Re: John's 1935 1201 Coupe for Two or Four Passengers, RHD in Tasmania
Posted by JMc On 2016/6/13 4:55:43
A little progress to report this week:
1 The new fuel pump and my dead one are both on their way from New York. Maybe a week or so to arrive.
2 I've been spending countless hours researching various aspects of this project on the web. One research breakthrough is the solution of the carburetor mystery; if "carbking" of the AACA forum knows his stuff. I've been baffled by why my carburetor seems to be a hybrid, but it seems a hybrid EE23/EE22 is the real deal after all (see picture 1). Source:http://forums.aaca.org/topic/97192-36-packard-help-with-a-few-items-carb-ee22-ee23/
3 I've purchased and ordered more necessary tools, including a set of ratchet spanners and a set of hollow punches to improve the quality of my home-made gaskets. Still need to source some thicker gasket material for some of the old crumbled rubber and cork gaskets.
4 Some more scrubbing under the bonnet. Sorting the green from the black and the alloy. It's no longer a uniform dark brown.
5 Visited the local auto paint store with this website's X-ref detail for the Packard Engine Green (Dupont 546A Bell Green); in the hope of repainting the oil filter and associated tubing before refitting. Despite the store having Dupont software and paints, the bloke was unable to make sense of it. More study needed in that regard...
6 In order to faithfully follow David's guidelines for hibernation resuscitation, I need to remove the oil pan to clean and check. Simply too difficult with the vehicle on wheels. Today I battled for hours with my car jack and set of jack stands to gain some elevation. I'm still not happy with the result, but the car is sans wheels and is a little higher than it was. To get a better result I think I need to obtain a decent floor jack. It's a little low at the rear and slightly asymmetrical left to right, which can't be good for structural integrity. I'm not going under it until I've improved the placement and height of the jack stands.
The next week or so looks hectic with work trips to Melbourne and Hobart, so it might be a fortnight before I get back to task.
Cheers from Tassie,
John
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1 The new fuel pump and my dead one are both on their way from New York. Maybe a week or so to arrive.
2 I've been spending countless hours researching various aspects of this project on the web. One research breakthrough is the solution of the carburetor mystery; if "carbking" of the AACA forum knows his stuff. I've been baffled by why my carburetor seems to be a hybrid, but it seems a hybrid EE23/EE22 is the real deal after all (see picture 1). Source:http://forums.aaca.org/topic/97192-36-packard-help-with-a-few-items-carb-ee22-ee23/
3 I've purchased and ordered more necessary tools, including a set of ratchet spanners and a set of hollow punches to improve the quality of my home-made gaskets. Still need to source some thicker gasket material for some of the old crumbled rubber and cork gaskets.
4 Some more scrubbing under the bonnet. Sorting the green from the black and the alloy. It's no longer a uniform dark brown.
5 Visited the local auto paint store with this website's X-ref detail for the Packard Engine Green (Dupont 546A Bell Green); in the hope of repainting the oil filter and associated tubing before refitting. Despite the store having Dupont software and paints, the bloke was unable to make sense of it. More study needed in that regard...
6 In order to faithfully follow David's guidelines for hibernation resuscitation, I need to remove the oil pan to clean and check. Simply too difficult with the vehicle on wheels. Today I battled for hours with my car jack and set of jack stands to gain some elevation. I'm still not happy with the result, but the car is sans wheels and is a little higher than it was. To get a better result I think I need to obtain a decent floor jack. It's a little low at the rear and slightly asymmetrical left to right, which can't be good for structural integrity. I'm not going under it until I've improved the placement and height of the jack stands.
The next week or so looks hectic with work trips to Melbourne and Hobart, so it might be a fortnight before I get back to task.
Cheers from Tassie,
John
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