Re: My 'new" 1955 Patrician

Posted by HH56 On 2018/5/31 20:33:09

Congrats on the "new" Packard. Doesn't sound like too many major issues and parts for those mentioned should be relatively easy to find or repair. One worry is I hope you meant you are hauling it and not driving it home with a questionable TreadleVac.

The V8 TreadleVacs (or BTVs as they are commonly known on this forum) have gathered a somewhat dubious sudden failure record. Units put into service after a long sit without a thorough going thru and at a minimum installing new rubber and fluid have kind of gotten a "stop at one corner and not the next" bad reputation.