FORGOTTEN 34 Years! Will This V8 Buick LeSabre RUN and DRIVE? Part 1 

You've still got a timing issue of some kind. That's why it's stopping hard when it shutd off and kicking back when you try to start it. If they put a new timing set or chain on when it was out they could have messed up the cam timing, they could have put a worn out set back on it, distributor could be incorrectly installed, etc. If it were me i'd check for TDC physically on #1 and see what your valve timing looks like on it. And then pop that dizzy cover back off, see if you can rotate the crank by hand and notice if there is any delay or slop in the rotor movement.

So cool! Its a 2 Buick Le Sabre Monday! Mortske Repair did a video on a Black 64, and you're here with a 65 Black Le Sabre so cool! Great Video! Briar is a nice addition to help you hope to see him in more videos! God Bless you..

I have a 66 Skylark with the Wildcat 310 which is a 2 barrel 300 cube producing 310 lbs of torque. This was how Buick labeled the engines in the 60’s. My mom had a 65 Lesabre which had a Wildcat 355 which was a 300CI with a 4 barrel. Nailhead refers to the small diameter upright valves. The smaller valve design helped these engines produce good low end torque. This body style along with the 63-65 Riviera’s are 2 of my favorites. If you lower the ride height on either they almost look custom. GM design was awesome back then. Love program

Good catch on the crank hitting the oil pan Can't wait to see it after it gets power- washed etc

You found a gem Dylan. You and Mortske both did a mid-60s LeSabre revival this week. Love those cars, even with the "X-frame".

I had a 1967 Buick LeSabre with a 340 in it and a 2 speed power glide. Loved that car. I wish I still had it. One night after dark I was taking an s-curve in my home down and a car merged over into my rear quarter panel. I stopped, got out, looked at my car, which had a small scuff. His front end was smashed in. He didn't want to report it to insurance, so we both got back in our cars and drove off. I had a set of glass packs on my beast and sounded insane after they burned in. Very throaty, and you could hear it coming for miles.

Absolutely it’s a Buick if I have learned anything a Buick will not only run and drive, but you can drive it 2500 miles😅

My love of ‘66 ish era Buicks began when I was 12 and found my dads 1966 Buick brochure. These cars are legend and this episode is fun to watch. Thanks Dylan!

Mortske did a 1964 LeSabre video today also, but his was only sitting, 24 years.

Stuff like this reminds me once your gone some people will never love your most cherished items the same way you did.

Mortske just revived a 64 Buick this week. Love the old Buicks

Gorgeous old Buick Lasabinator There @Dylan McCool

I love the old Buick commercial

I know it's not an Impala or a 4 door, but painted it up to look like Sam and Dean's car "Baby" from "SUPERNATURAL"

Yes Sir!! Love Buicks. Especially mid 60's and its a 2 door coupe. This one deserves more than just your level 1... IMO

Might just be me, but I would've turned the engine by hand 1st. You might've felt the crank hit the pan, and the investigation would've been easier on the ears😁 Either way, I'm glad another Buick is not headed to the crusher for awhile longer.

Great work 👏, cool car , cant wait to P2 , you finding some real gems , thanks for sharing your adventures 👍💨💨

I remember those wooden spark plug wires from way back then lol

I think you have an timing issue, it’s to advance also explaining the abrupt stop while idling. And spitting thru the carb.

Wait a minute…how do you and Mortske Repair have a LeSabre will it run on the same day? Overload man, overload.😂

What a good day to watch awesome content with Dylan McCool. Especially on you your birthday. What a gift. Thank you Dylan for all that you do. 😊😎✌

Bringing these old classics back to life. I here for that. That head for a Ford straight six is a common problem with those motors. Virtually indestructible otherwise but the valve guides for some reason go bad on those heads and just cheaper to replace the head. I had terminal leave when I got out the navy and before I went to work for the power company and spent a couple of days changing out one for a shipmate of mine. The valve guides were causing oil to appear in the air cleaner. New head cured the problem.

Dylan this was one of your best videos. You really took us along step by step in getting this car started. Your knowledge of how car parts work together is amazing. That fireball was scary!

I rarely comment on videos, but I have a history with a 65 LeSabre from way back when that I wish I had kept but at least was restored to the guy I sold it to over 20 years ago. When I saw this video suggested I was just having my first coffee and watched it in priority, rather than upload my usual videos, and list old paper for sale.A great start to the day! Thanks bud!

