Re: Fred's 1956 Clipper

Posted by Randy Berger On 2008/12/3 18:17:04

I had one problem when I first had my T/U rebuilt in 92. When it got warm it would not upshift into Direct. At the time my friend Ron (who rebuilt the tranny) called John in Calif. I don't know John's last name but he used to go to an area and give seminars to Packard mechanics on the intracasies of the tranny. His immediate response was "You've got a bad rear pump". Now Ron wanted to discuss the issue but John was adamant and told Ron to look at the rear pump again. Ron did find a problem with the pump housing, not the pump itself. We replaced it and the car has shifted smoothly ever since. The rear pump controls the shifting, so perhaps your guy can doublecheck that.
I like the car. Two questions - what is that upper rad hose and why the convoluted drain line from the oil filter to the block?
I see that there is a powder coat approaching chrome - at least that is the claim.