Re: 51Packard's....51 Packard
Posted by Charles On 2011/7/25 21:53:44
7-25-11
JW, what is the importance of the copper gaskets? What purpose do they serve?
I looked at the parts manual again. Looks like I screwed up. My thermostat housing bolts got mixed up with the radiator housing bolts. Now I am a bolt short. I should have 4 of 3/8x16x1-5/8 and 1 of 3/8x16x2-1/4. I went to Ace Hardware to get new bolts and they only had sizes by the 1/2 inch. I'm going to try a new hardware store tomorrow.
Using JW's suggestion, I checked the bolt position in each hole and decided that the one shown in the pic is where it should go because it would penetrate the block the least in that hole.
Why do I need copper washers? The ones at Ace were too big. The parts manual says I should have two flat washers and two split washers.
I bought the Duracraft thermostat shown in the X-Reference in the main menu. I installed it with the thermostat retainer spring I bought. Then I downloaded and printed the gasket in the photo archive. Not bad for my first gasket!
I managed to wire brush some of the radiator support but ran out of what little time I had. What is this strap of metal for I noticed while wire brushing on the support?
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JW, what is the importance of the copper gaskets? What purpose do they serve?
I looked at the parts manual again. Looks like I screwed up. My thermostat housing bolts got mixed up with the radiator housing bolts. Now I am a bolt short. I should have 4 of 3/8x16x1-5/8 and 1 of 3/8x16x2-1/4. I went to Ace Hardware to get new bolts and they only had sizes by the 1/2 inch. I'm going to try a new hardware store tomorrow.
Using JW's suggestion, I checked the bolt position in each hole and decided that the one shown in the pic is where it should go because it would penetrate the block the least in that hole.
Why do I need copper washers? The ones at Ace were too big. The parts manual says I should have two flat washers and two split washers.
I bought the Duracraft thermostat shown in the X-Reference in the main menu. I installed it with the thermostat retainer spring I bought. Then I downloaded and printed the gasket in the photo archive. Not bad for my first gasket!
I managed to wire brush some of the radiator support but ran out of what little time I had. What is this strap of metal for I noticed while wire brushing on the support?
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