Point Gap for 55 Buick Special

[artwear]

Could someone tell me what the correct point gap is for a 55 Buick Special?  It has the original nailhead V-8, but I'm not sure of the exact engine size... 262 (?)  265 (?)

Thanks,
Artwear

[Ohio Blue Tip]

In the old days, we set them the thickness of a match book cover, or about .016".

[phat46]

Could someone tell me what the correct point gap is for a 55 Buick Special?  It has the original nailhead V-8, but I'm not sure of the exact engine size... 262 (?)  265 (?)

Could that be a 322?

[parklane]

Ya, 16 thou sounds about right, and Joe, I think you're right on with that 332 figure
John

[Crosley.In.AZ]

I used many match book covers in the early years of car stuff.

[Inprimer]

Could someone tell me what the correct point gap is for a 55 Buick Special?  It has the original nailhead V-8, but I'm not sure of the exact engine size... 262 (?)  265 (?)

Thanks,
Artwear[/quote   Looked at Carnut here's what it said 55 Special,264 c.i.,points .16, dwell21-30 deg,188 hp at 4800 rpm,256 ft/lb torque,at 2400 rpm    if you want look at "car specs" Buick , 50's Carnut.com

[artwear]

Thanks for the info.
Will the matchbook cover or .16 guage generally work on most cars of this era?  Since the point guages have so many varying thicknesses, I assumed that the tolerences were different for different models.

Artwear

[enjenjo]

yes it will. The abrasive on the cover can be used to clean them in a pinch too.

[Ohio Blue Tip]

yes it will. The abrasive on the cover can be used to clean them in a pinch too.

I always used a dollar bill to clean points, when I had one, just the right amount of abrasiveness in a dollar.
Ah, the old days, now ya need a puter!
 

[n.c.rodder]

I used many match book covers in the early years of car stuff.

The problem is...... Who carrys around matches anymore :?:

Mike

[Crosley.In.AZ]

I used many match book covers in the early years of car stuff.

The problem is...... Who carrys around matches anymore :?:

Mike

I have never carried matches since I never had the bad habit of smoking.  So , I always had to find the match book

[enjenjo]

A credit card will work too, and I'll bet you carry one of those

[Crosley.In.AZ]

Ah, the old days, now ya need a puter!
 

======= a tangent  here.....

a fellow at work was using a laptop to operate his friends turbo Buick V-6 car with some custom software and an emulator.

they had found some settings that were working real well, then as they sat at a traffic light the car just "quit / shut off / blahhhh / poof".... as they scratched their heads my co-worker soon realized the laptop had gone into the 'sleep mode'

[artwear]

If a matchbook cover and even a dollar bill are abrasive enough to clean the points, then I wonder if someone's personality could do the same thing?   Woah!  I guess we don't want to burn those points up!  Better stick to the matchbook.

Artwear