FORGOTTEN 34 Years! Will This V8 Buick LeSabre RUN and DRIVE? Part 2

[@ourv9603]

YEARS AGO, I was in a gas station when an old guy pulled in with a stone stock 1984 Olds 4 door sedan. Nothin special, EXCEPT, it looked BRAND NEW. I went over and talked to the old fellow & he said he had come to hate all modern cars what with their computerization & emissions it costs a fortune to get fixed anymore. He said he used to work on his own cars but not these new ones. SO, he searched & searched & searched until he found this clean Olds, bought it & delivered it directly to a shop who did a full frame off restoration rebuilding EVERYTHING. Rebuilt engine, trans, diff, all new electrical wiring, new brakes, new upholstery, stripped & painted the frame & body & delivering to him a BRAND NEW 1984 Olds. NOW, he said, this car I can maintain myself. The whole resto cost him $22K, less than a new car. He was pleased as punch. !

[@LunarOutlawsGarage]

Never underestimate the power and resilience of a Buick. Remember Walter Chrysler started his career working at buick. 😁🤙

[@butcher390]

Exactly 🎯 💯 He retired from Buick , a millionaire . Then Started Chrysler

[@stevelee5724]

No wonder Walter built such tough cars, he learned from the Dodge Brothers ! Tough old rigs both ! Cheers from New Zealand 🇳🇿

[@jamesscimone1447]

104@@stevelee5724 Dodge... ? Tough ?? Ha ha, ummm... okay...

[@beatglauser9444]

I am a GM guy. And a friend of me worked in a mopar shop for many, many years. In his classic car collection he owned only GM vehicles. He claims that GM cars were more reliable than Mopars of Fords. And he should know. The super solid Mopars were the ones built shortly after WW2. They were simple and heavy cars. Later on there were incredibly nice, powerful and beautiful vehicles built by Mopar and I love them. But those cars had quite some weaknesses. Buick was an incredible brand back in Fifties and Sixties.

[@billyjackson5799]

​@@stevelee5724 umm hey dipstick Buick is built by Chevy not dodge

[@billpar]

the music while pressure washing the car was on point

[@vortecmacs]

I really want to see a lot more with this car. Let’s see a performance intake and carb!

[@Trains-With-Shane]

A good lesson not to let hubris get in the way of troubleshooting. That kicking back against the starter was a dead giveaway that there was a timing or firing order issue. Should have double checked it way back in episode 1. But you got there in the end, hopefully there wasn't too much damage done

[@davetritt7139]

Old car hubcaps re-spawn. Haven't you ever watched the Bullitt car chase? Great channel, love your content, the music, and the family-friendly lingo.

[@Valou_56]

Glad you've saved her she's a jewel ! You should continue the restoration

[@quantumtime6883]

Definitely needs a Four Barrel to really appreciate all its power and capabilities. Old Buicks are so amazing and have a unique driving experience. My favorite was a 1967 Electra with the 340 - 4 Barrel, super quick car and the ride was so smooth. Get her a rear bumper and hood and she will be nearly complete.

[@thomasthurston6656]

The buzz is a Speed Minder dash. It was a option. The trans is a ST300 Super Turbine with switch pitch converter 1st should come out around 65 2nd will do 120. My 67 with the V6 will chirp if your doing about 50 and smash it to the floor. The box switch is your kick down switch. You should have another switch on the linkage that controls the Stator to give you a high medium and low stall. As for parts TA Performance and the Buick Club Of America.

[@Tj1983coggin]

Most people put a toggle switch. At least to test operation of internals.

[@thomasthurston6656]

@Tj1983coggin On a ST 300 all you need to do is turn on your wipers. If they work you have power. It's energized when you are on the brakes.

[@bozodog428]

Cool old Buick. That solenoid on the throttle linkage changes the pitch of the torque converter vanes for a little boost when you mash the pedal.

[@billdursa4976]

It's also the downshift switch.

[@DM4N2000]

1965......man this cars are different now

[@jamesmcdonald5868]

Thank you Mr. McCool! Listening to the piano and organ reminds me of my parents so much! I lost my Dad 3 years ago on March 13th 2020. And then I lost my Mom 3years to the date this year on March 13th 2023. It is nice to have a song or part in a movie, place or picture, or in this case, a genre of music make you feel good again. Thank you my brother.❤

[@LauRoot892]

James

[@shanesoule3774]

Man, I sure do miss them old cruisers. Plus a good old glass pack. If I could I'd give you guys two thumbs-up!

[@FreedomRock44]

Seeing that Lichen leave the front fender was SOOOO Satisfying!!!!!!!!

