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It is under the rear license plate.
the gap is .060 thou of inch.
The 1997 Buick Riviera is a front-engine vehicle and models produced between 1979 and 1999 are front-wheel drive. Models from 1963 to 1978 were rear-wheel drive.
using number one plug as front drivers side my 6 cylinder firing order is 1, 6, 3, 5, 2, 4. My engine is out of a 69 Pontiac Sunbird but I believe it is the same as the Buick engine.
$11,500 to $12,000
hyd.350 turbo tranny and a 1979 buick regal has these
10W40
Sebastian Plate was born on 1979-08-07.
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If it really IS the flex plate, that's a lot cheaper than other problems that could cause a bad knock. The flex plate is a steel plate that bolts to the rear of the engine and has gear teeth around it. The starter engages with the teeth to start the engine. The torque converter also bolts to the flex plate. All power produced by the engine that is used to move the vehicle goes through the flex plate. Flex plates get old and sometimes crack. When that happens you want to get the old flex plate out of there as soon as you can before it breaks completely and destroys the torque converter. A flex plate is relatively cheap, compared to a complete engine rebuild or replacing the torque converter. To replace the flex plate, simply pull the engine (or transmission, whichever is easiest), unbolt the flex plate from the crankshaft, bolt up a replacement and put the transmission (or engine) back. Of course, there is more involved than that, but it's not as bad as some repairs.
91 OCTANE FUEL
3800-4000 lbs