Re: 51 Patrician - Advice on next step

Posted by markinroseburg On 2013/8/30 20:46:56

Well, I thought I might get a few responses, but nothing, So I'm gonna pull the head off and see what I have to work with. If the motor is junk, I might look for some sort of transplant. I can't justify spending up to 2500 on an engine rebuild and a similar amount for an Ultramatic ( if it is junk too). Is there any way to tell if the Ultra is bad without having a running 8 in it. Really want to keep it all Packard, but 5-6 grand for drive train seems like a lot. Was supposed to be a 68,000 mile car, just in questionable storage.....Starting to wonder what has been done to it, if anything. All previous owners have passed away
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