Re: 1935 Packard Overheating Issue

Posted by Mike On 2010/5/31 22:48:10

Linked to the timing kev talked about, be sure your vac advance is working smooth. (if they had it that year) If things are gummed up and cruising gets it advanced and then you start up hills, it could stick there and not retard again or take too long.

Cleaning my whole distributor and fixing the vac advance and (most importantly) setting timing correctly did wonders for cooling my car down.

Also, when my belt broke, i fell for the "go to Napa and get a utility (tractor, dozer, etc) belt that wasn't wide enough and settled too far down on the pulley. Water pump was able to slip on the new belt. If you changed it, be sure you're using the correct belt.