Re: '55 Patrician Durability Test

Posted by Steve203 On 2014/12/23 13:53:12

Given the issues with the oil pump that I see discussed here and other places, I wonder how they got it to run that far. I think it was in Neal's "Master Motor Builders" that I read of a DoD required 500hr test stand run to qualify the engine for military vehicles, which it failed when the bearings went. Another thing I noticed in the film was how feeble the windshield wipers were when the car was idling during a tire change. We had vacuum wiper AMCs in the family and they always flapped vigorously at idle.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxWsTlD_N0k