Hello all and thanks for the advice. i shall pass it on and hopefully the outcome will be a good looking headliner. Peter Toet

Hello all, I have recently removed the stainless acorn nuts from Noels 41 160 Coupe as the studs had been reinstalled at different lengths after the block was decked. In some cases the acorn nuts were bottoming and were not torquing the head. I went back to the original nuts. The stainless acorn nuts look great but there was probably a good reason that Packard did not use them as OEM ( or did they at some time? ) I have seen some disasters with stainless wheel spokes as well. Peter T

Hello all, The trimmer is installing a new headliner on Noel's 41 160 coupe and needs to know how to attach the front portion of the headliner above the windscreen surround. He sent a small video and there is quite a gap where there should not be. Does anyone have any photos, details or advice on how and to what the headliner attaches at the front windscreen please? Where is the tack stip located? Peter Toet.

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I have a 533 and I understand that the 4th Series block is identical.

I took my 533 with some shimmy issues and had my 533 wire wheels ( I originally had discs) balanced at the local truck tyre station with no issues. They were not used to the wire wheels and hub sizes but were happy to try to do them, It made a BIG difference to the shimmy. The most important thing was to convince the tyre balancers that their machines could actually balance wheels over 90 years old. WTF but true.

Hello all, I have 55 vehicles on Historic road Registration from 1907 to 1980 and have only got one ass. Any organisation/initiative which will ensure that I have Gas for the next 28 years ( when I hit 100) is my friend. They are still selling petrol (gas) vehicles in OZ so I am safe for at least 15 years or so. The value of our "artifacts" is academic as you will run out of life before you run out of money.
Stay cool, covid safe and connected. Enjoy your summer as we are having a very cold winter in OZ. Peter T

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Hello all especially Dave, Yes, you are correct that the OEM bolt cannot "bottom out". It actually "topped out" on the crank whilst not tensioning the crank pulley. And yes, there was sufficient additional thread in the crank to resolve the stripped condition. I did have to make up a cup washer to ensure that the retention bolt did not top out on the crank. Thanks for your advice. Peter T

Hello all, Very appreciative of the input and I would like to provide a bit of detail in how I am convinced that I have resolved the loose crank pulley for others that may encounter the same problem.
Packard 12 engines are not cheap to do anything with...a $A40k potential problem.
Well, the pulley crankshaft bolt inch and seven eighth, seven eighth UNF 16tpi together with the crank thread were stripped as the bolt had topped out on the crank without the pulley being tensioned, possibly due to working of a developing clearance There was no way to make an original bolt work and a NOS bolt was doomed to fail. The original bolt has a 1.75 AF ( across flats) dimension and I defy anyone to get a socket behind the radiator shroud.
I was not prepared to do a front clip removal on the Twelve ( have done 120's and 25th Series) and decided to remove the lower approx 12 inches of the shroud and it is replaceable although the skin on my knuckles from the grinder will take a little longer. The original 1.875 bolt, .825 inch 16 TPI was 1.25 inches in length. I have manufactured a 13/16th AF 2.15 inch in length bolt of the same thread dimensions and a cup washer of 0400 inches, recessed .25 inch to allow it to press onto the pulley rather than bottom on the crank. there is 1.75 inches available in the crankshaft. I fitted this and also locktighted the arrangement. I have driven it approx 100 miles and it appears to have resolved a faint but "bound to get worse" noise. Twelves are quality products and are meant to be very quiet.
Peter T

Hello TopEnd Kev, Is your vehicle a 53 Clipper Deluxe and previously painted two tone blue? My 53 Clipper Deluxe went to Darwin in around 1985 or thereabouts. Peter T

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Thanks for confirming that. I suspect that the attachment bolt has bottomed as it will not tighten further and the pulley is still loose. I fear that I shall have to remove the bolt and check this. There is no washer listed and I may have to shorten the bolt or put a large washer on. Has anyone come across this issue before? I do not feel like pulling the front clip on the car just to get to the pulley bolt. Peter T