Re: Jim's Packard powered "Indy" car
Posted by Ozstatman On 2019/9/28 22:46:03
Been a long time between drinks, as they say. Was just thinking about Jim and his Indy car about a week ago when today, an email from Jim pops into the inbox!
Jim advised: "Greeting from Minnesota !! Long time no hear....
It's been over 3 years since we had contact involving "Indy", my homebuilt car....Over each winter Indy was put away, only to have been put on the back burner because of issues popping up. Anyway since we talked last, the build did proceed. It wasn't until a few weeks ago that enough "Gremlins" we eliminated so it would be road ready. There was several issues regarding faulty carb floats (sinking) which caused over flooding. The battery was finally replaced and eliminated a lot of electrical issues. The latest work I had to do was with the shifter. I installed 2 different shifters..... with each one I had great difficulty shifting through the neutral gate. Through trial and error and a lot of thought (plus a lot of root beer), I eliminated the single shift lever and installed 2 shift arms, one for forward and reverse and the left lever for 2nd and 3rd. It is a very short throw but works great.....lol. Anyway Mal, Indy has been to 2 car shows recently and took first place in the open wheel car class. I trailered Indy to the first car show, (it was 160 miles away from home). Coming your way is the latest car pictures powered by Packard."
And: "A few weeks ago I entered Indy in the local Applefest car show, between rain drops....lol."
Then, a little later: "One of the main issues I was confronted with was the overheating at idle. The build did consist of 2 cooling fans but a new WD-45 tractor radiator. To eliminate the over heating problem, I found access to a new 3 core WD-45 tractor radiator which works well. I also installed a coolant recovery system that helps. The radiator cap is a 14 pound PSI. Another gremlin was the charging system. The generator did charge when purchased used, but decided to quit. A few towns over I found an old electrical shop that still had the equipment to go through them. That problem is now eliminated.... So far....lol."
Here's to Jim, with a few root beers!
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Jim advised: "Greeting from Minnesota !! Long time no hear....
It's been over 3 years since we had contact involving "Indy", my homebuilt car....Over each winter Indy was put away, only to have been put on the back burner because of issues popping up. Anyway since we talked last, the build did proceed. It wasn't until a few weeks ago that enough "Gremlins" we eliminated so it would be road ready. There was several issues regarding faulty carb floats (sinking) which caused over flooding. The battery was finally replaced and eliminated a lot of electrical issues. The latest work I had to do was with the shifter. I installed 2 different shifters..... with each one I had great difficulty shifting through the neutral gate. Through trial and error and a lot of thought (plus a lot of root beer), I eliminated the single shift lever and installed 2 shift arms, one for forward and reverse and the left lever for 2nd and 3rd. It is a very short throw but works great.....lol. Anyway Mal, Indy has been to 2 car shows recently and took first place in the open wheel car class. I trailered Indy to the first car show, (it was 160 miles away from home). Coming your way is the latest car pictures powered by Packard."
And: "A few weeks ago I entered Indy in the local Applefest car show, between rain drops....lol."
Then, a little later: "One of the main issues I was confronted with was the overheating at idle. The build did consist of 2 cooling fans but a new WD-45 tractor radiator. To eliminate the over heating problem, I found access to a new 3 core WD-45 tractor radiator which works well. I also installed a coolant recovery system that helps. The radiator cap is a 14 pound PSI. Another gremlin was the charging system. The generator did charge when purchased used, but decided to quit. A few towns over I found an old electrical shop that still had the equipment to go through them. That problem is now eliminated.... So far....lol."
Here's to Jim, with a few root beers!
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