Re: It's 54 degrees today, so of course my air conditioning is ready....

Posted by patgreen On 2012/10/31 16:34:09

Car is now running like a Rolex....

Turns out points were charcoal.....

And some of the faltering is probably attributable to fuel pump issues.

Have the new switch; will try to get it over to the mechanic early next week. Don't like to let this stuff sit around.

As to installing air...apparently most issues were not rocket science. The mark III (or IV or whatever....) fits nicely under the dash. Special attention was given to the fit because we wanted to use the glove box if possible: all that required was longer hanger strips... Mounting is offset to the right a couple of inches to give the driver full legroom, but the passenger does no suffer. I'm 6'4" and wanted to be sure I had full room.....

As noted elsewhere, I would buy the bracket set from the man who made his original setup for a Packard Golden Hawk. The custom brackets were an annoyance that caused way too much head scratching.

I also added an alternator which caused way too much confusion. Again, the brackets for the Hawk include a new alternator setup.

I used the biggest condenser (the radiator like unit) that would fit. (In the vintage air catalogue, it was next to largest unit.)

The fan and the a/c are powered through relays to avoid stressing the Packard electrical system....

The mechanic was left on his own to get the best fan and doesn't remember what it was...but was the right size for the condenser. Two motors. Switched on maually onder the dash with a hidden toggle. Sounds like a small banshee when working.

Still working on pictures; wife dropped camera.....