Re: BTV Replacement that should work for everyone

Posted by portlandon On 2014/2/20 17:55:03

I appreciate all the effort of those who are working on and finding alternatives to factory original mechanisms on these Packards. If Packard had survived, they probably would have worked out a lot of the problems that only time would have revealed. Examples: Oil pump/BTV/Tranny problems.

Expecting a supplier to make an alternative booster/master to fit the '55-'56 Packard is probably not feasible. There just aren't enough out there to justify the tooling costs and expect to be able to sell one at a reasonable price afterward.

I think the '79 Chevy Pedal & Booster set up looks good. A little mod of the pedal arm might be in order but still looks to be a great alternative for someone who doesn't think non original parts are blasphemy.

Finding alternative parts for Packards is not a knock on Packard engineering or their ability to work well. In my case it is more economically feasible to use this set up, then to rebuild a BTV every couple of years.