I think you're right about the engine being gone through which makes me think your carb backfires are the result of bad valve lash settings. pull those valve covers off, set the valve lash and after you rebuild that carb you may have a pretty nice running motor.

Great repair on the frame ,engine looks fresh internally, nice score.

Cool car. I think this is one of the most satisfying endings to (bringing an engine back around) yet. Can't wait for the next episodes.

Sounds like the timing may be a little bit high but runs good now comes the work to drive it

Love Buick revivals. Great video, sir!

Wow lots of goodies in the trunk heads and A stihl Chainsaw hub caps and even A ford intake Wow at the carbs so awesome

Good job bro. I remember putting an oil pan knock in my Oldsmobile when the engine slipped off the jack and onto the frame. What I did was drill a hole in the pan,cranked a screw into the hole and put a slide hammer to it. Then I brazed it shut and filled it up with oil. Looking forward to part 2 of The Boneyard Buick.😁

Timing is definitely off Since it's firing out the carb might be 180 out of time @Dylan McCool

Hey Dylan thank you for the video I like the car sounds good and it seems like you got yourself a helper there good for you 👍

Listening to an unknown engine noise - knock, whistle, whatever - with a length of hose in one ear is a pretty good way to find it. It's quite directional and you can get it easily into places you can't - or wouldn't want to - stick your head !

25 years ago I dropped a backyard-rebuilt Olds 455 into a 65 Cutlass. Engine ran great in the giant OLDS custom cruiser wagon it came out of, for the swap. I had a little trouble aligning the engine going on, and had to rejigger it a few times. When I started it to break in the cam, uh-oh, rod knock. Crawled underneath with the stethoscope and saw I dented the pan on the crossmember. A few hours later it was corrected and running like a champ, and I still have it today

Good Catch on the oil pan being dented tords the Crank 😮easy fix @Dylan McCool

Vary awesome indeed. Nice job on getting the old Buick running again. Sweet.

When you have to De Thorn and de Plant the Vehicle its been sitting for awhile Lmfao these old cars sure do love Plants I mean Nature sure does love Taking them back 😂 @Dylan McCool

Impressed it runs so well at the end look forward to seeing more on this old girl @Dylan McCool

Seeing the internals of that engine looking the way it does is awesome. The second I heard that noise I knew it wasn't a bearing. Thank God you're pull the oil pan and figured out the problem. But really should be a great car with a little bit of effort. Keep up the great work on the cool videos 👍✌️🇺🇲

Good Find on the Knock sound! Did an engine swap with a known decent engine, installed, fired and Tak tak tak instantly, normal oil pressure. Found out it was a pinched factory ground smacking the flywheel. Such a relief!

The Buick is great looking car 👍

I arrived at this channel through the Dodge Challenger videos and later discovered here the older videos of the 1969 Dodge Charger (my dream car). Dylan makes very good content, greetings from Brazil.

Built from 1953 through 1966, the Nailhead family included a variety of displacements, including 264 c.i.d., 322 c.i.d., 364 c.i.d., 401 c.i.d. and 425 c.i.d. variations. I can't believe that noise was just a dented oil pan. I though it was a spun bearing. As always Dylan awesome content

I just watched Mortski get one of these going, same color inside and out, he is selling for cheap.

Man that back fire got me 😂😂😂😂. It’s silent now!!!!!…….POWWWW!

Another great rescue Dylan. Looking forward to part 2.

I seriously recommend doing a compression test while you wait for the carb kit. That backfire through the carb is highly suspicious of an intake valve hanging open or possibly even burned. You could check it with a bore scope for the latter. Engine runs fairly quiet but that doesn't rule out a problem with the valve train. Great to see the car being saved though. I'm curious if it is actually a black car from the factory. Could you please show the trim tag on the cowl in the next video?

My dad had a Buick Wildcat that looked a whole lot like that one when I was very young. I hate that the back bumper was ruined,but it still looks good 👍

That’s quite the sled!!! Can’t wait to see what you do with it. Awesome find

Hahaha the "silent now" with flame and car died was perfect timing 😂😂😂 🔥

Cool Ol car! Thanks for sharing!

Great Old Buick can't wait for part two, Good Job Dylan.

You may find the heads and intake manifold are aluminum. Mortske just had a will it run on a 64 LeSabre earlier today. He discovered this on his. The transmission is the Buick version of the powerglide two speed.

