Re: 53 Cavalier Repower

Posted by Rusty O\'Toole On 2018/9/2 19:21:03

"I want reliability and AC" Contact Vintage Air or your favorite air conditioning supplier. They can advise you on adding AC. As for reliability what kind of shape is your engine in? How is your compression, your oil pressure? If the engine checks out good follow the manufacturer's schedule of oil changes, tuneups etc. If the engine is worn, rebuild it. Your Packard straight eight is a simple engine and all parts are available. You should be able to rebuild it, and have a brand new engine, for the same cost or less as hodge podging a second hand junkyard engine.

The Ford six is ancient! First made in 1965, last one made in 1996. That means the newest one is old enough to vote, and the oldest was built just 11 years after the last Packard straight eight. It would be a shame to gut a good Packard for an engine swap, double shame to do so for an obsolete engine and one not as good as the Packard straight eight.