Re: Howdy

Posted by Sloride75 On 2013/10/6 8:25:46

Howard, thanks for the tips on the tank plug!

I suppose I should give some background on the car, as I know it. It was my Grandfather's, who passed on in 2004. My Grandfather was an avid antique car collector/restorer/trader and this was one of many cars he bought/sold/traded over the years. I do not believe he had the Packard for more than a few years before his death.

(His pride n joy was his 1914 Studebaker that he spent 35 years restoring to perfection. He was actually at a car show when he passed of a heart attack. His car took its class - he didn't get to accept that trophy. I digress)

After his death the car sat for years in a storage building, until I was able to obtain it about 3 years ago. I towed it from Ky, to FL, and now to VA, and I've finally found a bit of time to play with it.

There is a box of used parts in the trunk, including points, condenser, fuel pump internals, brake cylinder internals, a carb kit, etc. This suggests to me that work was "recently" done on the car to get it back on the road. Of course "recently" is at least about 10 years ago. I don't know if my Grandfather replaced these parts, or if the work was done by the previous owner. I've also discovered that the fuel tank has either been replaced or removed and painted.

A couple of gems in the trunk also include a full engine gasket set, and a NOS water pump repair kit (with newspaper clippings inside from 1953!) Which brings me to another question. The water pump spewed the (bright green) coolant once I got the engine turning over, and will need rebuilt. The water pump kit I have will need to be cleaned up a bit, and of course the gaskets are folded and hardened. Do you think they are still serviceable, or can I use them with RTV? Or is RTV itself sufficient?

As always, thank you for the help, Gentlemen!

-Mark