stopped, got out, looked at my car, which had a small scuff. His front end was smashed in. He didn't want to report it to insurance, so we both got back in our cars and drove off. I had a set of glass packs on my beast and sounded insane after they burned in. Very throaty, and you could hear it coming for miles.
Gorgeous old Buick Lasabinator There @Dylan McCool
Stuff like this reminds me once your gone some people will never love your most cherished items the same way you did.
Yes Sir!! Love Buicks. Especially mid 60's and its a 2 door coupe. This one deserves more than just your level 1... IMO
Mortske just revived a 64 Buick this week. Love the old Buicks
Mortske did a 1964 LeSabre video today also, but his was only sitting, 24 years.
My love of ‘66 ish era Buicks began when I was 12 and found my dads 1966 Buick brochure. These cars are legend and this episode is fun to watch. Thanks Dylan!
Dylan out of all the cars you want done you never give up keep going and going but on this one I think I have to throw in the towel this car has seen better days ahead of it
This car deserves to be on the road again. I love these old big body buick/olds/Pontiac cars. Especially the old wildcats. I bet with a little love this thing will be a great cruiser.
Its silent now!!! *huge flame comes out the carburator*....that was a gold moment. Beautiful Buick you got there!
Bringing these old classics back to life. I here for that. That head for a Ford straight six is a common problem with those motors. Virtually indestructible otherwise but the valve guides for some reason go bad on those heads and just cheaper to replace the head. I had terminal leave when I got out the navy and before I went to work for the power company and spent a couple of days changing out one for a shipmate of mine. The valve guides were causing oil to appear in the air cleaner. New head cured the problem.
Good Find on the Knock sound! Did an engine swap with a known decent engine, installed, fired and Tak tak tak instantly, normal oil pressure. Found out it was a pinched factory ground smacking the flywheel. Such a relief!
I think you're right about the engine being gone through which makes me think your carb backfires are the result of bad valve lash settings. pull those valve covers off, set the valve lash and after you rebuild that carb you may have a pretty nice running motor.
I rarely comment on videos, but I have a history with a 65 LeSabre from way back when that I wish I had kept but at least was restored to the guy I sold it to over 20 years ago. When I saw this video suggested I was just having my first coffee and watched it in priority, rather than upload my usual videos, and list old paper for sale.A great start to the day! Thanks bud!
Wow lots of goodies in the trunk heads and A stihl Chainsaw hub caps and even A ford intake Wow at the carbs so awesome
25 years ago I dropped a backyard-rebuilt Olds 455 into a 65 Cutlass. Engine ran great in the giant OLDS custom cruiser wagon it came out of, for the swap. I had a little trouble aligning the engine going on, and had to rejigger it a few times. When I started it to break in the cam, uh-oh, rod knock. Crawled underneath with the stethoscope and saw I dented the pan on the crossmember. A few hours later it was corrected and running like a champ, and I still have it today
Great work 👏, cool car , cant wait to P2 , you finding some real gems , thanks for sharing your adventures 👍💨💨
Good job bro. I remember putting an oil pan knock in my Oldsmobile when the engine slipped off the jack and onto the frame. What I did was drill a hole in the pan,cranked a screw into the hole and put a slide hammer to it. Then I brazed it shut and filled it up with oil. Looking forward to part 2 of The Boneyard Buick.😁
I think you have an timing issue, it’s to advance also explaining the abrupt stop while idling. And spitting thru the carb.
Might just be me, but I would've turned the engine by hand 1st. You might've felt the crank hit the pan, and the investigation would've been easier on the ears😁
Either way, I'm glad another Buick is not headed to the crusher for awhile longer.
I did turn it over by hand, we just didn’t film it. That’s what determined me working on it for the video.
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There are quite a few shortcomings associated with this will it run, but we won't mention them due to time constraints
I love the old Buick commercial
Just wanted to say thank you. I saw the scripture in your description. I really needed to read that today. Thank you again and God bless!
What a great choice in a car and show… you have a plethora of issues and you nail them one by one. Remember this, when the carburetor coughs (yes it can use a rebuild) she’s telling you my timing is too low! Remember that coughing equals timing is too low, among those simultaneous issues.
