Buick LeSabre 1965 Manuel utilisateur

BuickMotorDivision

GeneralMotorsCorporation

Flint,Michigan

INTRODUCTION0-1

GROUP0

INTRODUCTION-GENERALINFORMATION

CONTENTSOFGROUP0

SubjectPageSubjectPage

Introduction0-1RearAxleRatios0-7

1965BuickModels0-2PaintColorCodes0-7

VehicleandMajorComponentGeneralSpecifications0-8

IdentificationNumbers0-2

INTRODUCTION

GROUPS.ThemanualisdividedintotheconsecutivelynumberedmajorGroupsshownonthe

precedingtitlepage.Tolocatethefirstpageofa Group,bendthemanualuntiltheblacktabonfirstpageof

groupcanbeseeninlinewiththeGrouptitleontitlepage.

ThefirstpageliststhecontentsoftheGroup.

SECTIONS.LargeGroupsaredividedintoappropriateSectionsasshownonfirstpageofthe

group.SectionsbeartheGroupnumberandlettersA,B,C,etc.,inalphabeticalorder.

ThefirstpageofeachSectionliststhecontentsofsection.

PARAGRAPHS.,EachGroupisdividedintoappropriateParagraphswhicharenumberedconsec-

utivelywithintheGroup,whetherornotthegroupisdividedintosections.

Paragraphtitlesandpage numbersarelistedonthefirstpageofeachSectionifused,oronfirstpage

oftheGroupifsectionsarenotused.

SUB-PARAGRAPHS.Wherenecessaryforclarity,ordistinctionbetweenmodels,Paragraphsare

dividedintoappropriatelytitledSub-paragraphs.Theseareusuallyletteredinalphabeticalorderwithin

theparagraph.

PAGEANDILLUSTRATIONNUMBERS.Pagesandillustrationsarenumberedconsecutively

withineachGroup.ThenumberconsistsoftheGroupnumberfollowedbythePageorFigurenumber.Page

numbersareprintedintheupperoutercornersofallpages.

6.CROSSREFERENCES.AllreferencestoinformationinotherpartsofmanualaremadebyPara-

graphNumber,toavoidthenecessityoffirstreferringtothealphabeticalindexforlocation.Paragraph

referencesareusuallygiveninparentheses,forexample:(par.7-15)referstothe15thparagraphin

Group7,"ChassisSuspension".

SPECIALTOOLS.Inlocationswherespecialtoolsarenotlocallyavailable,theymaybeobtained

throughKent-MooreOrganization,Inc.,28635MoundRoad,Warren,Michigan.

0-2INTRODUCTION

1965BUICKMODELS

Series

LeSabre

BodyStyleDesignationSeriesBodyStyleDesignation

2-DoorPillarlessSportCoupe45237

4-DoorPillarlessSedan45239

4-DoorThinPillarSedan45269

LeSabre2-DoorPillarlessSportCoupe45437

Custom4-DoorPillarlessSedan45439

2-DoorConvertible45467

4-DoorThinPillarSedan45469

Wildcat2-DoorPillarlessSportCoupe46237

4-DoorPillarlessSedan46239

4-DoorThinPillarSedan46269

Wildcat2-DoorPillarlessSportCoupe46437

Deluxe4-DoorPillarlessSedan46439

2-DoorConvertible46467

4-DoorThinPillarSedan46469

Wildcat2-DoorPillarlessSportCoupe46637

Custom4-DoorPillarlessSedan46639

2-DoorConvertible46667

Electra2-DoorPillarlessSportCoupe48237

2254-DoorPillarlessSedan48239

4-DoorThinPillarSedan48269

Electra2-DoorPillarlessSportCoupe48437

2254-DoorPillarlessSedan48439

Custom2-DoorConvertible48467

4-DoorThinPillarSedan48469

Riviera2-DoorPillarlessSportCoupe49447

VEHICLEANDMAJORCOMPONENTIDENTIFICATIONNUMBERS

VehicleIdentificationNumber- All1965models

havea serialnumberidentificationplateattachedtotheleftfrontbodyhingepillar.Anexampleof

thisplateisshowninFigure0-1.

