Re: 55PackardGuy's '54 Clipper Deluxe

Posted by 55PackardGuy On 2014/8/7 19:17:27

Owen,

I tried the dish soap and no dice. I could use a punch to push on them, but I'd have to support the hood from behind... the top is on the bottom, so to speak. The manufacturer of the rubber stops has thoughtfully provided a long piece of rubber hanging off the tapered end for a "pull" but I don't know how much pulling it'll stand. I'm going to try the silicone spray and my thumb next.


Re: Body mounts
I wonder if Kanter carries the metal body mounting brackets as well as the rubber pieces? Some of them are pretty rusty. It looks like there are 10 mounting points shown in the Shop Manual, but 4 of them seem to be the major ones. The two front ones of these are the worst rusted (because of rust-through on the floor caused by the leaking of those blankety-blank wing windows)! They're great ventilation, but they tend to leak. (I'm pretty sure the back wing windows leaking is the major cause of "dogleg" rusting.)

I'm going to hunt up an oil pressure switch, which I don't see under "Electrical" or "Engine" in the Service Manual, so no PN to X-Reference. I'll look under the PackardInfo X-Ref first, to see if it lists a pressure switch.

EDIT
...and there it was! You gotta love this site.



Oil Sender Unit
439278R

All with Oil Pressure Light Only
1951-54

1401345

Rebco
www.rebcoperformance.com

Triggers at 20psi or lower.

BigKev