Re: KPack's 1954 Panama

Posted by kevinpackard On 2021/12/1 1:46:06

Thanks for the run-down on the radio removal Kev. That will be very helpful for when I find the time to tackle the disassembly.

I had read your blog before I first took my instrument cluster out when I first got the car, and I made sure to leave the lower two bolts unconnected. I've had the cluster out many times since then and it has been so much easier. I do, however, need to add a separate aux ground wire from the cluster to the firewall. That sounds like a great idea.

Regarding the fuel spill issue....it definitely came from the fill spout. When I looked, the cap and soda can were wet, as was the interior of the quarter panel. I just can't fathom why gas would come shooting out the vent hole on the cap for no reason....the car was unmoving and had not been started for weeks. Atmospheric pressure maybe? For sure my tank is overfilled. I can see the gas in the filler neck. You're right, modern fuel pumps don't shut off on this car like they do on others.

The rubber hose for the vent pipe is all brand new. And no ethanol fuel has run in my car since I got it, and all rubber parts in the fuel system have been replaced.

-Kevin