Re: Proud New Owner of a 49 Packard Club Sedan

Posted by PackardusOctavus On 2018/9/5 8:36:43

I'll reply to your post, as it includes Howard's kind comments. My radiator guy says that the rad is great and that system is working properly, so I'll bet it is the timing. I'll check that. I Hope its not the Water dist tube, as that is a huge pain to fix. I had to pull it out of my 51 Plymouth. After taking the whole front off I had to weld a slidehammer to it to get it out. Then the replacement one would not go IN. I'll check the timing first!


Re Overdrive, I'll pull the cable and see what that is about. It's probably frozen in the armour.

I'll get pics of the oil pressure sender and post them. I now understand how its supposed to work, and just have to see what I've got.


See other post re gas pedal starter. Also, I have a GIGANTIC gas pedal, not the normal one. It looks like an 18 wheeler pedal, but is rubber. Is there any documentation for an optional gas pedal from Packard, or is it aftermarket?


Thank you for all of your suggestions and comments. Let me get under it and get some pics and I'll be back!