Re: Ken's 1937 115C Touring Sedan

Posted by Ken_P On 2011/5/10 20:13:46

I'm eating crow.

After fiddling with the carb for most of the weekend and then changing the spark plugs, I decided to try the old (incorrect) carb to determine if the driveability problems I saw yesterday were due to ignition or fuel delivery issues. I put the old carb back on, and plugged the vacuum advance hole because I didn't have the requisite adapter. It fired right up, and then I spent five minutes tuning the carb and adjusting the throttle. After that I drove it around the block for about 10 minutes. Did not have the road to hit third gear, but it took off, accelerated, and shifted smoothly. It even drove very smoothly considering the shocks are worn out.

The great new- I do have a running driving Packard. If I hadn't already taken most of the body off, I might just drive it around this summer, but that bridge has been crossed. Now that I've typed that, there may be a five percent chance I do just that.

Assuming I don't just put it back together and drive it (low probability), any tips from past experience on pulling the body off the chassis? My plan was to unbolt the body from the frame, jack up one side, slide a 2x4 along the frame, repeat on the other side. After that, lift up the front of the body, slide a 4x4 perpendicular to frame rails, repeat on the rear, and then use both ends of each 4x4 to lift the body vertically off the frame.