Re: Plug/ignition wires for 56 Packard 374 v8

Posted by Bowman Davis On 2009/12/13 20:21:52

BH,
My brackets are bright metal and each bracket has 4 slots with "big" gromets that have slits so they fit down into the slots, in ther words they are the same ones that mentioned in one of the service counselor bulletins as replacement because of complaints the other style allowed the wires to have too much drop or droop.
I agree, at the present I can get by just changing the boot(s) on the coil wire, I think it is long enough to trim off the coil end, I'll recheck but I'm pretty sure the dist end is still okay. But, I want to make sure I get all of the necessary parts to replace everything if (when) I need to do so. They are only going to get harder and costlier to find.

The Hampton roads area is the worst place I have ever lived, when it comes to finding anything that isn't sold in a big box store or the big chain auto parts supply houses.
I have asked all of the repair shops and mechanics that I have been in and no one knows anything other than the chain stores or web sites. One of my neighbors just retired from
a ford dealership and had worked as a auto mech. for 40 years at different repair shops and he doesn't know of any local independent parts supply shops. But, like you said some of the old repair shops may have some needed parts. A guy just needs to keep looking all of the time. Whenever I drive from VA. up to NJ, MD, PA or DE, I always look for Packards and parts stores, etc.