Vary awesome indeed. Nice job on getting the old Buick running again. Sweet.
What a good day to watch awesome content with Dylan McCool. Especially on you your birthday. What a gift. Thank you Dylan for all that you do. 😊😎✌
Great repair on the frame ,engine looks fresh internally, nice score.
Dylan this was one of your best videos. You really took us along step by step in getting this car started. Your knowledge of how car parts work together is amazing. That fireball was scary!
When I was a young boy my dad had a 1967 Olds Delta 88 4 door hard top. It had power everything in it. Leather seats, A/C and a 425 engine. It was like driving your living room around. She was gold with a white hard top. I felt like we were someone special driving around in it. Unfortunately we were coming home from a family event when we were hit by a drunk driver and the car was totaled ( thankfully we didn't get hurt ). All my life I have been looking for another one and can't find one anywhere other then the UK. Thanks for the walk down memory lane whit the old Buick land yacht.
What an amazing car, it's beautiful can't wait for the part 2
Back in the early 1980's, My Parents bought a 1966 Oldsmobile Starfire off of a kid that was going off into college and needed the money ..The kid they bought the car from had yanked the original engine out and had a 455 Wildcat dropped in it ...That car would get up and Boogie ..I miss that old car 😊
Good job Dylan. I sounds like you have a timing issue with the back-fires, and lean as well. Great job on that frame repair. It seems you have close to a brand new rebuilt engine on your hands, with zero blow-by.
Seeing the internals of that engine looking the way it does is awesome. The second I heard that noise I knew it wasn't a bearing. Thank God you're pull the oil pan and figured out the problem. But really should be a great car with a little bit of effort. Keep up the great work on the cool videos 👍✌️🇺🇲
A good reminder to never become discouraged and give up. A simple oil pan clearance issue may have been the entire reason this car sat for decades. I’ve seen that a lot, people abandoning projects because a simple issue seems like a big one, and they’re too discouraged to spend any more time on it.
Reminds me of a Davidsfarm video back in the day (yes, I watched before we all learned about who he really was). He got a mint condition Lincoln LS for free because it had a dead cylinder and the owner’s mechanic couldn’t figure it out (must not have tried hard).
In 5 minutes Dave found a worn-through plug wire, wrapped electrical tape around it and the car ran perfectly.
I love old Buicks !!! Good Job --- I used to have a '69 Wildcat (w/430) and a '70 Skylark (w/455) --- I like the styling of your '65
You've really got yourself something here. Holy mackerel! This a grand and glorious land yacht. Just look at it, it's a 2 door, it's a hard top, it's got the fastback roof. This is not the weeniemobile, this is the cool one. I can't wait to see what she looks like washed, detailed, scrubbed up real good inside and out and some decent tires. I know you don't paint or upholster, but some tires that fill up the wheel wells, some black steel rims and dog dish caps would be a cheap and easy way to giver her a tough, kinda moonshiner/NASCAR sort of vibe. Get the little dents out and rub out what's left of the paint, and the cool factor would be off the chart. That is a splendid, magnificent beast of a car!
I commend you on having such a great eye for spotting the good ones.
Right on!
Cheers and Hats off.
Not a nailhead also super common for the pan to hit the crank on Buicks. I love the 300 have quite a few cars with them now plenty power down low and decent mpgs.
Dylan McCool Hello Friend great job on getting the classic Buick running again, and with the young men helping you to ,and hope that you can fix that car rear frame rails as well so it can help the Strength of the rear of the car again 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸😃😃💪💪💪👍👍👍👍
My dad had a Buick Wildcat that looked a whole lot like that one when I was very young. I hate that the back bumper was ruined,but it still looks good 👍
Impressed it runs so well at the end look forward to seeing more on this old girl @Dylan McCool
Looks like Mortske has your parts car. Everything that's junk or rotten on his example is good on yours, and vice-versa. Too bad that ND is such a haul from where you are. Best of luck in finding the missing stuff. This one seems worth saving.
