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Re: 56 V8 valve lifters
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Troy Taylor
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For those who want to go out on their own and source, Dodge, Plymouth, Hudson, Packard, Studebaker and Rambler all used the same Lifter. Personally, I stick with Egge, a few bucks is not worth the hassle of getting the incorrect item.

Dodge 318 V8 1967 (C3)
Hudson 320 V8 1955
Hudson 327 V8 1957
Hudson 352 V8 1955
Hudson 352 V8 1956
Nash 320 V8 1955 Ambassador
Nash 352 V8 1956 Ambassador
Packard 320 V8 1955
Packard 352 V8 1955
Packard 352 V8 1956
Packard 374 V8 1956
Plymouth 318 1967
Rambler 250 V8 1956
Rambler 250 V8 1957 (with hydraulic lifters)
Rambler 327 V8 1958
Rambler 327 V8 1959-60
Studebaker 352 V8 1956

Posted on: 2015/7/27 19:02
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Re: 56 V8 valve lifters
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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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Re: 56 V8 valve lifters
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Owen_Dyneto
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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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Re: 56 V8 valve lifters
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John Payne
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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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Re: 56 V8 valve lifters
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sanddoc
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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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Re: 56 V8 valve lifters
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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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Re: 56 V8 valve lifters
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Owen_Dyneto
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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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Re: 56 V8 valve lifters
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Jack Vines
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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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Re: 56 V8 valve lifters
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Leeedy
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Quote:

Murphy wrote:
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


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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