I think the old Buick is telling you wants to live. It wants to go on hot rod power tour next year. Bugle sounds like a happy car

Hi Dylan, great find on the crankshaft weights smacking the oil pan. Make sure you add a ZINC additive to the engine oil ASAP. The camshaft won't last long without it!! I would also weld in a new piece of metal where the rear left frame rail is rotted out. That's a very hard to find now 2 door hardtop LeSabre !!!!! Keep this one!

One of my favorite cars was a 56 Buick century. Unfortunately, it ended up with electrical issues that nobody could seem to fix. Broke my heart to get rid of it.

Thats a pretty awesome Car

"It's silent now" HADOOKEN! 🔥

Only thing I can think of is go through the firing order and check the cap for carbon tracing. Great catch on the oil pan! They probably thought it was a failed overhaul.

A good reminder to never become discouraged and give up. A simple oil pan clearance issue may have been the entire reason this car sat for decades. I’ve seen that a lot, people abandoning projects because a simple issue seems like a big one, and they’re too discouraged to spend any more time on it. Reminds me of a Davidsfarm video back in the day (yes, I watched before we all learned about who he really was). He got a mint condition Lincoln LS for free because it had a dead cylinder and the owner’s mechanic couldn’t figure it out (must not have tried hard). In 5 minutes Dave found a worn-through plug wire, wrapped electrical tape around it and the car ran perfectly.

Dylan. Forget the pickle fork. You need a ball joint separator. There's a company that make a good one called OTC. I've used at work for 10 years and haven't been able to break it yet. The part number is 6297. Its tough. It works on nearly everything. They also make a good pitman arm puller. That motor is quiet. Just stand back and look at the l e n g t h of the rear fender. Here's a short story for you. I bought an old VW beetle years ago. The owner said "its run a bearing and I'm sick of fixing it" so I bought it, towed it home with a friend. Tried starting it and it ran. No bearing noise and had oil pressure but it had a loud rumbling noise coming from the motor. It was roll of black insulation tape bouncing around in the fan.

You and Mortske doing the same type of car on the same day is freaky.

I wonder if you can make a video of repairing that rear bumper? It would be awesome to see what could be done to bend that end back around, weld whatever. It looks like a lost cause, but it also looks like a great challenge, determination and faith might make it work!

Dylan McCool Hello Friend great job on getting the classic Buick running again, and with the young men helping you to ,and hope that you can fix that car rear frame rails as well so it can help the Strength of the rear of the car again 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸😃😃💪💪💪👍👍👍👍

It would appear the person who had it out, dropped it in too fast and dented the pan. They probably felt defeated and gave up. Thats all I can guess.

I really love that you're filming every bits of the work you've donne on the car ! I really love that ! Keep the great content going ! Big love from Canada ! 🤟🏻

When I was a young boy my dad had a 1967 Olds Delta 88 4 door hard top. It had power everything in it. Leather seats, A/C and a 425 engine. It was like driving your living room around. She was gold with a white hard top. I felt like we were someone special driving around in it. Unfortunately we were coming home from a family event when we were hit by a drunk driver and the car was totaled ( thankfully we didn't get hurt ). All my life I have been looking for another one and can't find one anywhere other then the UK. Thanks for the walk down memory lane whit the old Buick land yacht.

I love old Buicks !!! Good Job --- I used to have a '69 Wildcat (w/430) and a '70 Skylark (w/455) --- I like the styling of your '65

Great vid, Dylan! I love the older Buicks like this one. These are cars that people bought when "stepping up" from Chevy Impalas. This could work out to be a driver. Thanks!

You've really got yourself something here. Holy mackerel! This a grand and glorious land yacht. Just look at it, it's a 2 door, it's a hard top, it's got the fastback roof. This is not the weeniemobile, this is the cool one. I can't wait to see what she looks like washed, detailed, scrubbed up real good inside and out and some decent tires. I know you don't paint or upholster, but some tires that fill up the wheel wells, some black steel rims and dog dish caps would be a cheap and easy way to giver her a tough, kinda moonshiner/NASCAR sort of vibe. Get the little dents out and rub out what's left of the paint, and the cool factor would be off the chart. That is a splendid, magnificent beast of a car! I commend you on having such a great eye for spotting the good ones. Right on! Cheers and Hats off.

