Re: 51Packards....52 Packard 200 Deluxe!

Posted by Charles On 2016/7/16 18:01:23

7-16-16

Morning: Today was the day...got up early so the roads would be less crowded. Checked the oil and anti-freeze and was good to go. Warmed up the car a bit and got ready to drive down the driveway. Promptly stalled the car! It would not restart. I turned the key off and pumped the gas 4 times and was able to restart it that way. I was about to give up right there.

Got my nerve back and headed back down the driveway. Made a few laps around the block and it felt great! I thought the brakes were rubbing a little, but when I stopped the wheels were not hot so I guess it was just things needing to loosen up. The brakes seemed to work fine,

Convinced my wife to hop in with me and we drove around the neighborhood. No problems and we both enjoyed ourselves with CCR blaring on the radio! Glad nothing happened and we made it home safely.

Afternoon: My son returned from his Grandparents and I decided we needed to take the car out again with everyone in it. The route I wanted to take was too busy so we went around the block again and then up another side street. Everyone enjoyed the ride! On the road that goes back to the house all of a sudden there was a bumping feeling coming from the front end. I decided to end the trip then and pulled in front of the house. Looked under the car and everything looked OK. Parked it and didn't feel the bumping again. I have no idea what it was but it was enough to end the trip early. Maybe tomorrow I will take it out again and see if it returns.

All in all...a successful day!