Going to a fundraiser this Saturday for Naws it is being put on by Peotone Illinois car club. It is a free show but they ask for a dination of pet supplies or cleaning product etc.

I am taken the Packard on this 35 mile drive one way to the fundraiser because Harley loved going for rides. We adopted him in 2002 and he lived with us until 2017.

It has been a few years since I changed the oil on the Packard. Pulled it out of the garage onto the driveway, pulled out the quickjack I had purchased last year and it lifted the Packard with ease.

Drained the oil, pulled the cover for the oil pump screen cleaned it up a little sealant on the cover and buttoned it up.

Took it for a few mile ride and it's almost ready to go.

But I have this pesky oil leak. It's at the base of the valve for the oil pressure gauge, line to oil filter and top end lubricator. I have taken this thing apart a few times already. Cleaned up the area the copper gasket and used a little sealant and it still leaks. I am ready to heave the copper gasket and replace it with some cork gasket and hope this stops this pesky leak.

Any advice is welcomed

Thanks

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Stephen,

Nice work.

Congrats on getting it up and running.

Now the fun starts with driving it and putting miles and smiles....

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Thanks Mike for the compliments.

It is the original metal dash but the woodgrain was repainted by hand by a lady that worked for the shop that did the metal fabrication on the body for me.

She did an outstanding job.

Looking good Kevin.

Hope you are doing well

Took the Packard out for a 35 mile drive today and the odometer hit 101,000 miles.

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Maybe Eaton Springs
https://www.eatondetroitspring.com/

Local shop I usually use could not handle repairing these buckets so I had to send them out of state (Ohio).

1929Packardguy,

This is what I paid to have mine rechromed back in 2010


Final Cost was and arm and a leg.
$2100 for labor
12% Shop materials $252
Haz Waste 2% $42
Shipping $70.

My buckets were in pretty ruff shape.
Attached is a before and after pictures

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Wat_Tyler,


I purchased leds for the headlights for my 1931 from

http://www.dynamoregulatorconversions.com/led-headlamp-bulbs-shop.php

Very pleased on how they light up the road now.

Kev,

Hope you and the family had a nice Thanksgiving.

Lets you, Dezi and I (or any other car lover here in the Land of Lincoln) meet up sometime in 2022 for lunch.

Tom