I own a 37 Buick and I've been there. Your car is definitely not firing on all 8 cylinders yet. Have a look at the pushrods solution I suggested. Also just throwing this out there, valve lash needs to be 0.15" HOT. You can start setting them to 0.15" when still cold, fire it up, let it warm up for 15 min then check the lash again. I look forward to seeing your progress!
@@AlvarosGarage the pushrods advertised on Kanter specify they are for a 320ci Buick straight 8 but it's probably worth takin one of the better pushrods out of your engine, measure the length and give the folks on Kanter a call to compare before you buy.
Just looked like the pushrod was going up and down , therefor cam may be ok and valve not completely closing , which may also explain lack of power Gordon from Australia
@@gordonkelly9179 yeah, I suspect the cam lobe for cylinder #8 is worn so not providing enough lift to open the valve. Was able to secure a new engine, so will go that route.
I own a 37 Buick and I've been there. Your car is definitely not firing on all 8 cylinders yet. Have a look at the pushrods solution I suggested. Also just throwing this out there, valve lash needs to be 0.15" HOT. You can start setting them to 0.15" when still cold, fire it up, let it warm up for 15 min then check the lash again. I look forward to seeing your progress!
Awesome, thanks for the info! Booked marked the site as they seem to have a lot of parts.
@@AlvarosGarage the pushrods advertised on Kanter specify they are for a 320ci Buick straight 8 but it's probably worth takin one of the better pushrods out of your engine, measure the length and give the folks on Kanter a call to compare before you buy.
Just looked like the pushrod was going up and down , therefor cam may be ok and valve not completely closing , which may also explain lack of power Gordon from Australia
@@gordonkelly9179 yeah, I suspect the cam lobe for cylinder #8 is worn so not providing enough lift to open the valve. Was able to secure a new engine, so will go that route.
UA-cam doesn't like me sending links so I suggest going to Kanter auto parts and look up 1939 Buick push rods.
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Take side cover off and remove lifters and check cams. Doubt cams are damaged.
What type of oil was being run in this engine?
No idea, I used 20-50W Castro GTX with zinc additive but less than an hour with that oil.