One of my favorite forgotten Buicks. Rivieras get all the attention

What a great choice in a car and show… you have a plethora of issues and you nail them one by one. Remember this, when the carburetor coughs (yes it can use a rebuild) she’s telling you my timing is too low! Remember that coughing equals timing is too low, among those simultaneous issues.

Awesome car

When you were under the hood removing the vines I thought of a name for the car. Call it “ROSE” because “every rose has its thorns”. lol.

I love that grill design! Gonna need to flush out the pan after all that grinding against it that happened! Also, that rear bumper is fixable, just needs a lot of torch and hammer/chain work! (never be perfect, though) That backfiring through the carb is either a hung valve or a valve-timing issue, I'd think. (could be totally wrong) Quite the awesome diamond-in-the-rough, a real steal! Gonna be a great car.

Well geeze this must be early to mid 60s LeSabre day as a certain Dakota guy with his dog did a 63 this morning. Same color too.

65' 2 door is probably my favorite all time Buick. Can't wait to see it cleaned up and rippin down the road.

My guess, somebody ran over something that thumped the idler arm and then hit the oil pan. Great car.

In 1970, I bought a 1966 base Buick Special wagon in that same black over red color scheme. It had that 300 cid V8 and three on the tree. It performed great until the plastic timing gear broke, and then not so much!

Man O Man. Great video. Great call on the crank. Great job on getting it running.That's going to make someone a nice project. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 The expression on your face with fire ball, priceless. You scare me tho under a car bangin with a hammer and fork without goggles on. And while your buddy was under there too with fuel tank. Please, protect your eyes. You only have two.. Keep em coming. Thanks Truck. Driver Ray ✝️

Cant wait to see it power washed and in interior all cleaned up. I agree with a couple others this might be a car that deserves a challenger type of rebuild other then the engine if not needed. In fact id like to see this exact car in the 2024 power tour

Good to see you back 😂

Omg at how Clean that engine is Wow at the cross Hatching I agree with you it was rebuilt and when they heard the knocking noise they just scrapped it just wow heck of a Find on the car and The engine what a gem @Dylan McCool

Starting to fall in love with this car. Must see more!

I love how your keeping all the cars together buddy lol they have been together they are family you can't separate now

The old Buicks are my favorite cars. Anything Buick and pre '75 is awesome to me. They were just beautiful cars. I taught myself to work on cars by messing with a '91 Skylark Custom that I paid $500 for and drove for ten years. I saved a '96 Roadmaster wagon off the scale a few years ago. I'm a Buick guy.

I've been there with the dented oil pan knock before. Easiest solution ...use a body nail stud gun and pull the dents out from the outside. No need to take the pan off.

father and son working together,cool man

GREAT JOB ON THIS CAR

I find it funny that Mortske has a 1964 Buick LeSabre on his channel it's like there was a sale on 1960's Buicks and two of the automotive channels that I watch released them on the same day

You stuck with this one... good job!

I couldn’t wait for the oil pan to be dropped. This may be my favorite episode ever. 👍🔥

That noise king of remind me of as a kid putting playing cards in the spokes of our bicycle.

I think that's what like a 1966 Bureka lasaver Tudor and that's a beautiful car back in it. Stay black on black paint job with a rare interior if it's solid enough that card be worth fixing up

Those older GM cars were easy to hot wire. You need 3 wires a couple Inches long with a blade terminal on one end. Connect all three wires together oñthe other end. With the switch out of the dash, unplug the connector, look at the back of the switch. Each terminal is marked for what they do. Often B for battery, S for starter, I for ignition, A for accessories. Now using these marking plug one of the blades into the harness plug coresponding to B, one into where the I is. Now touch the third into the one for S, this should crank over the engine and start the car, once it starts, plug this third wire into the A. This powers everything that isnt on the ignition circuit. Like the radio. This hot wire method may work on Ford or Chysler products as well, never tried myself.

That was awesome looking forward to part II cheers from Canada 😁

So I initially thought it was a busted rocker because of the noise and backfire. I was wring about the noise but you must still have a valve issue for it to keep backfiring like that and having the hard stop, and hard spots in turning over.

Looks like Mortske has your parts car. Everything that's junk or rotten on his example is good on yours, and vice-versa. Too bad that ND is such a haul from where you are. Best of luck in finding the missing stuff. This one seems worth saving.

Dylan working on an old Buick? Immediate thumbs up.