Re: Morticus' Packard 200 Deluxe Touring Edition
Posted by HH56 On 2024/3/15 14:45:02
You can make a cheap quick and dirty gauge that will work on cast iron heads in place of the PU 364 tool by using a length of steel or aluminum flat stock and a machine screw or length of all thread from the hardware store. If you have a decent small ruler you can also do the same adjustment using only a piece of flat stock. Just be sure the measurement is taken from the bottom of the stock which will be resting on the head.
The revised tool dimensions are in the comprehensive adjustment article on page 10 of the Feb 53 SC Vol 27 #2. Place the gauge on the head as shown in the article photo, Instead of having a hole in the tool to stick the end of the throttle rod into you place the end of the length of screw or all thread next to the accelerator linkage and adjust the linkage as the article says so the end of the screw is exactly at the center of the rod. 54 Aluminum heads use a different measurement so without changing the length of the screw this specific gauge would not work on cars having those heads..
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The revised tool dimensions are in the comprehensive adjustment article on page 10 of the Feb 53 SC Vol 27 #2. Place the gauge on the head as shown in the article photo, Instead of having a hole in the tool to stick the end of the throttle rod into you place the end of the length of screw or all thread next to the accelerator linkage and adjust the linkage as the article says so the end of the screw is exactly at the center of the rod. 54 Aluminum heads use a different measurement so without changing the length of the screw this specific gauge would not work on cars having those heads..
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PU 364 substitute.jpg (122.33 KB)
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