Re: 1930 Packard Compressor

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2016/1/26 16:37:22

Hmmm.... guess I shouldn't have trusted my memory. In looking at the 1930-32 Packard Master Parts List (page 130) I see the air pump is listed for all 7th, 8th and 9th Series Eights (the Twin Six is not covered in this listing). No indication that it was optional equipment but if it were you'd think it would be listed in the Accessory Catalog, which it is not. Perhaps there is reference to it in the Service Letters.

Further to complicate it for 1932, that year saw the introduction of the new 3-speed synchro transmission which does not have a provision for mounting the pump; I don't know if the short-lived new 4-speed synchro had an accommodation for the pump. The new 3-speed synchro was first introduced from the get-go for the Light Eight and the Twelve and phased in over time for the others. So clearly the Parts List doesn't provide all the information we'd like.