Re: Ken's 1937 115C Touring Sedan

Posted by Ken_P On 2011/4/10 20:22:22

Since my last post I've gotten a little work done. I put the starter back together with a solenoid closer to stock, new plug wires, and a little paint sprayed.

I learned something interesting about the starters in these cars. In '37, the 120 had an Autolite starter, and the 115 had a Delco-Remy unit. The solenoid on the Autolite had a copper bus bar attaching to the body but the Delco-Remy unit bolts straight through.

The plug wires weren't a custom fit set; I eyeballed the lengths in the parts book because it was the only way I could get the right plug ends. I ended up shortening five wires, but I think it turned out ok.

Also looked at the old wires when they came out, and they said "Packard 440" on the wire. They were black rubber- any idea what era they're from?

I also pulled the oil pan off this week. Cleaned out the expected sludge, but I had one surprise. The oil plug threads appear to be installed with JB Weld. I'll leave it for now, but it might be a welding job sometime in the future. The oil pan gasket arrives via UPS on Friday, and hopefully this old car will fire up on Saturday.

The pictures:

- Sludge in the oil pan
- Oil pan plug
- Repainted starter
- Two shots of the hood. I seem to be missing some hood hardware. I don't think it should be able to be removed without unbolting anything, right???
- The updated look in the engine bay. A little bit of progress.
- Old wires with "Packard 440" on them

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