Re: Adventures with a 1955 Clipper

Posted by 55PackardGuy On 2011/6/13 13:35:55

Might I suggest something that will take little time to R&R and may be helpful in keeping the engine compartment spiffy? The area inside of the fender and wheel well, under and behind the battery carrier, seems to have had the finish eaten away from spills the same way as the vent pipe was.

Perhaps a good cleaning and spray with rubberized black finish would be a semi-permanent fix for this condition. Most of this area is hidden, and a slightly non-matching finish would be less noticeable than bare metal.

Looking forward to more installments! BTW, what is the purpose of the horn relay cutoff? Once the battery is effectively "dead" the horn should receive zero power anyway?