Re: Factory A/C Questions

Posted by PackardV8 On 2017/5/29 20:50:08

On my 56 Exec with 86 toyota compressor and HOMEMADE engine mount to mimick the OEM Packard mount:

I had to move oil filter to right side of engine too, Mounted in a most similar manner that OEM packard mounted the filter on AC equp. cars.

HOWEVER, I picked up the oil line FEED from the BACK of the engine at the Oil pressure sending unit connexion using a T fitting or something.

The lower drain or return line of the filter cannister i plumbed to the OEM hole in the top of the block as the factory did originaly.

I never did like the FEED line taken from the front of the left heaad anyway. After adding the AC bracket i definately was NOT going to fight trying to make the connexion at the front of the head for the feed line. So's i changed it to feed filter from oil pressure sending unit at back of engine.

As a side note:
At a later date when the timing chain got slack (after only 20K miles)
I rigged a SMALL tube INSIDE the timing gear case as a kind of extensionn of the drain back hole in the front top of the block.

The tube directs oil directly at the slacck side of timing chain to give it extra lube. AND YES, i know, it should be directed at the TENSION side of the chain to be perfectly Hoyle. But i did the best i could at the time. ALOT better than OEM design with the oiler at the cam retainer.

Somewhere in this forum at about year 2012 should be posts with pics.