Glad to see you back for Buick season!! Lol. Both Mortski and Dylan McCool did Buick revivals… not to be outdone by the return of the Great Buick Guru, Mr. Rodder!!
Heck yeah, Mr. Rodder is back. great to see you out in the shop Dallas. And taking the time to share with us once again. One day at a time my friend. One day at a time. Mabe see you on the live stream tonight. and As always . thanks for the great info.
Very sorry to hear that you are going through such a hard time. Glad to see you back! By the way my first car was a '62 Skylark with a 215 4 barrel. Boy do I still miss that car.
I used to work at a Land Rover dealer in Atlanta in the late 1990s and I replaced a lot of exhaust valves in those heads because they would get carbon build up and start sticking causing a misfire the new valves had an undercut stem which didn't cure the carbon fouling issue but it gave some extra room for the carbon to build up before it would start to jam the valve open against the guide Land rovers of that era are not known for their fuel economy Claimed to be 14 MPG but I heard owners saying they get 9-10 MPG and I assume the fuel maps in the ECUs were overly rich and a leaner mixture would have probably also solved the problem of the carbon build up on the valve stems and helped the MPG at the same time. Land Rover sold those old Buick designed V-8s up until the year 2004 and they came in several displacements all the way up to 4.6L but started out as 3.9 L the 4.0L was the most common displacement I think for Land Rovers in the USA anyway in England the diesel variation is way more normal none were imported to the USA with the diesels though new anyway which is too bad I think a diesel Discovery or Defender 90 or 110 is an ideal off roader the US gas version was susceptible to stalling out when wading creeks once the ECU connectors got soaked all the Camel Trophy versions were diesels so they could easily wade through deep water with a snorkel attached
Glad to see you back. The history of Buick engines is a wild ride. I've never actually owned a V8 Buick - my grandpa had a nailhead in the late 60s and all I know is that it was parked in the pasture when the transmission went out (I think a '61 Lesabre... pre TH-400). But I got through early adulthood on a bunch of different phases of the V6. Mostly early even-fire through the early 3800s. Really dramatic that sort of a stepchild of an engine became one of GM's best. Wonder what it would take to get the 1986-up/3800 timing cover with the crank-driven oil pump to work on anything else. At least in the V6 world, the oil pump was blamed for a lot of problems. We would see a lot of 231's with spun bearings - rarely any V8s though. Maybe the extra vibration on the V6 helped chew up the timing cover? No idea. But in the 90s, you could always find a G-body Regal or Cutlass cheap with a 3.8 that was bad and a THM-200 that slipped, and a rustbucket Malibu police car with a 350 Chevy and a 350C transmission, harness, and anything else for $500. But the Buick engine family outlived even the SBC. Quite amazing.
The Rover 3.5 & 3.9 heads had 36-37 cc combustion chambers (used tin head gaskets). The Rover 4..0 & 4.6 heads have 28-29 cc chambers for use with composite head gaskets.
Great to see you on here again Dallas we was a missing you and your content . We are saying prayers for you hope everything gets better for you try to have a great day
Good to see great new content, Mr. Rodder! I just recently got my new '75/'76 (no windage tray bosses) 350 rebuild successfully broken in, and I can thank a lot of your content for helping me along. Do you think you'll ever get a hold of TA's aluminum 350 heads?
It's great to hear Dallas share more small block Buick knowledge!
Glad to see you back for Buick season!! Lol. Both Mortski and Dylan McCool did Buick revivals… not to be outdone by the return of the Great Buick Guru, Mr. Rodder!!
Heck yeah, Mr. Rodder is back. great to see you out in the shop Dallas. And taking the time to share with us once again. One day at a time my friend. One day at a time. Mabe see you on the live stream tonight. and As always . thanks for the great info.
Keep it up Dallas. Make more videos when you can. Take care of yourself! Everything WILL get better. I dig your videos! LOTS of people have your back!
Glad to see you back!
Very sorry to hear that you are going through such a hard time. Glad to see you back! By the way my first car was a '62 Skylark with a 215 4 barrel. Boy do I still miss that car.
I used to work at a Land Rover dealer in Atlanta in the late 1990s and I replaced a lot of exhaust valves in those heads because they would get carbon build up and start sticking causing a misfire the new valves had an undercut stem which didn't cure the carbon fouling issue but it gave some extra room for the carbon to build up before it would start to jam the valve open against the guide Land rovers of that era are not known for their fuel economy Claimed to be 14 MPG but I heard owners saying they get 9-10 MPG and I assume the fuel maps in the ECUs were overly rich and a leaner mixture would have probably also solved the problem of the carbon build up on the valve stems and helped the MPG at the same time. Land Rover sold those old Buick designed V-8s up until the year 2004 and they came in several displacements all the way up to 4.6L but started out as 3.9 L the 4.0L was the most common displacement I think for Land Rovers in the USA anyway in England the diesel variation is way more normal none were imported to the USA with the diesels though new anyway which is too bad I think a diesel Discovery or Defender 90 or 110 is an ideal off roader the US gas version was susceptible to stalling out when wading creeks once the ECU connectors got soaked all the Camel Trophy versions were diesels so they could easily wade through deep water with a snorkel attached
Glad to see you back. The history of Buick engines is a wild ride. I've never actually owned a V8 Buick - my grandpa had a nailhead in the late 60s and all I know is that it was parked in the pasture when the transmission went out (I think a '61 Lesabre... pre TH-400). But I got through early adulthood on a bunch of different phases of the V6. Mostly early even-fire through the early 3800s. Really dramatic that sort of a stepchild of an engine became one of GM's best. Wonder what it would take to get the 1986-up/3800 timing cover with the crank-driven oil pump to work on anything else. At least in the V6 world, the oil pump was blamed for a lot of problems. We would see a lot of 231's with spun bearings - rarely any V8s though. Maybe the extra vibration on the V6 helped chew up the timing cover? No idea. But in the 90s, you could always find a G-body Regal or Cutlass cheap with a 3.8 that was bad and a THM-200 that slipped, and a rustbucket Malibu police car with a 350 Chevy and a 350C transmission, harness, and anything else for $500. But the Buick engine family outlived even the SBC. Quite amazing.
The Rover 3.5 & 3.9 heads had 36-37 cc combustion chambers (used tin head gaskets). The Rover 4..0 & 4.6 heads have 28-29 cc chambers for use with composite head gaskets.
Good to see you back at it!
Glad to see you back at it!!
Love the content! Keep ‘em coming.
Great to see you on here again Dallas we was a missing you and your content . We are saying prayers for you hope everything gets better for you try to have a great day
You just need to have the Leyland Australia 4.4 alloy V8 & you’ll have the whole set.
So happy your back was worried about you Dallas !!!
Good info! Glad to hear from you!
Good to see great new content, Mr. Rodder! I just recently got my new '75/'76 (no windage tray bosses) 350 rebuild successfully broken in, and I can thank a lot of your content for helping me along. Do you think you'll ever get a hold of TA's aluminum 350 heads?
Good to hear from you, Dallas life kicks us in the ass sometimes but works out in the end.
Pardon me while lust. Thinking back to my 1974 Chevy Vega. 1964 300 4bbl 4spd. Mmmmm, that low end Rover head torque and autocross.
hope your ok , missed your updates on buick everything