Hi Dylan, great find on the crankshaft weights smacking the oil pan. Make sure you add a ZINC additive to the engine oil ASAP. The camshaft won't last long without it!! I would also weld in a new piece of metal where the rear left frame rail is rotted out. That's a very hard to find now 2 door hardtop LeSabre !!!!! Keep this one!
Sounds like the timing may be a little bit high but runs good now comes the work to drive it
I had it idled up so it would run. Carburetor is in serious need of help.
Yep, i think your right danny. May need to twist on that lightnin whirler one way or the other to clear it up,along with a carb rebuild
Fun video dylan. Ill be waiting on part 2. I love me some 50s,60s,70s buicks
I seriously recommend doing a compression test while you wait for the carb kit.
That backfire through the carb is highly suspicious of an intake valve hanging open or possibly even burned. You could check it with a bore scope for the latter.
Engine runs fairly quiet but that doesn't rule out a problem with the valve train.
Great to see the car being saved though. I'm curious if it is actually a black car from the factory. Could you please show the trim tag on the cowl in the next video?
Listening to an unknown engine noise - knock, whistle, whatever - with a length of hose in one ear is a pretty good way to find it.
It's quite directional and you can get it easily into places you can't - or wouldn't want to - stick your head !
Dylan. Forget the pickle fork. You need a ball joint separator. There's a company that make a good one called OTC. I've used at work for 10 years and haven't been able to break it yet. The part number is 6297. Its tough. It works on nearly everything. They also make a good pitman arm puller. That motor is quiet. Just stand back and look at the l e n g t h of the rear fender. Here's a short story for you. I bought an old VW beetle years ago. The owner said "its run a bearing and I'm sick of fixing it" so I bought it, towed it home with a friend. Tried starting it and it ran. No bearing noise and had oil pressure but it had a loud rumbling noise coming from the motor. It was roll of black insulation tape bouncing around in the fan.
Good Catch on the oil pan being dented tords the Crank 😮easy fix @Dylan McCool
The old Buicks are my favorite cars. Anything Buick and pre '75 is awesome to me. They were just beautiful cars. I taught myself to work on cars by messing with a '91 Skylark Custom that I paid $500 for and drove for ten years. I saved a '96 Roadmaster wagon off the scale a few years ago. I'm a Buick guy.
Fantastic job figuring out the oil pan. Pull the valve covers and check the rockers. I will agree that someone freshened that engine. Sounds strong. Also, pull the distributor cap off and slowly rotate the engine forward and backward while watching the rotor. If it turns a bunch before the rotor moves, the timing chpain is trash, if not, then start over with the initial timing.
Only thing I can think of is go through the firing order and check the cap for carbon tracing. Great catch on the oil pan! They probably thought it was a failed overhaul.
If it's a nailhead it's a second gen which is 364,401or 425,the 300 was the newer style non-nailhead small block.The 300 was based on the aluminum 215 which was Buick's modern V8,but in iron instead of aluminum.
I think 64-67 lesabres all had the 4.9 litre (300) V8. Aluminum intake and heads. I shot a rod three the block on my 64 and put a 455 in it. Still a work in progress.
All Nailheads had the ignition at the rear of the engine, this is a 300 CI Buick small block.
Built from 1953 through 1966, the Nailhead family included a variety of displacements, including 264 c.i.d., 322 c.i.d., 364 c.i.d., 401 c.i.d. and 425 c.i.d. variations. I can't believe that noise was just a dented oil pan. I though it was a spun bearing. As always Dylan awesome content
Should be the 310 Wildcat, 300CID BSB.
Cool car. I think this is one of the most satisfying endings to (bringing an engine back around) yet. Can't wait for the next episodes.
I arrived at this channel through the Dodge Challenger videos and later discovered here the older videos of the 1969 Dodge Charger (my dream car). Dylan makes very good content, greetings from Brazil.
Cant wait to see it power washed and in interior all cleaned up. I agree with a couple others this might be a car that deserves a challenger type of rebuild other then the engine if not needed. In fact id like to see this exact car in the 2024 power tour
Great Old Buick can't wait for part two, Good Job Dylan.
