Re: 1940 Super 8 160 Model 1803 Project
Posted by Jim On 2010/10/6 1:02:16
In preparation for fuel pump installation the heat insulating bushings and washers needed to be created as they consisted of nuts that the flats were ground off of and just steel flat washers with no fiber washers. I had to ponder what to use that would be durable, insulate against heat transfer, and be machineable. Answer - Delrin plastic.
Began by boring the 3/8 hole for the bolts to pass through. Then turned the OD to the desired washer OD. Turned to .800" and then parted off. Next was turning the stock down to the OD for the internal fuel pump bolt busing. Once turned, parted off and all components chamfered.
I was inspired by the recent thread started by Dave concerning the fuel pump leaking at the gasket and the feedback about the heat insulating bushings and washers. While work of this nature is time consuming and invisible once installed, it is fun and fulfilling. Kind of makes me think of all the work that went into each and every part Packard had to produce to manufacture these fine automobiles.
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Began by boring the 3/8 hole for the bolts to pass through. Then turned the OD to the desired washer OD. Turned to .800" and then parted off. Next was turning the stock down to the OD for the internal fuel pump bolt busing. Once turned, parted off and all components chamfered.
I was inspired by the recent thread started by Dave concerning the fuel pump leaking at the gasket and the feedback about the heat insulating bushings and washers. While work of this nature is time consuming and invisible once installed, it is fun and fulfilling. Kind of makes me think of all the work that went into each and every part Packard had to produce to manufacture these fine automobiles.
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