Re: Smoking Straight 8

Posted by Patrick J. Guerin On 2008/7/31 15:03:20

I just got my 51' "300" running last weekend for the first time in 20yrs (I was told that the last time it was running was late 80's, it's been in a pole barn in Monroe, MI under a cover ever since). All it needed was a new ignition coil and an electrical tune up kit, but when she fired boy was there a lot of continuous white smoke as well coming from the so called "breather hole". I let her run for about 45min at idle, I did not goose her at all but suprisingly the smoke did go away as previously stated. I have since started it a few times just to let her run and get broken back in but now with out the smoke!! In other words great advice!!! This website has get to be the single greatest point for useful information on Packards!!