Re: Ken's 1937 120 Touring Sedan
Posted by Ken_P On 2019/7/14 19:38:29
I still haven't gotten around to installing a battery cut-out switch, but in my defense, about 2 weeks after I was going to do that little project, we moved! The joys of Navy life...
We ended up in a house with a bigger garage, but it turns out years of neglect had left it about to fall over. With work, etc, I was only recently able to get to it. The original garage was patched onto over the years. I stripped off the rotten shingles, replaced rotten boards, added in studs to achieve approximately 16" spacing, racked the walls to get everything plumb as I could, and added insulation, plywood sheeting, new windows, and vinyl siding (to match the house). Pleased with how it turned out, and now I have a decent workshop for approximately the next two years, or longer, if I'm lucky... enough with the tangential stuff.
I believe I have troubleshot my cloud of smoke problems to a leaking economizer valve as discussed here:https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=21997&viewmode=flat&order=ASC&type=&mode=0&start=0
If I can find a new valve, I'll know for sure. If not, I may start shopping for a Carter or an EE-16. My choke functions perfectly, but sounds like the manifold mounted choke is prone to problems.
Made it a cruise-in this summer. My local club is doing its annual show this fall, but I'll have to miss it and Hershey because I'll be up in Newport, RI for a few months working on some navy training.
Lots of small projects to do now that I have the shop set up. Once the rich running is fixed, I need to install that darn battery cutout, determine why it is running slightly hot (heats up at idle or when pulling a hill - verified timing is good), and try to get it running and driving smoother - I have an exhaust leak to tackle, a little valve noise, and I'm not happy with the suspension or steering presently.
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We ended up in a house with a bigger garage, but it turns out years of neglect had left it about to fall over. With work, etc, I was only recently able to get to it. The original garage was patched onto over the years. I stripped off the rotten shingles, replaced rotten boards, added in studs to achieve approximately 16" spacing, racked the walls to get everything plumb as I could, and added insulation, plywood sheeting, new windows, and vinyl siding (to match the house). Pleased with how it turned out, and now I have a decent workshop for approximately the next two years, or longer, if I'm lucky... enough with the tangential stuff.
I believe I have troubleshot my cloud of smoke problems to a leaking economizer valve as discussed here:https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=21997&viewmode=flat&order=ASC&type=&mode=0&start=0
If I can find a new valve, I'll know for sure. If not, I may start shopping for a Carter or an EE-16. My choke functions perfectly, but sounds like the manifold mounted choke is prone to problems.
Made it a cruise-in this summer. My local club is doing its annual show this fall, but I'll have to miss it and Hershey because I'll be up in Newport, RI for a few months working on some navy training.
Lots of small projects to do now that I have the shop set up. Once the rich running is fixed, I need to install that darn battery cutout, determine why it is running slightly hot (heats up at idle or when pulling a hill - verified timing is good), and try to get it running and driving smoother - I have an exhaust leak to tackle, a little valve noise, and I'm not happy with the suspension or steering presently.
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