[@AMPMhandle]

Are those chips edible?

[@beatglauser9444]

I have some cars with painted original steel wheels. But those hubcaps you have look beautiful. They make the car look classy: Well, that is the way it should be. It is a Buick after all.

[@stevewolff7187]

It was great to talk with you Dylan at the Back to the 50's show a couple of weeks ago. I am glad you rescued this old Buick. Hope someone can fix it up and give it new life. I took my drivers licence test in a 65 Buick Wildcat back in 1971. I still think they are very cool looking cars!

[@LauRoot892]

Steve Wolf 🐺

[@glentucker4250]

I do love the old Buicks. My granddad had a 69 4 door wildcat 455. Loved that car. My uncles say it was the fastest car in town. Good looking cars. Thanks Dylan for saving this ol’ Lasabre!

[@LarryDeSilva64]

Sounds pretty good for a car you save from the crusher. My uncle had one of these and after he was done with this one went to a Buick Electra 225. Buicks are always nice cars. Loved the old Buick road masters too. Thanks for sharing your resurrection of this classic.

[@JaredR1996]

An hour plus of pure content, love it. Thanks as always Dylan

[@jimhickey2276]

Excellent! Keep saving these great old cars! My son and I save every one we can and put them back on the road, so happy to see y'all doing it too!

[@paulodisano502]

Absolutely love when you bring these beautiful cars back to life thus saving them from the crusher. Thank you for the great video, Dylan. Cheers.🇨🇦🇺🇸

[@6petrolhead6]

It looks so much better with no hub caps but a love how it sounds especially now its running on all 8 cylinders 😅 But hay everyone makes mistakes you rectified it that's all that matters Love you content mate

[@ShadeTreeKennyT]

I love the look and sound of this sweet ol ride! Get an air cleaner on it before all that dirt ruins the engine!

[@biglou4559]

Dylan, you're so good at welding that I think that rear bumper could be cut in two pieces at the bend and rewelded together strait.

[@CK-br9mn]

Was thinking the same. Most of the bumper looked decent. Just "mad max" the rest of it. Would still look better than leaving the bumper off.

[@charlesstephens6537]

I love these old big buicks and oldsmobiles. Such great cruisers and room for your 12 best friends. Hope you keep this on around and even though it's running better, a 4 barrel still couldn't hurt.

[@KawiG5]

That Buick is absolutely amazing. I’m a Ford guy but when it comes to the older vehicles, they’re all great. Thanks for another awesome video.

[@markstewart365]

Good project.great job please don't give up on the buick I think it will make a great driver.

[@1967250s]

Good to see it being fixed. On the carb, the float is heavier now, so you need to check the fuel level. And that left rear chassis behind the wheel needs welding up, but guessing you know. Might be hard to find the rear bumper, so you might try getting it unbent, maybe a body shop could do it

[@davidcatlette9697]

Rear bumper 🤔 weighs what 40 lbs ! I would put a lot into that rear chassis !

[@JorgeDiaz-ly5qp]

Decent machine shop will get that rear bumper bent back decent.

[@AMPMhandle]

Thoroughly enjoyed Part 2! Brought a tear to my eye and I applauded seeing this ole' guy back out from the garage under his own power. Sounds absolutely strong and powerful, like a muscle car or a race car! Now you say you love the car so be nice with it! Yes we enjoyed that drifting demo but aren't you concerned about running that internally clean engine through all that dust? Get an air cleaner on there and put the hood back on! Then rip it!❤😅😊

[@llewis7324]

And fix that frame rail.

[@willthetrill4849]

I would really like to see you install true dual exhaust with long tube headers with glasspack mufflers because a V8 runs the best with dual exhaust. It even sounds the best with dual exhaust

[@carlbernard4197]

Yes V8's run much better with dual exhaust. Had a N600 with a 390 2 barrel and a 5 speed. When the exhaust was switched to dual from a single that made quite a difference in how that 390 ran. Unfortunately that truck shredded its rear end and that was the end of it.

[@parkerfiskar3589]

Dylan- I hope playing the vintage ads over the Timelapse sticks around, because that was such a nice touch.

[@ninjajunpei1984]

It's always the simplest things that can be the most frustrating. Glad the problem was just a couple of crossed plug wires. That Buick has a lot of potential to be a great cruiser.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Awesome to see we're back on. This old girl with the Mint internals in this engine 1:41 can't wait to get My t shirts @Dylan McCool

[@darrenhawken9766]

Great team work honestly is the best policy . Keeping it real 👌. Cool Le Sabre !!! Your getting the coolest stable of cars on the KZbinrs, thanks for sharing your adventures 👍💨💨

[@Recycledhooligan]

Mortske repair recently had one of these on his channel.if you’re interested

[@19522007]

i laughed when i heard the buzzer. My dad had a 65 Electra 225 with the speed warning so i recognized it right away. What a great save, i love those old Buicks. Great video as always.

