Re: mystery switch and mystery noise

Posted by HH56 On 2011/12/18 18:32:46

With things as you describe, Bobs51 has the best idea to just leave it alone for now since it is working after a fashion.

With a bent rod and short measurement the geometry is already messed up so Packard instructions are no longer much help. Hopefully the person who did that change also made sure something else along the line was bent or adjusted to compensate for the bent carb rod but if not, the shortened swing could be related to the issue of not dropping out of direct on command or at full throttle. Without first going thru and measuring each piece and ensuring everything was to spec, you could do damage by changing just that one measurement and nothing else at the same time.

Once you get all the other issues sorted and engine running well, the linkage can be tackled.