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..
@@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 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
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!
@@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 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!
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
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!
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!
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.😁
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.
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 👍✌️🇺🇲
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 really love that you're filming every bits of the work you've donne on the car ! I really love that ! Keep the great content going ! Big love from Canada ! 🤟🏻
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.
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 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 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?
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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 👍
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
Hey Dillon another great episode that idler arm fix i would have drilled through to the other side a nd put crush tubes in then plated it make it a lot stronger and safer great to see these cars revived cant wait for the next episode 👌👌👌✔✔
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 !
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.
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 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸😃😃💪💪💪👍👍👍👍
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.
glad you thought it out on the oil pan and nice work on the frame patch I see always the moss and lichens and wonder if that is or was the north side of the car when it was parked cant wait to see you drive it around and hope the tank cleans up well
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.
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!
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 😊
Man O Man. Great video. Great call on the crank. Great job on getting it running.That's going to make someone a nice project. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 The expression on your face with fire ball, priceless. You scare me tho under a car bangin with a hammer and fork without goggles on. And while your buddy was under there too with fuel tank. Please, protect your eyes. You only have two.. Keep em coming. Thanks Truck. Driver Ray ✝️
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.
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
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 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
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!
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!
Great work 👏, cool car , cant wait to P2 , you finding some real gems , thanks for sharing your adventures 👍💨💨
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!
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
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
Its silent now!!! *huge flame comes out the carburator*....that was a gold moment. Beautiful Buick you got there!
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!
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. 😊😎✌
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.
Mortske just revived a 64 Buick this week. Love the old Buicks
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!
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.😁
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.
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 👍✌️🇺🇲
Gorgeous old Buick Lasabinator There @Dylan McCool
"It's silent now he says", famous last words.. kaboom.. That one made water come out my nose. lol..thanks
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.
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 👍
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.
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'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.
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!
Great repair on the frame ,engine looks fresh internally, nice score.
What an amazing car, it's beautiful can't wait for the part 2
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.
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.
Toyota Jan, New Baby Tundra.
There are quite a few shortcomings associated with this will it run, but we won't mention them due to time constraints
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.
Mortske did a 1964 LeSabre video today also, but his was only sitting, 24 years.
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!
Love Buick revivals. Great video, sir!
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.
Impressed it runs so well at the end look forward to seeing more on this old girl @Dylan McCool
I really love that you're filming every bits of the work you've donne on the car ! I really love that ! Keep the great content going ! Big love from Canada ! 🤟🏻
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
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.
Great Old Buick can't wait for part two, Good Job Dylan.
I think you have an timing issue, it’s to advance also explaining the abrupt stop while idling. And spitting thru the carb.
Vary awesome indeed. Nice job on getting the old Buick running again. Sweet.
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 Catch on the oil pan being dented tords the Crank 😮easy fix @Dylan McCool
Very nice car.
Love the lines,keep up the good work.
All the best from Australia.
I remember those wooden spark plug wires from way back then lol
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 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?
That's a very amazing job, mister! Thank you for share knowledge with us!
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.
I love the old Buick commercial
Great video, Dylan! Cheers my friend.🇨🇦🇺🇸
That’s quite the sled!!! Can’t wait to see what you do with it. Awesome find
I love your video. I have a 65 wildcat similar to thIs car. Looking good man!
Another great rescue Dylan. Looking forward to part 2.
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.
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.
Awesome car and great save! Thank you
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
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.
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
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.
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 👍
Man that back fire got me 😂😂😂😂. It’s silent now!!!!!…….POWWWW!
I love how your keeping all the cars together buddy lol they have been together they are family you can't separate now
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
Starting to fall in love with this car. Must see more!
65' 2 door is probably my favorite all time Buick. Can't wait to see it cleaned up and rippin down the road.
Hey Dillon another great episode that idler arm fix i would have drilled through to the other side a nd put crush tubes in then plated it make it a lot stronger and safer great to see these cars revived cant wait for the next episode 👌👌👌✔✔
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 !
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.
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 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸😃😃💪💪💪👍👍👍👍
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.
glad you thought it out on the oil pan and nice work on the frame patch I see always the moss and lichens and wonder if that is or was the north side of the car when it was parked cant wait to see you drive it around and hope the tank cleans up well
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.
That was awesome looking forward to part II cheers from Canada 😁
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!
Wait a minute…how do you and Mortske Repair have a LeSabre will it run on the same day? Overload man, overload.😂
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 😊
The Buick is great looking car 👍
La-Saab-Ray.......pronunciation is key😂😂😂😂😂😂 Great video!
Cool Ol car! Thanks for sharing!
Man O Man. Great video. Great call on the crank. Great job on getting it running.That's going to make someone a nice project. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 The expression on your face with fire ball, priceless. You scare me tho under a car bangin with a hammer and fork without goggles on. And while your buddy was under there too with fuel tank. Please, protect your eyes. You only have two.. Keep em coming. Thanks Truck. Driver Ray ✝️
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.
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.
Very nice, man! This car is a beauty. The Coupé V8 are my favorite, regardless of the brand! Congrats!
GREAT JOB ON THIS CAR
Can't wait for part 2!!👍👍😃😃
The look on your face when it backfired through the carb was priceless! Great video
Looking forward to seeing this driving!!
Dalton the LaSabre is a runner. Thank you for sharing and looking forward to part two on this nail head. 💯👊
Awesome shaped beast. Great show, many thanks.
You stuck with this one... good job!
You should be able to use an impala or oldsmobile gas tank in that thing