Re: 55-56 Power antenna, motor works
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This power antenna has been sold
Posted on: 3/9 13:55
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Ventura California 1908
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Picture outside the Western Garage in Ventura, California.
The handsome guy in the middle is Leo Wright, my grandfather. He worked at this garage as a mechanic and chauffeur. The Packard was a rental owned by the garage. The garage also owned a Stevens-Duryea.
Posted on: 2/27 18:52
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55-56 Power antenna, motor works
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Complete 55-56 power antenna unit. The nylon tape is brittle and needs to be replaced. The motor runs freely and the mast moves up and down easily.
The mounting bezel has some damage, looks like some gorilla mechanic used channel locks to remove it. $160 and I will pay shipping by USPS to anywhere in the US.
Posted on: 2/27 18:42
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1953 Clipper for sale, who picked this color?
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this 53 clipper is for sale in Monument, CO
www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/369325679198347/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post Maybe a Seattle Seahawks fan. Attach file: 423565982_7277527612340929_7417166150418852079_n.jpg (170.93 KB) 426764194_24738963629084715_567444854614232601_n.jpg (162.09 KB)
Posted on: 2/20 22:47
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Re: Carburetor
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Ah, the mysterious carburetor. What a "rube goldberg" contraption.
The problem with carburetors is that the carburetor you need at idle is completely different than the one you need for acceleration and different again from the one you need at high constant speed. Trying to satisfy these various conflicting demands led to many complicated solutions, some of which worked better than others. At idle, the engine requires a small amount of a rich fuel/air mixture. On acceleration, the engine requires a large amount of a rich fuel/air mixture. At high speed, the engine requires a moderate amount of a lean fuel/air mixture. At high speed, a two barrel carb is pulling air/fuel through both barrels. These barrels are much larger than the engine needs because they must satisfy the acceleration phase so they are not as efficient as they could be. At high speed, a four barrel carburetor is only operating on two barrels. These two are smaller than the two barrels on a two barrel carb and more in line with what the engine needs. So this phase is more efficient resulting in better fuel economy in highway driving. While driving around town where acceleration is required, the four barrel is operating on all four barrels, increasing the air/fuel mixture. The four barrel carb allows more air/fuel flow than the two barrel leading to better acceleration. However, this results in worse fuel consumption in stop & go driving. If you look at different carburetors, you can see how different manufacturers tried to satisfy the various engine requirements. The hard part is getting this to happen automatically. It really took the advent of small computers to truly automate the fuel system. Why did Packard (and other manufacturers) offer both a two barrel and a four barrel? Money, it is more expensive to manufacture the more complicated four barrel. Not only the cost of the carburetor need to be considered but other changes to the intake and exhaust systems need to be made in order to take advantage of the four barrels greater efficiency.
Posted on: 2/9 12:23
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Re: Ammeter in an 826
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If you are handy, you might consider repairing the ammeter yourself. An ammeter is just a small coil that creates a magnetic field and moves the needle. They are very simple.
Posted on: 2/9 11:20
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Re: Did Packard make an airplane?
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attached are two pictures of the lusac
Attach file: airplane lusac 2 1918.jpg (127.67 KB) airplane packard-lusac-11 1917.jpg (37.63 KB)
Posted on: 1/18 13:48
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1954 Clipper full size Hubcaps, (2) decent but not perfect
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Two used 54 Clipper wheel covers
These have a couple minor dings as noted in one of the pictures. $50 for the pair, free shipping to US address Attach file: hubcap 54 clipper fs 2a note.jpg (572.41 KB) hubcap 54 clipper fs 2d.jpg (184.72 KB) hubcap 54 clipper fs 2a.jpg (366.58 KB)
Posted on: 1/4 14:09
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Re: Lying Torque Wrenchs
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I prefer the beam wrenches because you can see how close you are to your torque spec.
For instance, when re-tightening head bolts, are they all consistently 10 lbs under or are some 5 and some 15? They do have the disadvantage that they are not ratcheting wrenches so getting enough clearance to turn a nut is sometimes a problem.
Posted on: 2023/11/6 10:37
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