[@DelvonCharles]

Its good to see again Dylan McCool glad your still working on the muscle car it awesome can wait too see more

[@sprezzatura8755]

Great car! Great work! Great music! 😊❤ Always check the simplest things first. It can be a bad ground. Or firing order. Or points.

[@slantfish65sd]

Hey Dylan, great videos! Love what you're doing. More of a Mopar man myself but I do appreciate the Buicks also like that video you did on the mustang 2. That was pretty cool. Something you may want to look for. There's another KZbinr in around the Nashville Tennessee area. His KZbin handle is Mr. Rodder's neighborhood you know like Mr. Rogers neighborhood he will most likely have a four barrel small block Buick intake or he can point you in the direction of one. Just thought I'd pass that along if somebody hasn't already all right. God bless and have a great one!

[@ellisevilsizor4525]

I would love to have that old buick I had a 1967 buick electra 225 when i was 20 and that was what made me love the old buicks

[@cliffordkinnear9705]

Great find on the spark plug wire mix up. I really like the full size fastback body styles. Great work on replacing the brake lines, and carb rebuild. The best part of driving a GM car with a powerglide is waiting for the 1st to 2nd upshift, it will happen , you just don't know exactly when!!!! (I used to have a 1966 2 dr post Chevy Nova II with the 2 speed powerglide and 230 in line six).

[@axel3588]

It is not a Powerglide. Buick has the Superturbine 300, it is not the same.

[@cliffordkinnear9705]

@@axel3588 Umm, okay. What are the differences?

[@TheNewCityAlicia]

Mine was a 2dr 64’ Bel Air 250; one barrel straight 6 nicknamed “rusty”. There was nowhere on that car where there was not rust. Paid 200 for it in 1983 in Detroit, Michigan.

[@denjhill]

The thought that this beauty was close to the crusher is heartbreaking. Thanks for saving it. Nice car.

[@jdrake8738]

That backfiring acts like timing, or maybe (maybe) a valve not closing all the way..... as good as that engine seems to be, I think I'd pull the valve covers and the timing cover and see what's doing.... that oil pan dent was a great catch...

[@cephus82]

I was also wondering if maybe sticking valves and not closing all way

[@edgrrickett140]

I usually don't say much about what i see on these shows but i can tell you all this. that was cool

[@lucasstiles8012]

Thats a wonderful find. Great work guys

[@jasondean2173]

An I had a 70 Buick LeSabre when I was around 18 yrs old I'm now 44 and I still miss that car you can't beat the way those old sled's drive and just float down the road and the big block and highway gears it would just scoot down the road. Nice to see one saved nice work my man.

[@scottsmith6846]

Hey Dylan thank you for the video and thank you for saving another one

[@lawrenceharp6396]

Somebody loved it and tried to save it at some point, so glad you found it and got it going again.

[@PutGodFirst2112]

I can't believe that was on it's way to the crusher!

[@Soxcessful]

You guys are the best. So knowledgeable all while having fun doing really hard work. Thank you for entertaining all of us! Truly remarkable!

[@stevechilders2624]

Tell me you’re going to put some more work into this car? It needs a four barrel carb and a little more work and you’re gonna have a monster there. I’d love to see another video on that…

[@bobsbarnworkshop]

We had a 71 LeSabre back in the late 70’s… loved it!

[@bruceshook1781]

Loved it! Cant beat a Buick or Pontiac. You sure sucked a lot of dirt down the carb though.

[@adailyllama4786]

Do really enjoy these junkyard resurrections. good work.

[@robertfoster636]

I laughed so hard when you said that you had the 4 and 6 plug wires backwards. Done that a time or to myself.

[@DylanMcCoolVideo]

Drives me crazy! We checked it twice and still managed to goof it up.

[@bertgrau3934]

​@@DylanMcCoolVideo Stuff happens. Trust me , it's happened to a lot of guys. I once put new plug wires on a 55 Chevy 265. I checked twice. Tried to start back fired. I checked a 3rd time, and figured out what I did wrong. I had the fire order correct, but going in the wrong direction. I felt very stupid, but that's not the only time I made a mistake. Stupid YES, did I learn YES.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Old girl sounds pretty dang good with no muffler kinda sounds like a demolition Dirby Car 31:38 😂 love it @Dylan McCool

[@krz8888888]

Admire your positivity Dylan, god bless!

