Re: V8 Rebuilding

Posted by John Payne On 2013/7/6 2:03:29

G'day Riki, I haven't done anything about it yet - still have to get under the old girl and take it out for inspection and measurement. If I remember correctly, I received advice that the only '56 senior cross reference is the '55 - '56 Chrysler Imperial, but I've no idea what that part # is. We're in the middle of Winter here so the enthusiasm is a bit low just now.

Craig, I take your point about the Old's pump. Obviously that wasn't a fix that was known when Dick wrote the article. What was being done then, in his area anyway, was that the Packard pump was essentially rebuilt and the vac pump dumped. I've forgotten the exact details but the pump housing was re-machined to take a longer 1/2" shaft, Cadillac gears fitted (have 1/2" bore) and a 1/2" (I think) plate machined to support the bottom of the shaft and bolted to the pump. My car has one of these fitted and it seems to be working well. The vac wiper system was dumped also and replaced with a Chev electric motor and, while not perfect, that works OK too. I was hopeful that the other info in the article might be useful for those working on their V8's. If not, no harm done I suppose. Regards, John