SERIES(SEECHART)

BUICK

ASSEMBLYPLANTCODE

(SEECHART)

SERIALNUMBER

DIVISIONCODE

4BUICKMODELYEAR,5 1965

BODYSTYLE(SEECHART)

Figure0-1—VehicleIdentificationPlate

INTRODUCTION0-3

AssemblyPlantCodeVehicleSeriesCodeBodyStyleCode

Plant

Flint

SouthGate

Fremont

KansasCity,Kansas

Wilmington

Atlanta

Baltimore

KansasCity,Mo.

PlantSymbol

LeSabre

LeSabreDeluxe

Wildcat

WildcatDeluxe

WildcatCustom

Electra225

Electra225Custom

Riviera

Dr.Coupe

Dr.StationWagon-2

Dr.HardtopCoupe

Dr.Hardtop

Dr.HardtopCoupe

Dr.StationWagon-2

Dr.StationWagon-3

Dr.Convertible

Dr.Sedan

Seat

FisherBodyNumberPlate- Bodyidentification

isprovidedbytheFisherBodyNumberPlate.

Informationsuchasstyleandbodynumbers,

trimnumbers,andpaintcolorcodeisfoundon

thisplate.Refertothe1965BodyServiceManual

fordetailedinformationregardingthisplate.

EngineNumbers- All1965enginesarestamped

withtwodifferentidentificationcodes.Oneisthe

productioncodenumber.SeeFigure0-2.This

identifiesthetypeofengineanditsproduction

date.

Theotheristheengineserialnumber.This

isthelegalenginenumberandisthesamenum-

berfoundonthevehicleidentificationplate.This

numberisusedonregistrations,titles,andother

legaldocumentswhiletheproductioncodenum-

berisusedtoidentifytheengineonproduct

reportsandsimilarcorrespondence.

yg401AND425ENGINES

Figure0-2—EngineSerialNumberandProductionCodeLocation

0-4INTRODUCTION

MODELPRODUCTION

DAY

BUILT

YEAR

401and425

cu.

in.V-8

ProductionCodeNo.

SerialNo.

Figure0-3—TransmissionIdentification-

SuperTurbine"300"

300

cu.

in.V-8

ProductionCodeNo.

SerialNo.

Stampedontheright

sideofthecrankcase

andcanbeviewedbe-

tweenthemiddle

branchesoftherightex-

haustmanifold.

Stampedontheleftfront

faceofthecrankcase,

justbelowtherocker

armcover.Oncars

equippedwithpower

steeringitwillbenec-

essarytoremovethe

powersteeringpump

brackettoviewthecom-

pletenumber.

Isstampedonthefront

edgeofthecrankcase

justtotherightofthe

thermostathousing.

Whenviewedfromthe

frontofthecaritwill

appearupsidedown.

Isstampedonthefront

edgeofthecrankcase

justtotheleftofthe

thermostathousing.

Whenviewedfromthe

frontofthecaritwill

appearrightsideup.

AutomaticTransmissionIdentificationNumbers-

OnSuperTurbine"300"transmissions,identifi-

cationinformationisstampedonthelowservo

coverasshowninFigure0-3.OnSuperTurbine

"400"

transmissions,thisinformationcanbe

foundona plateattachedtotherightsideofthe

case.

SynchromeshTransmissionSerialNumbers- All

synchromeshtransmissionshavea serialnumber

stampedonthecase.Thisnumbershouldbeused

inidentifyingtransmissionsonproductreports.

SeeFigures0-5,0-6,and0-7.

RearAxleMarking- Figures0-8and0-9show

theidentificationmarkingfoundontherearaxle.

Thisinformationshouldalsobeincludedonprod-

uctreportsinvolvingtherearaxle.

YEARTRANS.

ARMODEL

PRODUCTION

DAYBUILT

^—.} ^

|7|p—

FRONTVIEW

OFTRANSMISSION

^=-

DAYOF

MONTH

^=::a'MONTH

SAGINAW

(M)MUNCIE

Figure0-4—TransmissionIdentification

SuperTurbine"300"Figure0-5—LeSabre3-SpeedSynchromesh

TransmissionIdentification

INTRODUCTION0-5

LEFTSIDEVIEW

OFTRANSMISSION

Figure0-6—Wildcat3-SpeedSynchromesh

TransmissionIdentification

[

LEFT

OFTRA

Figure0-7—Wildcat4-SpeedSynchromesh

TransmissionIdentification

AXLE

TYPE

STANDARD

DIFFERENTIAL

POSITIVE

TRACTION

DIFFERENTIAL

MFG.

