Re: Mike's 53 Clipper

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2010/9/7 14:44:39

I'm glad to hear that the post-mortem is done, and it did confirm what several of us thought the problem might be - not that that eases the pain of repair. A broken ring under a valve (and bending the valve as a consequence) was not all that uncommon on occurance on high-mileage (or abused) engines of that era. But just keep thinking how nice it will be to have it done!

I'm not aware of Packard ever using a primer prior to finish paint on an engine.

Yes, the crank bolts on the flywheel should have at least one ear or tab bent over to lock the bolt. Those tabs should be steel, not tin which is too soft for that application.

I suspect the "12" is something post-factory delivery.