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Is that bracket in the picture used to hold a manual choke cable? Can't see where the end goes.
Posted on: 2020/7/4 8:36
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Kevin,
It's important to maintain your intensity working on your project. Too many restoration projects as extensive as what you have started fall by the wayside when the reality of the amount of effort and resources finally sets in. Keep up with the posts and pictures of your project's progress! Good luck with the roof fix. Tinman
Posted on: 2020/6/29 8:52
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I used a compound called OSPHO by Skyco to neutralize the surface rust on my car. Contains phosphoric acid and works good but need to follow the instructions for use! Turns iron oxide (rust) to iron phosphate which is inert.
Posted on: 2020/6/25 9:01
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Looked like such a nice car on the flatbed. I guess rust you can see is better than rust you can't. At least you have a better ides of what you are up against!
Posted on: 2020/6/24 10:32
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Re: Joe's '49 Club Sedan
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After sitting for almost a year while the car was completely re-wired to convert to 12V and add AC, I turned on the new electric fuel pump to prime the carb, turned the key and pressed the starter, the engine fired right to life. The new 12V Pertronix ignition system works great. All the gauges work properly and actually have numbers rather than letters. The volt meter shows that the alternator has output at low engine speed.
Once the engine checked out, it was time to get the AC working. An AC gauge set was attached to the service ports on the compressor and a vacuum pump connected to the system to check for leaks and evacuate the system of air and moisture. After running the pump for about 10 minutes, the valves on the gauge set were closed and the suction-side gauge check for any drop in vacuum that would indicate a leak in the system. When no leaks were evident, the vacuum pump was turned back on and run for another 30 minutes to assure the system was clear of moisture. The valves were closed and the hose to the vacuum pump removed and attached to a 20 pound cylinder of R134a freon. The hose was purged than the cylinder was inverted to allow liquid freon to be drawn into the system. Once sufficient refrigerant was drawn into the system, the cylinder turned back over to allow freon gas to flow into the system. At that point, the engine was started and the AC turned on with a medium blower speed. Once the suction and pressure reading were at the desired levels, the gas was shutoff. The air temperature coming from the vents was checked and found to be 40 degrees, which is just about right! I'm by no means an auto AC expert but I have a good friend who is and he gave me the complete instructions on what to do and loaned me his gauge set. Working on a newly installed system is fairly simple, troubleshooting system problems is probably much more difficult! I'm running without a mechanical engine fan for now, only the electric fan. I have plans for adding an engine fan if cooling becomes a problem on the road. In the shop running the engine with the air on for extended periods, the temperature never got over 180 degrees. We'll see what happens on a hot Florida day. I need to finish lacing up all the under dash wires and add the AC and defrost hoses. The dash can be buttoned back up then it won't be long before the car is back on the road!
Posted on: 2020/6/19 13:19
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After the quarantine and an extended vacation, I'm back working on the '49 Packard to complete the 12V conversion and AC addition. Had a problem with the new fuel gauge working and had to drain and remove the gas tank again. The sender and gauge work fine, turned out it was a poor ground at the sender. Fixed the ground and every thing works as it should. Ready to fire the engine and charge the AC.
Posted on: 2020/6/17 14:33
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Have any trouble mounting the 4L60 to the vette engine? C5s have the rear trans-axle. More pictures of the build would be nice.
Tinman_70
Posted on: 2020/5/26 12:19
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Re: Vacation Car - 56 Patrician
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Howard,
Do you have any information on how you adapted the Packard cable control to the Newport electric wiper? Joe
Posted on: 2020/4/28 8:01
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Dropped the gas tank to replace fuel level sender for the new 12V gauges. The original tank was rotted away and was replaced with modifications with new tank from a 1953/54 Chevy. It has provisions for an in-tank EFI pump. May be a fuel injection conversion project in the future?
Posted on: 2020/4/17 13:25
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