HH Thanks I hope the linkage is out of adjustment as the ultramatic has been shifting a little hard but has been dropping into reverse very good. No tools here and the tow truck as arrived. Hope for the best..

I'm kina in the road she will not start as she is in gear. May have to tow but am worried about dragging her onto a flatbed.

stuck as the lever will not move the car will roll however

I drove my 55 patrician for 25 miles and now it is stuck in reverse. Any suggestions

HH As a futher bit of insurance I found someone to rebuild by old speedo. figure that if I spend the money I will never have to use it, right?

HH I did a drop of 3in1 before I installed it. The unit turned very smoothly before but I was not taking any chances. i suppose that a quarter inch could be cut off the end, lets see what happens on the highway.

HH Follow up on the speedo. I believe I figured out the cause of the first speedo destruction. Remember the dial started shaking was so bad that that the needle fell off and spring disintegrated. The same thing started up with the new unit, curiously after behaving for several weeks. Pulled the cable and checked for damage, lubed it again, check the gears from the transmission but the dial shaking was getting worse the more I fiddled. Something made me just to start the threads on the retaining nut on the back of the speedo and not tightened it down all the way. I had to move the car and when I pulled into my spot again the gauge did not shake. Maybe the cable was too long and needed some slop to work property. Thought I would pass it on...Dumb stupid luck

HH Being a bit of a tinkerer, I find it interesting how Packard solved or created a problem and don't mind living with their choice. Ficken did a good job rebuilding the motor; I was surprised how powerful it is even at idle. I used a small pry bar to gain the leverage over those stout cable tensioners when attaching them corectly, the gloves was a very good suggestion. The compensator does stick a wrench in to it as it may not have been a good design or my unit is problematic. When attached it makes the control cable twist around a bit and somehow increased the tolerance for a good solid park. With the compensator off they snap right back with it attached it takes half a minute. I may rebuild the washer pump as you have shown but doubt if I would like to use it with the rubber tubing so close to the radio and dash components. The horn now works fine without any help from me. Incidentally she was given a show favorite trophy.

HH rained like hell on the way to the car show, wipers worked great, received compliments on the attempt to maintain originality. Thanks for your help

HH Attached the compensator to the wiper motor and through error and error finally adjusted the cable to pull the control slide far enough to make the blades park. It's cool to watch it work... much better than electric. Next weekend is her first car show should be fun.