Re: KPack's 1954 Panama

Posted by Packard Don On 2020/11/20 2:54:16

You can have good compression but worn valve guides that could make it smoke but also too rich a mixture might do it too. A relatively minor thing, though, that can be addressed once the carburetor problems are fixed. You should be able to get the choke parts easily but do have whichever shop rebuilds it be sure that the proper ports and pins are in it. (Sorry, I seem to have forgotten the proper terminology!) I use Ace Automotive (formerly Ace Fuel) in Santa Clara, CA do the carburetor work when I'm not doing it myself.