[@williamcrandall1447]

I had not been to an Elvis show but Your washing music seemed to be as if I was at one. Thanks Dylan

[@kelvinboyd7459]

You gotta admit that body style looks pretty good. I have a built 350 I would like to put in that. And then some cragger of wheels wouldn't hurt either

[@stevechilders2624]

Noooo. No Cragars! I’m of the Mortzke school. Needs painted steely‘s and chrome lugs. Keep it as original as possible.

[@stevechilders2624]

Oh, and ditch the flexi hoses

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Love the patina on this old girl looks good with the small amounts of red and brown coming through 22:56 @Dylan McCool

[@Mr49Studebaker]

Excited to see more on this one

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Old girl is cleaning up Amazingly wow Some of that paint still has a reflective Shine Very Nice 20:44 @Dylan McCool

[@LeonardMagnusson]

every old car i had that was v8. the first thing i did was give it duel pipes with corvair mufflers.

[@danstewart8218]

I'm 50 mins into this video, and you're reversing it out of the barn...its still got a misfire...you can hear it clear as day. I love what you do, tho this is infuriating you cannot hear the stumble when you blip it. I'm sure you're doing a good job. well done.

[@delrayshaffer6376]

You two are having too much fun. Keep at it!

[@imkwuzn]

My very first car was a ‘66 Buick Special. It had the 310V8 and power glide. Always loved that two door body style. So glad you figured out the firing order issue. We’ve all been there!

[@terryeustice5399]

Dylan going to have to put some more work on this old Buick. To make a driver out of it. Timing and lifters are a thing to check. The carburetor has to be replaced. Now it’s overheating, thermostat. But, that crossed up plug wire was probably all it was. Thank you for sharing! 💯👊👍

[@ReaperCrew2682]

I love these videos, the older I get the more I appreciate older cars. It's awesome to see people a little younger than me save these things before they are extinct

[@hatrickmusicnz]

Great work guys. Love that car.

[@jasoncroson8466]

Absolute beauty 😊. Love what you do,please don't stop .Keep keeping those old cars alive.. 😊

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Atleast the owner of the house was nice When you asked to get your hub Cap back 52:21 @Dylan McCool

[@goptools]

Glad you found the issue. The old Buick just wants to go! Thanks for the video!

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

2 plugs swapped so it had a firing order issue we all make mistakes glad it was found she runs so smooth now 1:00:00 @Dylan McCool

[@Zero-Fox-Garage]

I bought my first car at 14, in 1980. A '65 Buick Wildcat. same body as this Lesabre, but all churched up. 401 4 barrel, dual exhaust, "Switch pitch" TH400, 3.23'a with posi, buckets, console shift, factory tach, AM/FM with reverb, power windows, seats, etc. also a dark blue, and had the Buick version Magnum 500 rims. It also had the "speed warning" on the speedo. Hot tip...turn it up to 90 mph, by then you can't hear it yelling at you. :) I should have kept it, but sometimes it's just not in the cards. I sold it in '89, and the new owner blew the 401 nailhead up a few months later.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Amazing how well it works with 8 cylinders vs Only 6 LOL 😂 1:04:55 nice work @Dylan McCool

[@JoE_Songs]

43:03 Daaang, this thing is beauuutiful and sinister. love it! - patina and the whole substance of the car turned out great!! more of that car please!

[@nicklewis7291]

That car looks great, what a difference. And to think it was headed for the crusher.

[@s3ody9999]

One thing is quite frustrating sometimes about your channel Dylan is that I watch your revival of a certain car which is interesting to me and I wanna see more from it but unfortunately you don’t follow up on your cars ex. Your challenger (which brought me to your channel), the 58 Plymouth, the ratty 69 charger etc… I think most of your viewers will agree with me on this. Also, I see that you do a different revival on each episode. It might be easier for you that way I don’t know but, It is more fun for me to focus on one car at a time and build a series and a following for us viewers. Nonetheless, I really appreciate your work for our entertainment and I really enjoy every episode and I hope you all the best.

[@markmacdonald260]

Thank you for giving some love to the B-Bodies! So nice to finally see someone working on a bigger car :)

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Transmission works super well very nice @Dylan McCool

[@kevinwright1551]

Vary awesome indeed. Nice job on getting it running again. Looking awesome too. Keep up the great work.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Sounds pretty aggressive with the Cherry Bomb Glass Pack Installed Wow i dig it 33:22 😮 @Dylan McCool

[@nikolakurjakovic2188]

Love how you keep smiling at the end,pure enjoyment! rly love how this car turned out!!!

