Re: Debi's 1953 Patrician
Posted by Duane Gunn On 2014/6/11 13:45:17
After getting the carburetor rebuilt, I put it back on and got the same results. I then decided to install the Pertronix Ignitor because I thought the points were acting up. The car starts great and idles great but loads up and hesitates. As I was pulling the points out, I noticed the plate of the distributor was loose. That would change the gap of the points and the car would run bad (at least that's my theory).
After I put the Ignitor in, the car started up, just like always and I was able to rev the engine without hesitation. I went for a test drive and took off for the freeway. The acceleration is slow but it got up to speed. The transmission locks into gear at 40-45 mph. I was able to go 75 mph but it felt like it was in passing gear. I need to make an adjustment.
I just put the chrome back on. The wife said it needed to go back on. I know I need to do some body work, get rid of the rust, but you gotta do what the wife wants. The rest of the body work will come later when she lets me. This is my 3rd running Packard, the 4th is in the wings.
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After I put the Ignitor in, the car started up, just like always and I was able to rev the engine without hesitation. I went for a test drive and took off for the freeway. The acceleration is slow but it got up to speed. The transmission locks into gear at 40-45 mph. I was able to go 75 mph but it felt like it was in passing gear. I need to make an adjustment.
I just put the chrome back on. The wife said it needed to go back on. I know I need to do some body work, get rid of the rust, but you gotta do what the wife wants. The rest of the body work will come later when she lets me. This is my 3rd running Packard, the 4th is in the wings.
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