Hi y'all! My name is Adam and I've got a 1959 Oldmobile Dynamic 88 that I recently bought. It has the 371 2bbl v8, but unfortunately it is seized. I am looking for a running 1959 or 1960 371 v8. I live south of Seattle and I haven't had any luck finding an Olds engine North, South, East, or West of here. If anybody has an engine they are selling or could at least point me in the right direction, that would be super helpful! Thank you!

 

If your one of the people who dosent cry about originality here, why don't you step up to a 394? I would think it would be easier to find

 

59 makes an excellent point.

Why don't you contact John (2blu442). He's in Washington and has a lot of stuff, and may know of one if he doesn't have it.

- Eric

 

Adam, that's a cool car.

You mentioned the engine is seized, how bad is the damage? Unless the block, heads crank or connecting rods are damaged a competent machinist should be able to repair it. I've even known blocks and heads to be welded if the damage was in a non-critical area.

Keep us posted.

 

Im not worried about making things original, so i suppose the 394 is an option!
There is a bit of corrosion in the cylinders, but it is rebuildable. I just figured I'd look for a running 371 first and go from there! Thank you!

 

Wow!

That isn't horrific but I understand your desire to swap in a 394. It's one of those MAW things.

 

You sure that didn't come out of an Amphicar that someone left the doors opened?

Seriously, I'm just the type to see if I could salvage it and return it to new

 

Yeah I'm still working on getting it unseized so that I can undo all the flexplate bolts so that I don't have to pull the engine with the torque converter. Im not really opposed to rebuilding it actually, I just figured if there was an easier option, I could just take that. Lol

 

Aaah, John (2blu442) is in Medford Oregon not Washington and he is a great guy to do business with.... Tedd

 

Crap, you're right.

I'm from the East - Washington, Oregon, California - we mix 'em all up.

- Eric

 

To unstick that thing you might try pulling the pan and popping the rod caps off let it soak in your solution of choice for a few days then drive out one piston one at a time. Quite often it's one piston that is giving you fits and if you can work on it from two directions usually, sometimes, occasionally if you are luck it will come loose.... Tedd