Re: 1940 120 flat 8 #2 low compression

Posted by HH56 On 2014/4/7 9:29:52

I'd have to look at the article again but wasn't the flow conversion and drilling a hole primarily for the Super 8 or 356 engine with hydraulic lifters? Those lifters not getting enough oil to stay pumped up were where the problems were.

The solid lifter engines need less oil flow -- enough for the bores to stay lubricated. Packard was still utilizing the inline filter plumbing postwar on several of those engines. If your engine has solid lifters, I wouldn't think you would experience any problems that required the conversion.