Re: 51Packards....52 Packard 200 Deluxe!

Posted by HH56 On 2014/10/10 23:14:03

If it is like my car you may be able to clean the area and find a dot or small line stamped into the pad next to the scale as a reference for the octane adjust lines. Mine was a very faint dot and may even be a defect in the casting but it works for me.

I didn't like the grease cup arrangement either so changed the clamp bolt to a longer one and added a steel spacer between the head and clamp to bring the access out a bit farther. Screw is still under the dist & not readily seen but still easier to reach.

In theory the clamp screw doesn't have to be accessed much. Dist is supposed to be timed and set when the octane scale is at zero and the screw tightened. From then on the other bolt is loosened to move the scale within the range of the slots. One side bolt is tight and the other has a thin spring washer along with the bolt head to keep tension on the bracket.