Re: Pics of an open hood on a 39?

Posted by Peter Hartmann On 2008/9/8 5:39:07

TO THE FELLOW WHO IS GETTING LESS THAN 6 MPG ON A PACKARDV-12

Strongly recommend you do NOT drive it - dont even try and START it, till you get competent technical help from someone familiar with Packard V-12's.

There is something VERY wrong with your car. Obviously, I cant diagonois it from a computer screen's posts.

In the late 1930's, at a General Motors test track (all the mfgs. would buy other make cars just to test them out, so as to keep an eye out on the competition) they were able to gat a Packard Twelve in decent shape down to around 7.5 mpg, but only by selecting one with the optional 4.69 rear axle ratio, AND by driving it at over 80 mpg.

In normal city-suburban driving at under 60 mpg, you should see around 10 mpg. Anything signficantly less, FIX IT. Driving ANY car that consumes way more fuel than it is supposed to, will RUIN it in short order.