Re: A Tale of Two Patricians
Posted by Packard Don On 2019/6/12 22:37:41
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No idea what kind of engine your dad's tractor has but anecdotally several posts on the forum from those who have got their Packard going and burned stale gas in the tank that seemed to be fine. The next day they went out and tried to start the engine and found the valves had stuck. Whether the gas is the culprit or not is unknown but it does seem suspicious. If it is really old gas just something to think about.
I had that happen to me on my 1952 Henney-Packard but the gasoline did not smell like gasoline either when it finally occurred to me to check it and it barely burned. It smelled like a cross between gasoline and turpentine so only partially bad (or partially good if you prefer) but I've had gasoline that smelled completely like turpentine too. The stuff that came out of my 1965 Cadillac's tank was far beyond that and I still get whiffs of it now and then were some got onto the ground. That tank had to be cut open, sandblasted and resealed to be usable as no one makes a reproduction.
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