Re: 55 newbie Questions
Posted by HH56 On 2017/10/31 20:46:43
Download this service counselor and it will have all the specs for 55. It shows whether a model was equipped with Autolite, Delco, and which carb was used when leaving the factory.https://www.packardinfo.com/xoops/html/downloads/SC/SC-VOL29NO1.pdf
The engine serial number list shows where to look for a casting number to identify which engine is in the car. Mostly look at the casting number on the top of the bellhousing. Note that there is a discrepancy on the 55 320 engine. One bulletin lists the casting number as 446521 yet some report the 1 is actually a 7.
I don't think you will have much luck with the radiator other than to use the tanks and cradle to have a new core installed. That core looks bad with that big gash and I'd be surprised if it holds water -- or at least if it holds when it gets pressure. If it is surface and only the fins that have been crushed and the vertical tubes are still intact then probably the fins could be straightened but it sure doesn't look good.
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The engine serial number list shows where to look for a casting number to identify which engine is in the car. Mostly look at the casting number on the top of the bellhousing. Note that there is a discrepancy on the 55 320 engine. One bulletin lists the casting number as 446521 yet some report the 1 is actually a 7.
I don't think you will have much luck with the radiator other than to use the tanks and cradle to have a new core installed. That core looks bad with that big gash and I'd be surprised if it holds water -- or at least if it holds when it gets pressure. If it is surface and only the fins that have been crushed and the vertical tubes are still intact then probably the fins could be straightened but it sure doesn't look good.
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