Re: KPack's 1954 Panama

Posted by kevinpackard On 2021/9/20 21:12:29

Howard, Kanter has repro's of the Packard tip. I had my eye on them, but when the exhaust guy popped the round one on I decided to leave it as is for now. Maybe in the future I'll change it out.

The smell is significantly improved, but we are still getting far more in the cabin than what we should. It's not coming from the exhaust now, but I'm pretty sure it's coming from the road draft tube. I'm definitely getting some vapor out of the tube at idle....no idea if what I'm seeing is a normal amount of if I'm seeing significant blow-by. Back when I checked the compression numbers they were all high....something like 130+ on all cylinders.

How much of this is coming through the firewall? I haven't put new seals on the heater box (where the hoses enter). And my fresh air duct hoses are in pretty bad shape. The flappers are closed and seem to seal okay, but probably not well enough. I don't think I have any pedal gaskets either. Also missing most of the door weather stripping.

Would fixing all this solve the smell issue? Or should I just do a PCV valve conversion? It does get annoying smelling like a lawnmower every time I drive. Definitely improved after the exhaust, but not good enough.

-Kevin