47 Clipper parts ID, please
Posted by Dave Blandford On 2012/1/15 22:45:22
Friends,
Two questions, please:
- I had fun driving my 1947 Clipper 6 cylinder this summer; but after enjoying a half dozen Family pleasure cruises last year in my original 32,000 miles Packard, I thoroughly toasted the original exhaust manifold gaskets. Now, the car is blowing & sputtering lots of exhaust gases from the non-existent gaskets. This weekend, I successfully removed (and separated) the exhaust & intake manifolds, with the intention of clean-up, paint-up, new bushings on the intake warm-up butterfly, and new gaskets against the block.
1st question - what's the part (see attached "Manifold Fitting 2") that screws into the upper portion of the intake manifold ? There's a flared steel tube that connects this part from the intake to the lower side of the engine block. My guess is that it's some type of crankcase heat or gas exchange. The actual fitting has a spring mechanism inside; but it doesn't actually shut-off or restrict flow, when you blow it from either end. Is this a stock Packard part ? It has an engraved part number of AC 1543973; but I can't find any reference to this number on search engines. Does the car need this part to run properly ? There seems to be a baked-on tar inside the intake manifold that would seem to be there because this valve is sucking oil vapors from the engine block.
2nd question - Can I get an ID on the plunger switch part (see switch 3) ? My car is great, because it has very low miles and no rust; but the first owner disabled & removed the Electromatic clutch and some of the R9 overdrive parts. This part was in my glovebox when I bought the car, so it could belong anyplace. I am not interested in restoring the Electromatic; but I am absolutely going to get the overdrive working again. I bought a new lockout cable for the overdrive, and I have also located & cleaned the kickdown switch on the gas pedal linkage. Is this plunger switch part of the overdrive system ?
Thanks in advance for the feedback ! ! ! !
Best regards,
Dave Blandford
office = daveb@heatermeals.com
home = dblandford@cinci.rr.com
cell 513-205-3188
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Two questions, please:
- I had fun driving my 1947 Clipper 6 cylinder this summer; but after enjoying a half dozen Family pleasure cruises last year in my original 32,000 miles Packard, I thoroughly toasted the original exhaust manifold gaskets. Now, the car is blowing & sputtering lots of exhaust gases from the non-existent gaskets. This weekend, I successfully removed (and separated) the exhaust & intake manifolds, with the intention of clean-up, paint-up, new bushings on the intake warm-up butterfly, and new gaskets against the block.
1st question - what's the part (see attached "Manifold Fitting 2") that screws into the upper portion of the intake manifold ? There's a flared steel tube that connects this part from the intake to the lower side of the engine block. My guess is that it's some type of crankcase heat or gas exchange. The actual fitting has a spring mechanism inside; but it doesn't actually shut-off or restrict flow, when you blow it from either end. Is this a stock Packard part ? It has an engraved part number of AC 1543973; but I can't find any reference to this number on search engines. Does the car need this part to run properly ? There seems to be a baked-on tar inside the intake manifold that would seem to be there because this valve is sucking oil vapors from the engine block.
2nd question - Can I get an ID on the plunger switch part (see switch 3) ? My car is great, because it has very low miles and no rust; but the first owner disabled & removed the Electromatic clutch and some of the R9 overdrive parts. This part was in my glovebox when I bought the car, so it could belong anyplace. I am not interested in restoring the Electromatic; but I am absolutely going to get the overdrive working again. I bought a new lockout cable for the overdrive, and I have also located & cleaned the kickdown switch on the gas pedal linkage. Is this plunger switch part of the overdrive system ?
Thanks in advance for the feedback ! ! ! !
Best regards,
Dave Blandford
office = daveb@heatermeals.com
home = dblandford@cinci.rr.com
cell 513-205-3188
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