Re: The Duchess Project: 1940 Super 8 Convertible Sedan

Posted by Joe Santana On 2010/12/28 19:34:48

JW-

It is different. It seems we may have had difficulty getting exactly the right fittings. I think this was a change to improve flow to the lifters from the original set up. There was a Service Manual note about this and I believe this is the revised set up recommended. I hope so anyway. I'll take a photo of it and a better photo of my engine and we'll see if we did it right. The fellow who supervised it, Jim Classen, passed away but he is featured on the Oregon Packards homepagehttp://www.packardsoforegon.com/
and very knowledgeable esp on Packard engines. Tonight I'll see if I can find the picture of what we were supposed to do. Thanks for noticing. This engine is out of a 48 or 50 Custom 8. I have a 40 356 engine to restore and hold in reserve when the Duchess is done, but I have dreams of driving a lot on this engine when I'm finished with the car. It will be my out when the purists come tail-pipe peeping.

Joe