Recent content by 53_Jeff

Hello All, I have 2 extra straight 8 heads in my shed and I am trying to id them. One has casting # 1318766-1 on it and it measures 31.5 inches long. I believe this is a 263 head . . . The other one has casting number 13408273 on it. I don’t have the length on this one and I’m not sure what...

I have a bad leak coming out of my bellhousing on my 53 Special and its AFT. From the parts break down I have I'm thinking it is going to be the big o-ring right under the converter front plate. Does anyone know a part number for that o-ring or know where I can get one? If not I guess I will...

So I rebuilt my 263 and had issues getting the temperature sender sealing the coolant in the head. I took the sender piece out of an extra head I have and found the bullet part of the sender on there. Mine was missing this part so just my nut and the flared part of the tubing wasn't sealing...

I'm doing a rebuild on my 263 and putting all new hoses in the car. I am wondering what the routing for the heater hoses is. Not the path that they take but which one hooks to wear. It seems like there are only 3 places on the engine to hook the hoses too. There was a "T" make out of...

Boy I know I sound dumb, but how do you crank the engine over on a 53 Special 45r. The car has a Dyna Flow trans and a straight 8 263. The key switch has 3 positions; lock, on, off, and it works good. There is a small pushbutton on the dash left of the steering column which is what I though...

I am servicing my Buick (which has been sitting for 41 years) while my 263 is getting bored out and rebuilt. I got a trans pan gasket but no one seems to have a filter . . . Does a Dyna Flow in 1953 have a replaceable filter or is there just a screen? If there is a filter what is the part...

head cc? With that being said, does anyone know a cc range for the straight 8 heads? That or what kind of cc range should I be looking to get? - Jeff -

Hello Straight 8 guys! I'm rebuilding the straight 8 out of my 53 Special 45R. It had been sitting for 41 years before I just recently got it. I tore it down to find that # 4 and #5 pistons had holes burned in them. Also in the trunk of my car there were 2 burned pistons. The 2 burned...

I'm tracing some wires on my 53 and a wiring diagram would be super helpful. If anyone has one or knows where to download one that would be great. - Jeff -

Well after my Buick sat for 41 years before I got it, it is now time to rebuild the carb and get it running again. I cant seem to find the carb kit for it. It is a 2 barrel Stromberg with the # 385323 on the base plate of it. Another carb came with my car and it is the same one with the same...

I'm looking for some parts for my 53 Buick Special 45R. I need a water pump, fuel pump rebuild kit, oil filter, trans filter if there is one, carb kit, battery, etc. The car has been sitting a long time and I'm going to get it running again. Are there any online stores that have the parts...

I am wondering where the vin locations on my 53 Buick Special 2 door hardtop are. I know the main vin is screwed on in the drivers side door jamb. Are there any other vin locations on the car for verification? Thanks, - Jeff -

Thanks for the info. I will need this when the car gets restored in the future. I was able to get a key made for the glove box door, and that key worked in the whole car! So only one key for the whole car. And when I got the truck opened it was full! I got an extra straight 8 head, rockers...

I just got a '53 45R out of the desert. It had been sitting there since 1969 and hadn't moved. I want to get keys made for the ignition switch. I cant seem to get the front of the switch off to get it out of the dash. This front cover of the switch is chrome and has the Lock, On, and Off on...