Re: Connecting Rod Alignment?

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2008/4/6 22:18:11

It's a dull day in Packardville when you don't learn something new -- I was completely unaware of shop manuals for these earlier years, here I've done with just the service letters for my 34 Eight all these years. How about some more info on it, like who has reprints, or who might scan and put up on this site?

Seems I'm been right about 50% of the time lately; at the risk of dropping below that, let me comment that I've diassembled/assembled lots of babbitt bearing Packard eights and never seen a bearing shim, and w/o looking to confirm I don't believe they are noted in the parts books. Seen them often in GM cars though, like Buicks.

Piston looks to me like an Egge, though they have been trash-mouthed from time to time, my own experience with them has been quite satisfactory.