Re: Carl's 1952 Packard 300

Posted by Carl Madsen On 2009/4/29 14:10:25

I got the right fender off as well! I'm really cooking now. Only a couple snapped bolts, but the two holding the fan to the fender were two of them; they are held in place with a small ring around the bolt, so I'll have to reproduce them.

I'm now trying to track down the exhaust leak in the exhaust manifold. Three obvious spots stand out: both sides of the pre-heat baffle where the shaft extrudes (#2 and #3), and then a small vacuum type tube under the exhaust manifold between the second and third cylinder (#1). See the pictures below.

I ran the motor for 20 minutes, and the temperature of the head was evenly distributed from the front to rear. I checked the coolant and it was getting warm also; I wouldn't call it 'hot'. I need to find my digital thermometer for a less subjective inspection. I sprayed starting fluid in many different locations trying to find an intake leak, but none where found.

Moving the exhaust manifold baffle counterbalance did not change how the motor ran; does this mean the baffle is gone?

Also note on the last picture the excess tranny fluid on the white plywood...another problem...

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