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New Wanted Listing: Wanted: Front driver side window regulator for 1947 Buick Speacial Sedanette A new Wanted listing has been posted by ailimac: Wanted: Front driver side window regulator for 1947 Buick Speacial Sedanette The description for this listing is...

Looking for front and back window regulators for 47 Buick Special Series 40 Sedanette. Or information on compatible regulators that will fit this car. Thanks. Pete

Can anyone tell me how to start my engine on a rolling chasis. I tried putting the coil to the positive battery terminal and touching the positive terminal to the battery but the starter just spins and doesn’t engage. What do I need to do to get the starter to engage. Thanks Pete

I am wiring my 1947 Buick Special Series 40. The engine is a 248 from a 1950 special, or so I'm told. Now, I'm rewiring it with wires that are not the proper colors as stated in the diagrams in service manual. With that said my first question is regarding the horn button.. As you can see I...

I have a 1947 Buick Special Series 40 Sedanette with a 248. I am in the process of doing a frame off restoration. Well the body is back on the frame and the engine is in. The original engine had to be swapped with a 248 from a 1950 Buick (model unknown - engine #1338020-7). I am starting to...

Found it. Looks like it's broken off in the head. It's too cold in the garage to investigate right now so I'll have to wait for abreak in the weather to get a closer look. Thanks guys for helping me locate it. Pete

I am trying to figure out where the location of the temp sending unit bulb is located on the block of my 1950 248. When I got the engine it had a petcock in the block located below and to the left (towards firewall) of the distributor. I removed petcock and tried to install aftermarket...

Hi, Can anyone help me with the correct routing of the hoses coming off the water pump to the defroster and then to the under seat heater. The motor is a 1952 248 and the car is a 1947 Special Series 40. I have posted this photo of the side of the water pump and have numbered the ports (not...

Does anyone have a diagram for a 1947 Special Series 40 with a 248 exhaust diagram with bending measurements. Something I can take to a local exhaust shop to have a system fabbed up. Thanks Pete

Can anyone tell me what year and size my engine is. 5609459-4 I thought it was a 263 from a 1952 but I am having trouble with parts fitting when I buy them. I've check the references but am confused. It may well be a 263 from a 1952 and I am just getting ripped off by sellers who don't care...

Does anyone know where I can get a new set of rims that will fit my 47 Special Series 40?

Ray I got the sleeve today and it fits. I haven't pressed it into the bell housing yet, I just laid it in to check the fit and its good. Thanks again. Any thoughts on the torque ball? I took the original apart, cleaned it up, got a new rubber tapered gasket, new shim kit and new gasket to...

Oh yeah, it separated. After 2 wedges and 20 or 30 wacks with a sledge it finally snapped. I had to cut the broken end of the trans shaft out of the bell housing with a cut off wheel. The broken end of the trans shaft is still and will forever remain stuck in the clutch. Oh, I also had...

Can anyone identify or name to me what this piece is called and where I might find one. It sits in the bell housing, transmission side, and the transmission shaft goes through it. I am told its the sleeve that the throw out bearing rides on. I need a specific name so I can try and locate one...

I just got back from the Carlisle Fairgrounds for there fall swap meet and found exactly one vendor for vintage Buicks and he didn't even have that much. Last night I had a chance to take and compare some measurements on the flywheels. The dynaflow center hole is 3 19/32", the center hole on...

This morning I removed the Flywheel from the 263 . I also found a vendor on ebay who claims he has the pilot bearing to put the 3 speed manual trans to the 263 engine that previously had the dynaflow tranny. I can see now that I can not use the 243 flywheel. JR9162, I believe you mentioned you...

Can anyone tell me if I can swap a crankshaft from a 1952 263 with a 1947 248. I want to use the the 1952 263 in my 47 but it had a Dyna flow trans. My 47 has a 3 speed manual. I want to put the 47 crankshaft in the 52 motor so it couples with the 3 speed trans.

I would like to replace my coil springs on my 1947 Buick Special Series 40 while I have the frame stripped down. Can anyone help me has to where I can find some, front and back. Can I interchange with other models or years? Is there some type of test I can perform on the old ones to see if I...

Can anyone tell me how to remove a bell housing from a straight 8 248 engine out of a 1947 Buick Series 40. I removed the bolts on the outside of the housing. Are there more bolts on the inside of the housing? Can't find any info in my manual regarding removal. Pete

Help please. I am new to the forum and also new to Buicks (my last project was a 36 Dodge D2). I recently purchased a 1947 Buick Special Sedanette Series 40. The car needs a total rebuild. As far as I know it has the original 248 staight 8 in it, which I have already removed. I got some...