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Re: Determine if Engine has been Rebuilt
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Thank you O_D.

I stand corrected & learned something new...If you're smoking on acceleration look to the rings, if smoking on lift/upshift/downshift look to the valve seals.


Again, many thanks to everyone here who give of your valuable time to help us less versed keep our cars running and enjoyable.

-Chad

Posted on: 2015/11/18 9:51
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Re: Determine if Engine has been Rebuilt
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Unfortunately, I have no vehicle history; I posed the question out of curiosity, trying to figure out if it's been rebuilt, without taking engine apart. Just trying to learn as much as I can about this fantastic vehicle.

I drive it regularly, usually once or twice a week. This past summer, one day I drove it 140 miles, in 95 degree temps, and it ran well, and engine temp was steady all day long.

The engine runs pretty strong; can pull up mild grade in 3rd + overdrive at 30mph, without hesitation. Oil pressure is good, temperature stays right in the middle of the gauge where it should. Engine is smooth, and quiet at all levels of throttle input, including unloading the throttle from a reasonable speed.

-It does smoke a little, when lifting off of the throttle; I assume this is a typical sign of blow-by.
-It doesn't smoke on startup; either cold or warm
-oil usage is minimal, maybe 1/4 to 1/2 quart in 600 miles
-I replaced the oil pan gasket shortly after I got it, there was minimal sludge, and since then I keep it on a regular oil change interval using Delo or Rotella
-The pictures of the bottom end show the engine as I found it; I was surprised at the relative level of cleanliness
I'll pull some plugs, and check for coke buildup.

I do appreciate all of your feedback, and time taken to answer my questions!
Thank You,
Chad

Posted on: 2015/11/18 8:11
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Re: Determine if Engine has been Rebuilt
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The head is still on the engine, and hasn't been off since I've had the car.

Is there a way to know with a reasonable level of confidence one way or the other, without disassembly and measuring?

Couple more Pictures attached, maybe a clue here?
I did replace the manifold gaskets, as shown in the 1st attached picture.

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Posted on: 2015/11/17 13:00
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Determine if Engine has been Rebuilt
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Chad G
Good Morning,

I'm trying to figure out if the engine in my 120 has ever been rebuilt.

The only thing I have to go on are the following details.
1. The odometer was showing just under 17000 miles when I got the car; has almost 21000 on it now, 2 years later
I know that the odometer can roll over, and this is no guarantee of any actual mileage
2. The gaskets seams on the engine all appear to have the same level of patina
3. I am curious if anyone knows if Packard used Pal Nuts in engine production, specifically on 19th series 282 connecting rod bolts, as lock nuts on top of regular nuts. See attached picture.

I did turn up Patent Number 1899715, which was issued in 1933.

Thanks,
Chad

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Posted on: 2015/11/17 7:48
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Re: Dome Light Switch Question
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Howard,

Thank you very much for your all of your feedback, and taking the time to look up those items on eBay.

-Chad

Posted on: 2015/11/15 17:29
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Re: Dome Light Switch Question
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I finally had a chance to remove the courtesy light housing, and do some more testing today.

The housing is grounded to body by the 4 screws that hold it in place, and there is a single wire going into the back of the light socket. That wire has continuity to one of the wires in the B pillar (the one with the alligator clip in the picture).

The remnants of the switch I removed are below. There was no remnant of brass around either screw, when removed, just old plastic that disintegrated.

The picture titled light is showing the light on, when the 2 wires in the B pillar are connected, and I am manually grounding the housing to the body.

I wonder if there were multiple different switches that Packard used, for different light configurations?

Thanks,
Chad

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Posted on: 2015/11/14 15:38
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Re: Dome Light Question
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Thank you Howard!

I'll have to pull the housing and see exactly how it is wired.

-Chad

Posted on: 2015/10/30 21:13
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Re: Dome Light Question
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HH56,

Thank You for the feedback!

I think I left out some pertinent information in my original question.

The attached picture shows the only picture I can find of the remnants of what was left from the old switch. It's a poor picture.

The 2 yellow arrows point to the mounting screws, with remnants of the old switch plastic bits still attached. this did not have the brass strip that is on the new switch. The red arrow points to 2 screw posts, held together by remnants of the old switch plastic. The wires were still attached to the screw posts. these 2 posts look exactly like the single post on the replacement switch.

I've tested the wires with my multi-meter, and one wire shows 6.34 volts when one probe is grounded to the body, with no light switches on. The other wire shows 0 volts when tested the same way.

Thank You,
Chad

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Posted on: 2015/10/30 14:33
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Dome Light Switch Question
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My family was nice enough to pick up this courtesy light switch for me at Hershey. It looks correct for my '41 touring sedan. I thought it was the correct switch until I opened the package, and realized that there is only a single screw post to attach the hot wire to.



Does anyone know what this switch goes to?

I've tested it, and it works fine, I just don't see how it would mount in my car, as it would cause a short. I thought of using a nylon screw and washer to isolate and secure the lower screw hole with the wire from the body, but that wouldn't look nice, or correct.

Thanks,
Chad

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Posted on: 2015/10/30 13:45
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Re: Interesting 41 120 listed on Hemmings
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The lines do fit the 38 body style much nicer.

Also, in doing a little hunting I found this nice write-up:http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/r/rollson/rollson.htm

One of the 3 is pictured along right side, about 2/3 of the down the page.

It's pretty cool that the company still exists, because they were able to branch out into new endeavors that leveraged their skill set.

Posted on: 2015/10/2 13:21
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