Re: BigKev's 1954 Packard Clipper Deluxe Sedan

Posted by BigKev On 2008/10/20 21:57:42

Well a few small things today before the sun went down. I finished stripping the fuel pump shield, and got that into primer. Will paint with engine color tomorrow if I dont get side tracked with other things. I also reinstalled the road draft tube. I need to do a little reseach to figure out what the proper type of clamp is used to that. Right now I just used a modern hose clamp.

So I decided to see what condition the Ranco heater valve was it. As you can see by the first picture, it was pretty gnarly. So I tossed it into the blast cabinet and spray it with some glass bead. It came out looking pretty good. It need a bit more cleanup. But it was enough to check it's condition. The mechanism itself was frozen. I bathed it PB Blaster and rocked it back and forth and got it break loose. But the mechanism is still pretty sticky. I think this is because of the corrosion it side unit and how pitted everything is. Also the valve plunger and base seals are bad. You can see the corrosion in the last picture. I guess I am going to have to send it out to get it rebuilt.

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