Re: 1937 115C mechanical refresh
Posted by Packard Newbie On 2019/11/30 16:24:47
Hey Larry,
Following your blog with interest. I recently went through a motor/transmission rebuild with my '39 Six (245 CID) and presume your 'process' is/will be similar. My motor had been the victim of a 'back yard murder-rebuild-job' and the machine shop ended up having to go .60 thou over to clean up the worst cylinder and, course, the rest got the same treatment. I respond here mainly because you asked about connecting a 'modern' oil filter to your block and I wanted to pass along the detail on what has been done to my car by a previous owner. It uses a Purolator #55 (I believe/will confirm) and is plumbed into the 1/8" NPT outlet/inlet holes in the block. I think some of the more stringent purists than I, have done this, but 'hide' the modern filter in a period-authentic housing. The previous owner who did the add-on with my car simply bolted a bracket to the inner fender and plumbed the lines with semi-rigid copper tubing and compression fittings. The filter is there in plain sight. Having this adapted to a proper Packard oil filter housing would definitely look better, I guess it depends on how far you want to go. I have one picture that shows it but if of any interest, I can certainly take some better ones and pass along. Good luck with your project and I hope the rebuild yields the same dramatic difference in performance as mine did. Running properly, Packard's six is a pretty decent little power plant. Chris.
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Following your blog with interest. I recently went through a motor/transmission rebuild with my '39 Six (245 CID) and presume your 'process' is/will be similar. My motor had been the victim of a 'back yard murder-rebuild-job' and the machine shop ended up having to go .60 thou over to clean up the worst cylinder and, course, the rest got the same treatment. I respond here mainly because you asked about connecting a 'modern' oil filter to your block and I wanted to pass along the detail on what has been done to my car by a previous owner. It uses a Purolator #55 (I believe/will confirm) and is plumbed into the 1/8" NPT outlet/inlet holes in the block. I think some of the more stringent purists than I, have done this, but 'hide' the modern filter in a period-authentic housing. The previous owner who did the add-on with my car simply bolted a bracket to the inner fender and plumbed the lines with semi-rigid copper tubing and compression fittings. The filter is there in plain sight. Having this adapted to a proper Packard oil filter housing would definitely look better, I guess it depends on how far you want to go. I have one picture that shows it but if of any interest, I can certainly take some better ones and pass along. Good luck with your project and I hope the rebuild yields the same dramatic difference in performance as mine did. Running properly, Packard's six is a pretty decent little power plant. Chris.
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