Re: Peterson's 1940 Packard

Posted by West Peterson On 2011/10/14 13:54:07

I had meant to take the Packard for a 1,000-mile test drive to Hershey, but the day before I left, I was underneath the car trying to figure out why the transmission was leaking so much oil. After tightening almost every bolt about a half turn, and wiping off the oil, I found that the solonoid was leaking badly.

Upon removal of said solonoid, the seal was replaced and two new gaskets were made for both sides of the collar. Buttoned up at 11pm and with a good test drive down the freeway, everything worked properly. A check underneath, and no leaking.

4am the next morning, I headed out. Overdrive worked fine going down the street, but after the first stop light, I noticed it wasn't. I turned around, jacked it up, checked for loose or disconnected wires, and found nothing.

Road trip canceled. Fuse to relay is still good. Will do a couple of tests tonight to see what we can find.