Re: New Packard Owner

Posted by classiclincoln On 2012/6/17 17:20:34

Took the car out today and had no problems. Car runs great, especially with the cruise! Spend most of the day letting parents take pictures of their kids in the rumble seat. After the show, there was a parade through the town (Sea Isle City, NJ). Was a bit concerned about overheating, but used the cruise switch to keep the idle up and used the clutch to move forward and slow down. No problems at all.

Finally figured that you don't downshift after slowing down. Just kept it in third and slowly moved forward after slowing down. Still having intermittent problems with grinding, even though I've been double clutching. I guess practice makes perfect.

Any early era owners in the south Jersey area? Would love to get together to get input on the car.