I know it's not an Impala or a 4 door, but painted it up to look like Sam and Dean's car "Baby" from "SUPERNATURAL"
Love Buick revivals. Great video, sir!
Hey Dylan thank you for the video I like the car sounds good and it seems like you got yourself a helper there good for you 👍
I remember those wooden spark plug wires from way back then lol
"It's silent now he says", famous last words.. kaboom.. That one made water come out my nose. lol..thanks
Timing is definitely off Since it's firing out the carb might be 180 out of time @Dylan McCool
180 degrees out it would not be running! Only backfiring.
Awesome car and great save! Thank you
I love that grill design! Gonna need to flush out the pan after all that grinding against it that happened!
Also, that rear bumper is fixable, just needs a lot of torch and hammer/chain work! (never be perfect, though)
That backfiring through the carb is either a hung valve or a valve-timing issue, I'd think. (could be totally wrong)
Quite the awesome diamond-in-the-rough, a real steal! Gonna be a great car.
The Buick is great looking car 👍
Looking forward to part two. Good job on finding the knock. Can’t wait to see what it looks like cleaned out and up!
You may find the heads and intake manifold are aluminum. Mortske just had a will it run on a 64 LeSabre earlier today. He discovered this on his.
The transmission is the Buick version of the powerglide two speed.
In 1970, I bought a 1966 base Buick Special wagon in that same black over red color scheme. It had that 300 cid V8 and three on the tree. It performed great until the plastic timing gear broke, and then not so much!
Those older GM cars were easy to hot wire. You need 3 wires a couple Inches long with a blade terminal on one end. Connect all three wires together oñthe other end. With the switch out of the dash, unplug the connector, look at the back of the switch. Each terminal is marked for what they do. Often B for battery, S for starter, I for ignition, A for accessories. Now using these marking plug one of the blades into the harness plug coresponding to B, one into where the I is. Now touch the third into the one for S, this should crank over the engine and start the car, once it starts, plug this third wire into the A. This powers everything that isnt on the ignition circuit. Like the radio.
This hot wire method may work on Ford or Chysler products as well, never tried myself.
65' 2 door is probably my favorite all time Buick. Can't wait to see it cleaned up and rippin down the road.
Great vid, Dylan! I love the older Buicks like this one. These are cars that people bought when "stepping up" from Chevy Impalas. This could work out to be a driver. Thanks!
I had a 67 LecSlobber and it was a great car , but the 78 2 door sport i had looked great but the motor was junk !! It broke the rod that runs the oil pump from the distributor . The last time it threw a rod and i got a new warranty motor . All told that $ 3000 dollar used car cost that dealership $ 5000 . Best extended warranty i ever bought !!!
Omg at how Clean that engine is Wow at the cross Hatching I agree with you it was rebuilt and when they heard the knocking noise they just scrapped it just wow heck of a Find on the car and The engine what a gem @Dylan McCool
That’s quite the sled!!! Can’t wait to see what you do with it. Awesome find
One of my favorite cars was a 56 Buick century. Unfortunately, it ended up with electrical issues that nobody could seem to fix. Broke my heart to get rid of it.
Perfect Car for Power Tour 24.
Love that Coupe, fullsize madness.
Perfection!
Funny, Mortske Repair did a four-door Buick LeSabre on his video released today.
He ran into similar issues with the starter.
You should be able to use an impala or oldsmobile gas tank in that thing
For the gas tank, I would use The Works toilet bowl cleaner, followed by a rinse with Super Clean to neutralize it. It'll take out the rust as well as the old gas. You can get that at the dollar store.
Starting to fall in love with this car. Must see more!
Most likely it’s timing chain which explains almost all of the problems your having
I agree I think it's off a tooth or so it just doesn't seem to run just right. And the abrupt stop when it shuts off and the backfire make me think it's off time.
