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1977 Buick Electra with 403 olds, emission help

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Old Oct 4, 2010 | 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by joe_padavano
All SBOs are the same. The 1964 330 uses a unique timing tab because of the one-year-only driver's side water pump inlet, but other than that they should all interchange. The 307 tabs go to 20 deg advance. Most metal ones only go to 10 deg.
There is another slight snag here.
Some 307's have smaller balancers than all the previous SBO motors.
The vin 9 motors used the bigger 350 balancer, and the Y motor balancers are small and wimpy like hockey pucks. Probably only 5" wide.

If you try and put a vin Y tab on a 350, you will have to notch the bolt hole to raise it up high enough to clear.
Old Oct 4, 2010 | 11:09 AM
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Gotcha Joe. Thanks a bunch. I haven't been working on Olds engines since I was a kid so you can understand my confusion. Thanks for the info.
Old Oct 5, 2010 | 06:14 PM
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Are you still there?
Old Oct 6, 2010 | 03:21 AM
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Sorry J, been busy. I sent you a PM.
Old Oct 14, 2010 | 06:27 AM
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Wink Air Cleaner

Thought you guys might be interested in this.
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 06:30 AM
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John, that air cleaner housing looks great! It is amazing what a little bit of sand paper, and rattle can paint can do!
Old Oct 14, 2010 | 06:41 AM
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I had it blasted first, used self etching primer and Olds gold. It turned out nice. The pic doesn't do it justice.
Old Feb 17, 2011 | 12:20 AM
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yes it would turned that way. i ask some Buick repair questions to a source and they told me that it would be better if you still have the extra odometer, could be too many did the same thing.
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