Re: Wagon engines '57-'58
Posted by 55PackardGuy On 2010/10/8 23:35:37
Thanks for the feedback. This will definitely take some closer inspection, and even then I may not find out anything conclusive.
The speedo does have the "trip" function on it, as the senior gauges should. The dash panel looked awfully clean, but then there are some pretty good craftsmen out there who could possibly have done a pristine swap.
The radio definitely has the "signal-seeking" bar, and I doubt if it's a replacement. There is an extra aftermarket gauge on the steering column, thought, and if it's an oil gauge it would certainly indicate that a non-working electric oil gauge was installed just for cosmetics.
I'll get more pics next time I'm out there. If I'm lucky that'll be this weekend, as temps are holding well into the 70s with no sign of rain. The last hurrah for antique boating this year, I'm afraid. Once I drain the block, it's all over.
The speedo does have the "trip" function on it, as the senior gauges should. The dash panel looked awfully clean, but then there are some pretty good craftsmen out there who could possibly have done a pristine swap.
The radio definitely has the "signal-seeking" bar, and I doubt if it's a replacement. There is an extra aftermarket gauge on the steering column, thought, and if it's an oil gauge it would certainly indicate that a non-working electric oil gauge was installed just for cosmetics.
I'll get more pics next time I'm out there. If I'm lucky that'll be this weekend, as temps are holding well into the 70s with no sign of rain. The last hurrah for antique boating this year, I'm afraid. Once I drain the block, it's all over.
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