Re: New Owner 1949 Deluxe 2262-9

Posted by PackardusOctavus On 2018/10/19 9:01:16

Welcome to the Forum from a fellow Packard neophyte! I note in your pics that the head on your engine is red, not green or gray, indicating it has been replaced at some point. I love the clear plastic seat covers! As a fellow neophyte, here are a few tips off the top of my head, in no particular order. Use rain x! You can get your wiper motor rebuilt by searching the web for the guys who rebuild AMC vac wipers. The gas tank should whistle when you fill it up, until its about full, so don't freak out when it does. Its supposed to do that. Read thru this website, including the relevant service bulletins. They will answer a lot of questions beforehand. When turning on the headlites, there is a latch underneath the button that you also have to articulate. When people were using the cigarette lighter to light up their 67th filterless camel of the day, they would hit the headlight button and turn them off, so they put in the latch.
You can get replacement fake cloth covered wire pretty cheap on Ebay. I have a stock 8 with the heat shield and double action fuel pump have not had any vapor lock problems at all so far. Every car is different, but consider that before you reconfigure the fuel system. Remember at all times that the car is POSITIVE GROUND. Parts for Packards are expensive, so deal with the important before you start buying shiny gee-gaws.


Shameless Plug Section:
1. I have a 49 Touring Sedan parts car.

2. Postwar Packards are relatively rare in the AACA, at least in the Mid Atlantic, so consider joining that.

3. I think you will find that the folks on this Forum are very, very helpful, and all you have to do is ask! They have already helped me out a lot. No question is to arcane nor too trivial.