[@markwhite812]

I have a 1965 Buick Wildcat, these are great cars !!! I love these videos ( part 1 and 2 ) Great job guys !!!!

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Im impressed the Roof still has insulation not to bad just the headliner Needs to be removed 25:05 cleaning up so well what a nice old Ride and Im Loving The old Time Music @Dylan McCool

[@foxyloon]

Really glad to see this old gal up and running again. These old Buicks make for such sweet cruisers when sorted and running right! 205/70R15s you say? That's the exact size tire my '99 LeSabre uses. X3

[@coryomalley3582]

I'm so glad you saved this beast from the crusher! It's really in amazing shape.

[@bradduczek6981]

tks for sharing the stuff you messed up.....gives hope to us that really don't know what to do.....glad u figured it out ....good job....

[@richardbates2367]

I believe that they had recently had the motor out of this car for the oil pump, timing chain and main and rod bearings and shortly after it goes away to the junkyard... Glad to see you saved it this is a cruise night car!!

[@enriqueaguilar4892]

That Buick is worth rebuilding from the chassis up n with a new transformation n rebuild the engine n put in new upholstery n rechrome the chrome n a new paint job silver as the base coat n a Red pearl color of 14 coats and 11 coats of crystal clear sealer to seal the Red pearl color.

[@joaoruigsg]

Great video!!! Backfire, for me... is always ignition issue! ;) Great job!

[@mikedeotis526]

Love the old buicks especially the 2 door big blocks

[@allenfarmer6491]

I've always liked Buicks .....true storey about a friend of mine a number of years ago bought a 72 Electra really cheap because of what the seller thought was a rod knocking....It turned out to be a dent in the oil pan your story brought back the recollection.

[@jankro1]

Its honna be interesting driving it in the dark, with the carb popping😊

[@Rodrigo-nu3pb]

What a beatiful work! The new exhaust gave it a music! Yes as music and the Poppy's Patina gave a wonderful shine ! (Though it's freaking expansive). Excellent!

[@raymondsmith5653]

The knock from the oil pan hitting the crank was must likely that when the person who pulled the engine out to rebuild it the engine got dropped it on the frame crossmember going in or out and that dented the oil pan and they failed to check the oil pan for clearance. My dad got a very good buy on an 1957 Oldsmobile Super 88 that a guy had rebuilt the engine and transmission the drive train had a bad vibration in it that he couldn't find. So the got frustrated and gave up and sold it cheep. My dad bought it trailered it home and pulled out the transmission to put in a good one he had thinking the problem was in the trans and while he was checking the torque converter and flex plate found that who ever put the flex plate back on after the engine rebuild did not know that one of the bolt holes was offset so that the plate would only fit on in one position because the engine is balanced by the flex plate so the just wobbled out one of the holes to make it fit. He pulled it off rotated it 180 degrees put it on in the right place put the transmission back in and it ran like new no vibration at all.

[@t.j.fenton7270]

It does my heart good to see this beauty back on the road! Hope to see her again.

[@beatglauser9444]

Now I finally remembered that I urgently needed some driprail trim for my 65 Pontiac Catalina 2d ht. I found cheap parts from a 65 Le Sabre. Parts of it were identical. The part on mine that was missing could be replaced by the Buick part. The more that I look at the car, the more things I see that are identical to my Catalina. I even used Chevy parts. Those were the great days of GM. I have friends that are absolute Buick fanatics. They are great cars. Most of their vehicles are late Fifties though. If you take your time fixing that one up a bit cosmetically as well, you will have a great daily driver. Those cars have a lot of power and torque. And they are reliable.

[@jaredfarney675]

The Buick turned out really good. It ain't even bad now, just needs a rear bumper maybe. If it is a 350 Buick, i think Edelbrock has a 4bbl intake for it. Maybe the 2bbl is fine with the correct firing order. Never know. This car has potential

[@freakdollaz98]

That's a nail head

[@BigIronTexas]

also, those donuts you were doing in the field with no air filter on the carb is like rubbing those cylinder walls with 80 grit sandpaper (heavy dirt straight into the carb mixing with fuel)

[@AMPMhandle]

Sad but true!😢

[@tanhelmet]

What a most gorgeous beast. I love your work, mindset and perseverance.

[@CAR-uc1uw]

Hello Dylan. I don't know if anyone has mentioned this but, the brake booster can be the source of a major, and inconsistent vacuum leak that you may not be able to hear. Love the car and good luck.