Re: Packard Kangaroo Island Safari 2010

Posted by DavidM On 2010/10/4 1:19:51

Mal, I look forward to reading all about our rally when my head stops swimming. We just got home in the 1929 Sedan after driving the last 1400 kms in 2 1/2 days. The car performed very well (apart from the split rim) considering it was its very first run after a 10 year restoration. We experienced vaporisation on the last 2 days as the weather warmed a little. My other 2 cars are the same or worse. Every time we stopped I put my ear to the vacuum tank and could hear the fuel boiling. Much as I like to keep them authentic, "warts and all" I think its time to bypass the vacuum tank, which sits over the exhaust manifold, acting like a stove, and fit an electric pump feeding directly to the carburetor. As we can't buy the original higher boiling point fuel then we need to modify the fuel delivery system to suit the stuff available.
It was a great rally.