Re: The Duchess Project: 1940 Super 8 Convertible Sedan

Posted by Packard Don On 2023/6/2 16:25:03

With several accessories on, it will always show discharge at idle so presumably you revved it slightly by a couple hundred RPMs.

I really can't remember for sure what my own 1940 Packards had for voltage regulators but I know the more recent ones used vibration insulators on the bolt holes which the regulator you have seems to be lacking.

Of course you realize that with an alternator, you won't be using the regulator at all or you will be using a different one, depending on whether it's built-in or not.

P.S., I learned long ago to always copy what I want to post before hitting the submit button as I've lost things too. That way you can just paste it back in rather than having to start over!