1953 Super 322ci and DynaFlow Trans for sale

Discussion in 'Classic Buicks' started by super53super, May 2, 2014.

  1. super53super

    super53super New Member

    I have a engine and trans from a 1953 Buick Super V8. The engine has a hole in the piston. The previous owner removed the intake and head but decided not to fix it. He said the poor Buick sat that way since 1999. I don't know if the 322ci NailHead is salvageable but the transmission is a dynaflow and he claimed it worked great before the engine trouble. I know how hard it is to find parts for these old Buicks so I would rather see someone use these instead of crushing it. Give me an offer. I am located in Minnesota and am not interested in shipping, local pickup only.
     

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  2. John Codman

    John Codman Platinum Level Contributor

    I hope that Tom Telesco sees this. I thought that only 264-inch Nailheads lacked a harmonic balancer. These items are probably of value only to a '53 Buick restorer. The '53 322 is the least valuable of the 322s.
     
  3. telriv

    telriv Founders Club Member

    If I remember correctly John is correct on ALL counts.


    Tom T.
     
  4. bhambulldog

    bhambulldog 1955 76-RoadmasterRiviera

    looks like a 264 c.i.d. to me.
    a micrometer on the cylinder diameter will tell the tale....
     
  5. super53super

    super53super New Member

    You guys know more about this then me. Is this engine and trans of value to anyone or should I just depose of it. Im not trying to get rich off this. If someone can use this that would be great If not at least I tried. Im not trying to be rude, just getting a lot of heat from my wife about cleaning up the junk (her words not mine).
     
  6. bhambulldog

    bhambulldog 1955 76-RoadmasterRiviera

    If the block is not cracked, it would be a good value to some one.





    You might get more exposure in the parts for sale section of this forum/

    Or,

    You might try over at the AACA Forum , in the Buick buy/sell threads


    I'm glad you're offering it before scrapping it
    good Luck
     
  7. John Codman

    John Codman Platinum Level Contributor

    Don't trash the Dynaflow. They haven't made them in a very long time. A collecter who needed a case would probably give you the shirt off his back and perhaps his firstborn for it. All ya gotta do is find him! You don't need a micrometer to tell the difference between a 264 and a 322. The bore difference is 3/8" (3 5/8" vs 4"). A ruler would be fine.:grin:
    If Australia uses the metric system, It would be 9.21 cm vs 10.16 cm. ( It also will be that even if Australia doesn't use the metric system).
     
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  8. bhambulldog

    bhambulldog 1955 76-RoadmasterRiviera

    Right again on all accounts, John
    The Dynaflow will be wanted by somebody.


    If it's a '53 it IS a 322
    the 264 was '54 and '55 only.

    If the block is good, someone will want it... 264 or 322
     
  9. bhambulldog

    bhambulldog 1955 76-RoadmasterRiviera

    John, Tom,
    We might be wrong about that ,
    Did the '53 322 NOT have an harmonic balancer??
    I'm thinking that maybe the '53 did not have it.....
     
  10. bhambulldog

    bhambulldog 1955 76-RoadmasterRiviera

  11. telriv

    telriv Founders Club Member

    I believe you are correct James. I forgot all about the 1st. yr. 322. They DID NOT have harmonic balancers, only a pulley. Now that I go back through my fading memory I remember putting a '53/322 in a '49 Ford & at the time I questioned why it had NO harmonic balancer. It came out of a wrecked/totaled '53 Roadmaster in the '61/'62/'63 time period if I recall correctly.


    Tom T.


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  12. Aussie V8

    Aussie V8 Well-Known Member

    If Australia uses the metric system, It would be 9.21 cm vs 10.16 cm. ( It also will be that even if Australia doesn't use the metric system).

    We started the change to metric by gradual implementation starting in 1966. That's when we had English pounds as currency and switched over to dollars and cents. I was in school during that period and got taught both systems ( fortunately ) The younger generations only get taught metric and wouldn't have a clue what a yard, foot or inch is. All vehicles are manufactured Metric, unless imported from USA which of course is Imperial.
    Ironically we still have / measure tyres, trailers, drag racing terminology and some other stuff in imperial measurement ??
     
  13. John Codman

    John Codman Platinum Level Contributor

    The funny thing is that I put a '53 322 in a '55 Ford (something that I will never do again). I simply cannot recall whether it had a harmonic balancer or a simple pulley. I later replaced it with a '55 264 which when I was done with it, ran better and faster then the 322.
     
  14. John Codman

    John Codman Platinum Level Contributor

    USA vehicles started switching to metric years ago. I don't think there is a inch-size fastener in either my 2005 Dodge Magnum or my wife's 2012 Chrysler Town& Country Minivan.
     

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