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Pdok
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Those are good ideas. I run 6 qts, oil level is good, all stock dipstick components untouched and in good order. I'm really lucky on this car, it is in excellent condition. About 2K since last oil/filter, but I just got some VR1 on sale at Walmart.com so I'll do a change and replace the sensor too. Ha, yes the oil light is an unwelcome sight, middle lane on a 3-lane highway, literally no place to go in any direction stopped at a major intersection. 30 years ago or so, I had an oil light on a Buick, which ended up a rebuild anyway, but I actually drove it home 5 miles with the light on and I'm still not sure to this day if it was for real low. Such a great motor, I rebuilt it for fun. |
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76 Grem X 258/904,4.0 head/MPFI, Comp X250H cam, Hughes springs, Clifford header, serpentine swap.
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ramblinrev
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When you mentioned Buick, it jogged the memory of my old-timer neighbor when I was about 14, and learning how to change oil. He changed his at home, in his '67 LeSabre. And after removing the drain plug and letting all the oil run out, he would start the engine and run it for about a minute "to get all the old oil out!" Yikes! Fortunately, I learned early on not do try that! |
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Pdok
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OK, now that's funny! I still surf eBay for that vintage Buicks.
Mine was a 68 LeSabre, and the first time (at 17) I changed the oil, I removed the drain plug and nothing came out! That was concerning, so I had to remove the oil pan, which was blocked by the crank position and crossmember. Once the pan came down, I found about 3 inches of paraffin sludge in the pan. Enough so the crank weights had their own grooves in the sludge. After a few minutes with a putty knife and a whole can of B-12, put the pan back on, poured in some more Quaker State, and she carried me another 30K miles without a hitch. Well, until the right wheel fell off on the highway while a friend was driving it.
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76 Grem X 258/904,4.0 head/MPFI, Comp X250H cam, Hughes springs, Clifford header, serpentine swap.
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