V8 ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS SERIES 70 1. TIGHTENING SPECIFICATIONS 1953 Buick V8 Engine Tightening Specifications 2. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS 1953 Buick V8 Engine Specifications 1953 Buick V8 Engine Specification 3. DIMENSIONS, FITS AND ADJUSTMENTS NOTE: Applies to new parts only. "T " means tight. "L" means Loose. 1953 Buick V8 [...]
The following procedure is recommended for the 1953 Buick Removal of Power Steering Unit from cars equipped with the V-8 engine. NOTE: Protect the left fender with a suitable cover. Remove battery cables from the battery. Remove the battery and battery heat deflector. Remove selector control rod from arm on shift safety switch. Remove the [...]
STRAIGHT-EIGHT ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD 1953 Buick F-263 Engine Combustion Chamber The cylinder head used with the "F-263" Straight Eight engine has been redesigned to improve power and economy. Increased compression ratios have been made possible, without adversely affecting detonation characteristics, by changing combustion chamber and piston head shapes to compress the fuel charge [...]
When a Dynaflow transmission does not operate properly it is advisable to first check the (manual control) 1953 Buick Dynaflow linkage adjustment. Before making any checks or adjustments on manual control linkage make certain that transmission is thoroughly warmed up and that oil is at proper level. Park car on ramp or steep grade with [...]
The 1953 Buick Twin Turbine Dynaflow transmission has a completely new 4-element torque converter. The new converter has two turbines interconnected through a simple planetary gear set in place of the single turbine previously used. Compared with previous models, the Twin Turbine converter has one pump in place of a primary and a secondary pump, [...]
The large bore and short stroke with use of short connecting rods, combined with the V-type cylinder arrangement, permits a very compact 1953 Buick fireball engine design of minimum height, width, length and weight. The new 1953 Buick fireball engine is 13.6 inches shorter and weighs 213 pounds less than the 1952 Series 70 8-in-line [...]