ferndaleflyer

pulled from a 72 98---new carb and fuel pump----J heads----everything is there from top to bottom. All brackets, air cleaner, flex plate, starter, alternator, everything. 88,000+mi........$850 pick up in central NC

yankees

Is this the motor from the pick-a-part?

ferndaleflyer

what is a pick-a-part????????

Allan R

Likely someone swapped the Ga heads or that is a 73 455 transplanted into the car. Easy to tell, look at the engine stamping plate to see what the manufacturing year is.

Pick a part is a self service salvage yard you can pick all your own parts. Take your tools and have at er!

ferndaleflyer

I know 2 things---its a Olds 455 and I pulled it from a 72 98.....if anything on this engine was ever replaced they did it in the middle of the night when the old man was sleeping

Allan R

I understand. Just telling you that 72 455's have GA heads. J heads came in with the 73 models. Maybe it was replaced sometime in the last 40 years, who knows?

Tony72Cutlass'S'

WANNA HEAR SOMETHING CRAZY,

not sure if you remember Al, but i was complaining about a "ticking" sound coming from my valvetrain of my engine a couple months ago.

Low and behold, i went to the car meet yesterday, one of the guys took 1 look at my engine and said "are you hearing a weird ticking noise at low RPM".

I was shocked, my engine wasnt even running.

Sure enough, one of my exhaust bolts was missing, creating a really small exhaust leak. and sure enough, thats where it was coming from.

yankees

I wasn't trying to get anyone on the defensive asking about the pick-a-part as they sell their complete motors for $200 in NC. I understand everyone is trying to make a buck, but a $200 dollar engine is a $200 dollar engine. If we want people to keep their Olds engines in their Olds cars, then don't drive them away by making it unaffordable. So when someone installs a $500 complete SBC into their Olds with more power then don't give him/her crap and only tell them I understand.

Just an opinion


Thanks