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My apologies for not being more accurate about which
(318 lifter) is used. Everything I learned about the 56 Packard came from reading any article I could find, talking to the guys at Custom Auto in Santa Ana Ca, and members of the PI club and buying a Hollander 32nd Edition. Remember this was 87\88 no internet back then. We still had some good Auto parts stores along with NAPA and Pep boys, along with Kanter's and Max Merritt. IC that this site has a listing of Packard dealerships I had made a list for San Pedro and Long beach back in 88, I did it by going back in the yellow pages of old phone books and looking them up. I had been working at Blvd Lincoln Mercury on Long Beach blvd and found out that the building was built in the early 50's as a Packard dealership about 2 years later the dealership moved across the street to a newer more modern looking building, which still stands. In fact at least two of the Packard dealership buildings are still in Long beach the one which we had used just about at Anaheim and Long Beach Blvd is now the parking lot of a chain parts store. the two remaining one is on Long Beach blvd and the other is about 2 blocks west on Anaheim from LB blvd. On the roof of the dealership I found the old neon Packard service sign, sans the neon. bought it for $50.00 from the owner of Blvd L&M. Come to think of it, the San Pedro Packard dealership building is still standing. While I'm thinking of it, I was never happy with the replacement carpet I had installed, does anyone have a picture of an original carpet. I believe it had a sorta flap over the front of the transmission tunnel mine does not, and I'm looking to get new carpeting. best
Posted on: 2015/7/29 10:15
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The carpet kit I got from Kanter's some years back had the correct fitment over the trans hump. Color was a near-perfect match for trim code 92; material was close to but not quite the correct texture compared to the "correct" OEM material being sold in bulk by Neal Porter. I suspect Bill Hirsch could also supply something close to the OEM.
Posted on: 2015/7/29 10:44
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Just a word of caution. When I purchased new upholstery fabric for my '56 Patrician from SMS, I also bought a premade carpet kit for it as well. The fabric was fine and looked pretty much identical to the original to me, but the carpet was poor quality and the cutting and sewing even worse. Nothing fitted properly, so much so that one side was way too short to fit under the sill trim plates and the other side too long requiring trimming. I've tried to cover up the imperfections but I still know that they're there and it detracts from what was supposed to be a full retrim, apart from the headlining. John
Posted on: 2015/7/30 2:20
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Thanks for the info
I should just put the Packard off for a bit as I'm rebuilding my 62 wagon, but once something gets into my head it's hard to let go. just realized I have no "brakes" in the Packard so going to pull all the lines and hoses and replace.
Posted on: 2015/7/31 7:26
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My 56 "400" has been running well on several short drives until yesterday. At speed the engine seemed to stop running and lost power. The next moment power returned. Stalling happened a few more times but by the time we arrived home the engine ran normally. The engine has been rough starting of late, normally this 352 starts on the first turn.
Would anyone care to comment if this is a lifter problem? Murphy Lake
Posted on: 2015/8/16 9:27
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Nothing in your description of the problems makes me think it could be related to a lifter problem. More likely fuel or ignition - perhaps time for a comprehensive A-Z tune-up.
Posted on: 2015/8/16 9:47
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Yes, as Owen said, how long since everything in the ignition - points, condensor, rotor, cap, wires and plugs were new?
How often do you drive the car and how old is the gas in the tank? I had one problem which was traced simply to old gas in the tank. Draining and refilling solved the problem. jack vines
Posted on: 2015/8/16 10:35
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Ahhhh... yet another perfect description of what happens when one has a perforated flex hose on the fuel pump. A condition usually caused by age and dry rot. First, the hose get hairline cracks, then perforations. Then mysterious conk-outs and power losses. An easy fix if this is what it is. Sure sounds like it.
Posted on: 2015/8/20 22:58
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