Re: Resurrecting a 1951 Henney-Packard Parts Car

Posted by Packard Don On 2023/9/29 15:27:46

I’m heading up to my shop for the first couple weeks in November but had a terrible time booking the flights! Usually I try to find a morning flight out of San José that with a very brief layover in Seattle gets me there in the early afternoon. This time however, the only flights were VERY early in the morning with an all-day layover in Seattle or Los Angeles, arriving closer to midnight! I ended up booking on another airline from San Francisco which will be a bit of a drive but no layover as it’s direct, arriving (if all goes well) a little after noon.

That said, I managed to get some battery cables but for the ground strap, 2 ga was the largest I could find which, according to many people, is what the factory used. That seems rather small but I guess it’s short enough to somewhat compensate. The new negative cable is, I believe 0 ga but might even be 00.

The fuel system is all installed and ready so I am hoping to try to fire up the engine during this visit even though it’s not going anywhere yet with no rear brakes. I’ll try to work on those too

Before putting in petrol I need to be sure that the tank is grounded and I need to replace a couple head studs where someone put in bolts instead while also adding some that are missing. I have a tool that I hope will do the job without having to remove the head but if it does need to be removed, I have a new head gasket.