Re: What to do before I attempt to start our 1935 Eight?

Posted by Ozstatman On 2016/4/27 22:33:17

John,
for including your '35 Eight Coupe in the Packard Owner's Registry. A question, who's behind the wheel?

You'll need more than 5 litres. Depends on what the manual says for your Packard, and that will probably be in quarts(US) if the manual is printed in the US. But.....there's an easy conversion as 1 litre is almost exactly equivalent to 1 quart(US). Check with the dipstick as you fill and creep up on the mark as you get close. Another thing, does your Packard have an oil filter? I didn't see one in your photo, unless it's hidden away? If you do have a filter it would make sense to change that at the same time and overfill the engine slightly so you'll have oil available to fill it. One other matter, after you start and it runs for a while the oil will circulate and fill galleries, etc and will need to be topped up.

I'll alert our Membership Secretary as to your intention to rejoin PACA, it'll be good to have you back on board.