Re: 1949 Packard 288 Full Restoration Project in Florida
Posted by FlippinMastaT On 2023/1/10 21:54:52
I initially wanted to get it running before beginning a full breakdown. The car was parked running so I was somewhat confident that this was a simple electrical or fuel issue. After verifying spark, adding some fuel and still no pop and decided to check compression. Sure enough there was a big 0 on a number of the cylinders.
Next step was to pull the motor and transmission out. I was very surprised to find that the only front engine support is a U-bracket mounted to the frame, attached with two bolts to the front of the block holding up an 800lb motor. I also took plenty of pictures of the transmission shift linkage during the disassembly, but this mechanism was pretty unusual and not something I have seen before. I anticipate needing some good reference images when I get back to putting that mechanism back together.
The amount of grease encountered during this removal process was something I have never seen before.
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Next step was to pull the motor and transmission out. I was very surprised to find that the only front engine support is a U-bracket mounted to the frame, attached with two bolts to the front of the block holding up an 800lb motor. I also took plenty of pictures of the transmission shift linkage during the disassembly, but this mechanism was pretty unusual and not something I have seen before. I anticipate needing some good reference images when I get back to putting that mechanism back together.
The amount of grease encountered during this removal process was something I have never seen before.
Attach file:
IMG_9108.JPEG (163.50 KB)
IMG_9112.JPEG (198.77 KB)
IMG_9119.JPEG (148.49 KB)
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