Re: '34 718 Std 8, 2/4 Coupe, Engine & Drive Train Diagram(s)

Posted by JMc On 2016/5/21 2:35:54

That's a resource for which I've been likewise scouring the web, Tom, with similar results (for my 818).

The old publications you mention are great, but they omit an enormous amount of assumed knowledge. I'm gradually finding that my car's systems are not exactly as they were when they left the factory, having been modified by bush mechanics without access to genuine Packard parts and expertise.

Idea: For each different chassis a web-accessible set of carefully made and labeled photographs of the original systems would be a highly valuable resource for those of us trying to preserve or restore one. Obviously it would require a lot of cooperation from custodians of original cars; would be an immense project to put such a resource together.

Cheers, John