AXLE

CODE

RATIO

3.55

3.08

(S.C.O.)

3.55

3.08

(S.C.O.)

SERIES

45SYNC.

452 & 3-SP.AUTO.

ALL

45SYNC.

452 & 3-SP.AUTO.

ALL

(FIELDIDENTIFICATION)

FORFIELDIDENTIFICATION,ALLAXLE

ASSEMBLIESTOBESTAMPEDONBOTTOM

OFAXLETUBEASINDICATEDFROM

CHART.SAMPLEMARKINGFOR3.08RATIO,

DATEJULY22WOULDBE...STANDARD

AXLESA-203,POSITIVETRACTIONAXLES

eA-203.

SAMPLEMARKINGFORS.C.O.RATIO

DATEJULY22WOULDBE...STANDARD

AXLES2.56-203,POSITIVETRACTION

AXLES0 2.56-203

.50DIA.APPROX.

TOBEONBOTTOMOFAXLETUBEWITH

FIELDIDENTIFICATIONCODE

NOTE:

"S.C.O."INDICATESSPECIALORDERAXLE

Figure0-8—RearAxleMarking- LeSabresOnly

0-6

INTRODUCTION

AXLE

TYPE

STANDARD

DIFFERENTIAL

POSITIVE

TRACTION

DIFFERENTIAL

AXLE

CODE

AXLE

ASM.

NUMBER

1399885

1399884

1399883

1399893

1399890

1399889

1399888

1399894

RATIO

3.07

3.42

S.C.O.

3.07

3.42

S.C.O.

SERIES

49AUTO.TRANS.

46-48AUTO.TRANS.

46SYNC.TRANS.

ALLSERIESSPECIALORDERAXLERATIOS.

49AUTO.TRANS.

46-48AUTO.TRANS.

46SYNC.

ALLSERIESSPECIALORDERAXLERATIOS.

.50

DIA.

APPROX.

ALLPOSITIVETRACTIONDIFFERENTI

TOHAVE

STAMPED

BOTTOMSIDE

OFCARRIERFLANGE

FOR

FIELD

IDENTIFICATION.

ALLAXLES

HAVERATIO,CODE

DATE

STAMPED

BOTTOM

HOUSING

FOR

FIELDIDENTIFICATION.

SAMPLEMARKING

FOR3.07

RATIO

DATEJULY

WOULD

BE. .

.STANDARD

AXLES

203,

POSITIVEFRACTION

®PN

203

SAMPLEMARKINGS.C.O.(SPECIAL

CAR

ORDER)RATIODATEJULY

WOULD

STANDARDAXLE2.56-203,POSITIVE

TRACTIONAXLE

®2.56-203

Figure0-9—RearAxleMarking

Wildcat,Electro

225,and

Riviera

INTRODUCTION0-7

STANDARDREARAXLERATIOS*

Series-Model

45000-LeSabre

46000-Wildcat

48000-Electra225

49000-Riviera

•Sameratiosare

PositiveTraction

Transmission

3-Speed

Synchromesh

Automatic

3-Speed

Synchromesh

4-Speed

Synchromesh

Automatic

Ratio

3.55

3.08

3.42

3.07

usedforeitherstandardor

rearaxles.

PAINTCOLORCODES

1965BUICKEXTERIORCOLORS

CODE

COLORNAME

&DESCRIPTION

REGALBLACK

ARCTICWHITE

ASTROBLUE

MIDNIGHTBLUE

SEAFOAMGREEN

VERDEGREEN

TURQUOISEMIST

MIDNIGHTAQUA

BURGUNDYMIST

BAMBOOCREAM

FLAMERED

SAHARAMIST

CHAMPAGNEMIST

SHELLBEIGE

SILVERCLOUD

*NOTE:CODELETTERCANBE

FOUNDONTHEFISHERBODY

NUMBERPLATE.

Figure

0-10—Paint

ColorCodeChart

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