Re: Proud New Owner of a 49 Packard Club Sedan

Posted by PackardusOctavus On 2018/9/5 11:03:43

Here are pics of the oil pressure sending unit. The brown extension cord thing is a block heater. I can't get under the sender to see what the plumbing is, but it must be at least a T, as one hole is filled with the sender and the other with the tube that goes back to the block. This seems odd, as the 288s I've seen have hole so the oil from the filter drains back into the block, rather than a pigtail that goes into what appears to be an oil gallery. I guess its a 288, but honestly I have not checked. All of the things I've seen with "pigtails" reference the 356 and hydraulic lifters. Hmmm....

It actually does not have a rubber tube coming out of it, but rather the short shiny metal tube. What the heck is that? Aperture to atmosphere presure for the sending unit? Small device to annoy owner?


Of course, I put the fuse back int othe overdrive relay, and now the .................... battery is dead again. Its on the charger. Again.

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