Re: The Stripper Clipper (1955 Panama)

Posted by HH56 On 2014/7/6 22:47:09
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64avanti wrote:
So here are the Cliff notes on the last 3 weeks:
I got the intake bolts to fit with the thicker gaskets by drilling out the holes on one side by about .03, freshened up a new (to me) distributor (looked really nice), finished up the carb and started her up with fresh oil. Things sounded great for about the first 90 seconds & then the banging started. It sounded like a couple of ball-peen hammers at valve train speed. I could not believe how loud it was. Something inside must have gotten gummed up?
Fast forward: I had to pull the heater assy to get the right rocker shaft off. NOT fun. Pulled the rockers & lifters and the good news was that the cam lobes & lifters looked super. Disassembled & cleaned all 16 lifters. Put them back together & only lost ONE plunger clip. FYI, a Buick V6/8 lifter clip works :)
She started right up yesterday and is quiet! All that work is almost worth it. So far, special thanks go out to that Polish Packard Professor up in Duluth, der hey.


Nice looking car.

On the heater removal, be thankful it was the V8 version. That one is a piece of cake to pull compared to the 51-4 where you have nuts on the inside under the plenum which has to remove first to access the nuts. IIRC one nut is a pain to get to even with stuff removed.

Am glad the cleaning took care of the problem but is interesting it worked for 90 seconds before going to crap. I take it the pump is the original Packard?? No telling if it broke suction or there was a piece of crud that blocked something. Maybe the relief valve stuck. Anyway, worth keeping an eye on and hopefully there won't be a repeat.

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