Re: A Tale of Two Patricians
Posted by Packard Don On 2017/12/10 18:15:55
Most of my last trip was spent in the rearrangement of cars which I finished sooner than I thought I would so had an extra day or two to work on the Packards. I managed a little tinkering before I had to leave, managing to pull the plugs and put a little engine oil into the cylinders, then gave the starter a brief bump with a 12v battery to be sure it would even crank and it does so no problem there.
Lots of corrosion around the water outlet which is common on aluminum heads and this still has the original although it will likely have to be replaced. It has stainless Helicoils in the spark plug holes and in the water outlet holes and the boss around the outlet was welded and re-machined decades ago to repair a severe corrosion problem there.
I don't have any idea where all the coolant went and I don't recall draining it but I must have done so as it's totally dry well below the level of the outlet. None in the oil and no visible sign of expansion plug damage or water jacket cracks either, fortunately. I put coolant in it and it does not seem to be coming back out anywhere either but we'll see if there is a puddle the next time I'm there.
The paint is so faded that it looks off-white now but here is a hidden area of the true color. Speaking of which, I found two gallons of unopened Ditzler Mackinaw Gray acrylic lacquer that is probably no good by now. Not sure how to test it, though.
My next shop visit hasn't yet been planned but I am thinking of late January. Last year when I went at that time, I spent the first five hours there on a tractor digging access to my roll-up door as there was about 6 feet of solid ice in the way but that was unusual.
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Lots of corrosion around the water outlet which is common on aluminum heads and this still has the original although it will likely have to be replaced. It has stainless Helicoils in the spark plug holes and in the water outlet holes and the boss around the outlet was welded and re-machined decades ago to repair a severe corrosion problem there.
I don't have any idea where all the coolant went and I don't recall draining it but I must have done so as it's totally dry well below the level of the outlet. None in the oil and no visible sign of expansion plug damage or water jacket cracks either, fortunately. I put coolant in it and it does not seem to be coming back out anywhere either but we'll see if there is a puddle the next time I'm there.
The paint is so faded that it looks off-white now but here is a hidden area of the true color. Speaking of which, I found two gallons of unopened Ditzler Mackinaw Gray acrylic lacquer that is probably no good by now. Not sure how to test it, though.
My next shop visit hasn't yet been planned but I am thinking of late January. Last year when I went at that time, I spent the first five hours there on a tractor digging access to my roll-up door as there was about 6 feet of solid ice in the way but that was unusual.
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