Re: Stewart's 1955 Packard 400
Posted by Stewart Ballard On 2016/12/30 20:16:20
Also, I am still working on that heat riser for the exhaust. Several things going on with it.
1. I removed the old pin and drilled for new one. I found a replacement in an unused concrete anchor I had laying around. Just removed the nail from the anchor and shortened it. I tacked a small weld on it hold it in place.
2. The lip on top of the riser that extends into the manifold is nearly gone. I didn't know just how far gone until 56executive posted his images back in post #496.
3. About that flange. Also in post #496 you can see the original metal flange. Then in post #497 I asked you guys about those thicker gaskets I found in my gasket kit. I wondered if those were meant to be a modern replacements for the metal flange. No one answered my question so, I went ahead and ordered the $20 replace from Max's. They had a picture of the metal one on their web site but guess what they sent me. That's right...what I had in my gasket kit was a modern replacement for the heat riser. Now I have 3 of them.
4. That flange and my lip less heat riser are not going to work together since that lip helps hold it in place. I guess I can return that flange to Max for credit toward another riser.
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1. I removed the old pin and drilled for new one. I found a replacement in an unused concrete anchor I had laying around. Just removed the nail from the anchor and shortened it. I tacked a small weld on it hold it in place.
2. The lip on top of the riser that extends into the manifold is nearly gone. I didn't know just how far gone until 56executive posted his images back in post #496.
3. About that flange. Also in post #496 you can see the original metal flange. Then in post #497 I asked you guys about those thicker gaskets I found in my gasket kit. I wondered if those were meant to be a modern replacements for the metal flange. No one answered my question so, I went ahead and ordered the $20 replace from Max's. They had a picture of the metal one on their web site but guess what they sent me. That's right...what I had in my gasket kit was a modern replacement for the heat riser. Now I have 3 of them.
4. That flange and my lip less heat riser are not going to work together since that lip helps hold it in place. I guess I can return that flange to Max for credit toward another riser.
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