Haha! I agree. The man who I preferred to machine all my engines, a guy who did work for AJ Foyt, used to say "The only replacement for cubic inches, is cubic dollars".Originally Posted by gmwillys
Haha! I agree. The man who I preferred to machine all my engines, a guy who did work for AJ Foyt, used to say "The only replacement for cubic inches, is cubic dollars".
Both of you guy's are Hilarious
You are going to scare Poor Buckweet off.......
C368263E-77EF-4B05-BD67-85FE6AAA6926.jpg. It appears to be a plate with two screws....my question is if it is an m-38 .. how is a 63 transmission it .. was that a modification?.. and yes you are starting to concern me on the details but I haven’t thrown in the towel yet.
ADB8804C-3B7C-48B3-BB9C-95EAA1B84F23.jpg. Also it appears water has gotten in thru the muffler manifold(it was gone).. might be the source of the problem... how big of an issue is pitying on the cylinder walls.. I think I know the answer.
Is that the engine casting?
It looks like the number for the 198 Buick block.
It all can be salvaged Buckweet!!
Unless the block is cracked, and if it is it’s scrap!!
I’m checking with a buddy that has a warehouse full of Buick V6’s to see if he has a running 198 or 231 replacement we can use.
Last edited by TJones; 04-24-2020 at 04:58 AM.
Sorry.. sent the wrong photo. Here is a pic of the tag on the transmission5E52D836-DF1A-42D9-87FF-37B612F1926C.jpg
That is the casting mark. It is actualy cast right into the case. It is a mirror image of the identification tag that is put into the mold every time a pour is made. That case was cast on November the 8th, 1953.
well got the motor out and somewhat degreased to inspect it. I do not see any cracks and all of the antifreeze seemed to be in it. Could it be cracked internally? It WILL not turn over and some of the cylinder heads got hit pretty hard with corrosion. Is there a trick to trying to get those to move?D61DE6C9-AB28-4133-978C-A3F2ACC03AA5.jpgD61DE6C9-AB28-4133-978C-A3F2ACC03AA5.jpgD6DF9F20-295A-41D5-B5D4-B877901BE1F9.jpg
You might try using diesel to see if that will help loosen it up. It might be all or only one piston stuck. Or you could go ahead and take off the rod caps and remover the crank and try whacking them with a 2x4 and hammer to see if you can move them.
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