Mine had the nylon teeth broken on it
That is true I've done that to a oldsmobile 307 by beating on it with a half functional qjet and it stretches the timing chain til it cracks up the nylon timing gear for the camshaft and it quits and takes forever to try to restart,I have also done that with a Buick 3.8 1985 oldsmobile cutlass supreme brougham salon 231 V6, I had just put a brand new cloyes timing chain and gear set in it and pre lubed the oil pump which on a Buick 231v6 is on the front cover of the engine.. and unfortunately I drove it down the road and stomped into the dual jet 2bbl and it acquired a oil leak on the Dr side of the front cover I had just resealed and let it sit up in about 75 degree weather for half a day anyways in less than a mile after it started leaking it acquired rod knock that was louder than the stretched timing chain I pulled it apart for and then wouldn't run faster than 30mph and didn't want to idle sucked since was a very solid southern car with 127k miles had a beautiful deluxe velour 60/40 bench seat front interior the supreme brougham salon pwr woodgrain trim door panels and the checkered pattern on the seats gold interior and the only bad part of the interior was the trim around the heater cigarette lighter and gm Delco am fm stereo no tape player..was broken around the top of the heater control panel..
And this is also why I have said I don't usually waste my time with the gm 77-88 Buick rwd 3.8 231 V6 engine I have had three fail after fixing them and then there was the one I had in highschool that I ended trading for the 74 chevy Cheyenne super c10 long bed 2wd southern truck with patched floors and new cab corners welded on, anyways I had a Dayton Ohio native since new metallic brown with cream yellow pinstripe 1983 Buick regal limited 117k mile very nice interior velour limited pillow top bench seat front interior and absolutely complete factory 15 inch steel Buick road five spoke mag wheels and whitewall tires,am fm stereo 8 track,it was factory manual window car was supposed to be a one owner old lady car, and I got it from a 76 yr old lady in 1993 and it would do really good posi burnouts but it knocked from the time I got the car and the oil pump had no oil pressure but you could not blow it up so I had bought bearings sets,mains,rods, gasket set and new melling oil pump and a good used 84 Buick regal limited 3.8 231 V6 crank that was in cleanable by Scotch Brite pad/Emory cloth lol and also a gm 4bbl intake m4mc non computer feedback qjet carb and distributor and then ended up trading for the truck oh and that car had a good th2004r overdrive transmission and very little rust but the passenger side mirror got pruned off the door and fender got dented by the mirror, and the back corner of the rear bumper on the right side was bent.
You may be right, but it idles pretty well for having a bad timing chain.
Buick made a 340 from 65-67. Like most all GMs back then, the cam timing gear was made of nylon covered aluminum. They had a tendency to break right around the 60k mile point. I had several of them, along with 401 nailheads, back in the 70s and early 80s.
I remember pulling an oil pan on a 1967 ford custom 500 on a thanksgiving day in in the snow to replace an oil pump back in the late70s. I don't miss those days, but I was also young back then.
Check the dwell!!! That’s what made GM’s so good, you can set the dwell by cranking. Usually 30 degrees. Also the point’s gap changes the timing so if the gap is wrong the timing is off
I think that's what like a 1966 Bureka lasaver Tudor and that's a beautiful car back in it. Stay black on black paint job with a rare interior if it's solid enough that card be worth fixing up
Another great rescue Dylan. Looking forward to part 2.
A suggestion for the rear bumper: Cut off the left side as close to the damage as possible, or right next to the frame mount.
Then cut the right hand side the same distance from the end. Then bolt it back on for a temporary 'mini bumper'.
That's a very amazing job, mister! Thank you for share knowledge with us!
One of the best ones you pulled in the shop. Carb rebuild an a twist of the timing an that should fix it, if your goin to put more work into it I myself would put dual exhaust on her……!!!!!!
Absolutely cool car ,my parents had one in the 70s exactly the same .
Awesome car
I wonder if you can make a video of repairing that rear bumper? It would be awesome to see what could be done to bend that end back around, weld whatever. It looks like a lost cause, but it also looks like a great challenge, determination and faith might make it work!
I love how your keeping all the cars together buddy lol they have been together they are family you can't separate now
I had an oil pan that was pushed into the crank the engine had sat on the concrete floor after it had been pulled out of the car . It didnt look dented becaused it had "bowed' up across the front of the pan