Re: 1950 Deluxe questions

Posted by Dave Schmick On 2012/10/31 6:24:47

I agree with 49packard on trying to return to 6v. And that will resolve your issue of your overdrive solenoid. Regarding the spin-on oil filter...if you can tell it's a sping-on by looking at it, I would probably recommend looking into returning it to the original arrangement. When I bought my 50 Super, it had a totally incorrect filter housing (looked like something from later in the '50s) and rubber inlet/outlet tubing. I bought the correct housing and steel tubing from another colleague here on packardinfo.com and installed that instead. Looks much better now and will satisfy the most rigid of purists.
As for the wire wheels, I have the same ones. Purists (and I would classify myself as one of those) will always point out that these wheels weren't available until 1952. But I think they look fanastic on the 48-50 models, and I point out to them that an owner could always have taken his 48-50 into the dealer in 1952 and bought a set of wire wheels.